Hi, I bought a leasehold flat in October 2006. The service charges for the year ending september 2006 were paid accordingly during that year by the previous owner. The freeholder is now asking me to pay for extra costs which were not budgeted but incurred during that period. Who is meant to pay for those costs? Should this have been picked up during the conveyancing?

Hi Could anyone clue me up about fixed penalties? Got so frustrated with local authority not emptying the bin and then telling lies about it that I threatened to tip out the bin on their premises. Then they missed the bin and lied about it again so I did, in their One Stop Shop They've sent me a fixed penalty notice (Environmental Protection Act 1990 section 87), but someone told me it can't...

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Afternoon! I'm meant to be appearing as a witness at a Crown Court later this year. Unfortunately, the court is nearly a hundred miles away from where I live. I've been told that they'll try to 'get round to me' on the first day of the trial, but it's not guaranteed. While I don't mind the expense of taking the day off (I'm self-employed) and driving there and back on one day, it becomes a lot...

A fence at a property I own and rent out has blown down during the storms. Are details of ownership of fences on the deeds/plan available from Registry Trust online ? Daytona

The owners of the cargo of the Napoli could be easily traced. Why aren't the people scavanging for goods on the beach in Devon guilty of theft? Tony

wrote: Hello, I herd that there used to be a law that cabs had to carry a bale of hay. This dated to the times when cabs were horse drawn. Cab technology changed but the law did not, so technically petrol powered Hackney carriages were breaking the law if they did not carry hay. I think the law finally caught up and this was repealed in the 1970s. Please can...

I just got a court summons from overseas (ROI) whilst for an alleged driving offence committed whilist i was over there last springtime. The alleged offence was speeding and the I just got a court summons from overseas (ROI) for an alleged driving offence committed whilst i was over there last springtime. The alleged offence was speeding - I was pulled over by a policeman with a radar gun and the...

My son was on a daytrip to London with some friends. On their way back to the station one of them was arrested for an alledged assualt because he fitted the description given to the Police. When they viewed CCTV footage of the assault he looked nothing like the person and was released. By this time he had missed the last train home and, as he had a day return ticket he had to pay out for...

I was trying to find a law report today and, naturally, went to BAILII but I see their website has totally changed. It now seems to have only a series of links to other "sponsored" sites but nothing to give free access to law reports. Am I missing something or does BAILII no longer offer the service it used to? The government have put statute law on the web for free; perhaps they should do...

wrote: Hello, I herd that there used to be a law that cabs had to carry a bale of hay. This dated to the times when cabs were horse drawn. Cab technology changed but the law did not, so technically petrol powered Hackney carriages were breaking the law if they did not carry hay. I think the law finally caught up and this was repealed in the 1970s. Please can...

Someone I know was prosecuted. I'd like to know what they were accused of, and if they were convicted. I don't want to ask them. I know their name, and I know when they went to court. What's the easiest way? The case doesn't seem to have been covered by the local press.

I am carrying out the administration on my late uncle's estate (UK law). So far I have done the probate which was straight forward enough, however, now I need to transfer the Title deeds of his property to myself (which he left me in his will). I cannot find anywhere a book/website/helpline etc that deals with this in more than a couple of lines? Conveyancing books hardly cover it. I need...

Hi Guys I won a case in the small claims court and the judge made an order stating that the defendant should pay me by the 18th Jan. So far I've not received a cheque from him. He's quite an ignorant piece of work and I don't expect him to pay up without a fight. What's the next step? It's not a large sum of money, only £140 but I would like to receive it, or failing that cause him as much...

I know that being a company director means having a certain legal status. Does "managing director" mean anything, and does it mean the person is actually a company director? More generally, if someone is described as (say) "Human Resources Director" or "Director of Inhuman Efficiency Savings" does that say anything about actual legal directorhood? Daniele --

How does someone's age affect the sentence they are given? Will an older person usually get more severe or lenient sentences, or is it not as simple as that?

Is there a Standard form (document) for a non refundable deposit on property, I have a property for renovation which I whish to sell for £110,000, I have a fair bit of interest and need to sell quickly due to dire financial circumstances. I have one party that is verry keen to buy the property and has agreed to pay a non refundeble deposit of £15,000, I wish to use this capital for dept...

I heard something this afternoon on the radio, Radio 2 - Steve Wright - but only caught the tail end, so would like clarification. It was from a group of workers who had had their radio removed from their work area due to licencing laws. This wasn't a shop, it was, AIUI, a factory floor. The program host, Steve Wright, read out a list of 'costs' that would be incurred if one were to obtain...

This is the situation my friend is in:- In order to help look after his children, his employer (a government department) has allowed him to change his hours, from 37 hours over 5 days, to 37 hours over 4 days, and he has done this for a couple of years. He would like to cut down to 35 hours over 4 days. He has been told that they would allow this, but then he would lose all of his paid lunch...

wrote: Hello, I'm a bit confused. I thought Jeffrey Archer had been made bankrupt following an expensive but futile libel action, yet he's now on tv giving away a million pounds to good causes. How has he managed to regain his fortune? Private Eye has a nice piece about him in number 1175, and a short paragraph about him in number 1176. I won't repeat it here for...