In 1946 a man is glassed in a pub requiring hospital treatment. What would the assailant have been charged with in those days and what would have been the maximum and minimum sentence that the judge could pass under the law at that time? Many thanks aw56001

Hello all, We signed a tenency agreement two days ago, the credit check went through yesterday and today we were given the keys and did a run through of the inventory with the Agents. We only had time to view the property (fully furnished) once before this, at the time we did not look into every cupboard and corner. We did note that a couple of internal door handles were loose and these...

Our local authority's Legal & Democratic Services department has issued a notice that it intends to paint double yellow lines not far from where I live. Many other residents and I believe that this will increase the speed of traffic along the road as a "traffic-calming" measure (parked cars) will be removed, leaving a road that is approx. 500 metres long and reasonably straight. We already...

Hi can anybody point me to a site that has information on what is looked at during a home buyers survey in the uk, or possibly a check list. Thanks Andy

Dave wrote in : I've check gardenlaw and can't see a close enough answer to this so would like to ask here. Our neighbours mature ash tree overhangs our garden by several feet. The *lowest* point of these branches is some 15 feet above the ground so it's not a simple case of cut the branches and offer them back the ...

My understanding of the legislation (British Nationality Act 1981) is thus: A child who was born in the United Kingdom on or after 1 January 1983 will be a British citizen if either the father or the mother is a British citizen and both are married. Otherwise the child takes the nationality of the mother. A child who was born in the United Kingdom on or after 1 January 1983 will also be a British...

Does the team know if a bankrupt can sit on jury service ? Thankyou Smolley

Some while back I loaned my brother a 'not insignificant' sum of money, as a deposit, to buy a home in Spain. Everything was done / agreed informally by email and as a security, he pledged two life assurance policies. Since originally lending the money I have found out that my brother is an alcoholic and that, as a direct consequence, his home and work life is suffering, to the point...

I recently read of someone who was renouncing their British nationality and applying for Belgian nationality. 1 Is it so easy to renounce British nationality? 2 Is Belgian nationality so easy to apply for? I think that this was because they disagreed with British Government policies.

On Thu, 1 Jun 2006 17:15:03 +0100, Dave wrote: I've check gardenlaw and can't see a close enough answer to this so would like to ask here. Our neighbours mature ash tree overhangs our garden by several feet. The *lowest* point of these branches is some 15 feet above the ground so it's not a simple case of cut the branches and offer them back the neighbour type thing....

Do any of this esteemed gathering have an opinion as to whether metric road signs are legal. I came across a metal height restriction barrier today with the height in metres. I had to stop to covert into feet and inches before driving on but in retrospect I feel that it could have been an expensive accident if my car had been 2 inches taller. I believe the Americans got their yards and metres...

Hi All, Supposing I obtained music of an artist who was not tied to a record label performing music online. They had no problem of be saving/sharing/burning to CD their music, so long as it was not sold for profit to myself or the artist was not credited. This was an agreement with the artist, but then they were later signed to a major record label. What is the position legally on this?...

Particularly if the perpetrator had (up to that point) got away with his crime? I was wondering if Sebastion Loeb's irresponsibility for driving half a car on the public roads in Greece would get him into trouble if it happened over here. Specifically, he broke part of the rear of his car during the Acropolis rally, and the rear started to disintegrate as he drove the car back to service on...

I have recently had correspondance from a UK company claiming that I am using their name and that I should consider changing it. On investigation this is what I have found. I have been trading as a sole trader under the name of (example) My First Company, since October of last year and have documents, legal papers etc to prove this. The company I have been contacted by have registered as a...

If an item is advertised for sale as have a free gift supplied with it, what remedy does a customer have if the item turns out not to have a free gift after they buy it? To give a bit more detail on this specific case: A product (a CD) is advertised on a supplier website as having a "Bonus DVD" supplied with it. The same product is available elsewhere with no advertised extras. A ...

Employer is talking about imposing a three month time limit on travel and subsistance claims being submitted by employees, however, I'm left wondering if this is watertight because I thought claims should be valid for up to six years (as long as there is evidence to support the claim) and by imposing a time limit, it could be construed as being unfair? A bit of googling seems to suggest...

I found 10 quid on the ground in an empty passage. Do I have any duty to turn it into the police? How much money would it have to be before I did?

Hi, It would be greatly appreciated if anybody could advise me on the following . I have today received a letter from a debt collection agency chasing an ammount of £109.72 for something I bought in a shop approximately 18 months ago. I paid for this there and then and now after 18 months I cannot find the receipt to prove so. I contacted the collection agency to inform of the above and...

"Dave" wrote in message ... I've check gardenlaw and can't see a close enough answer to this so would like to ask here. Our neighbours mature ash tree overhangs our garden by several feet. The *lowest* point of these branches is some 15 feet above the ground so it's not a simple case of cut the branches and offer...

Hi all, I've got a bit of a problem, and I'm having trouble getting a legal opinion on it - my solicitor says there's nothing that can be done. My neighbour recently extended their property a foot over the boundary with my property - building onto the border was prohibited by a covenant on the deed, but nobody thinks this is a problem. Now my neighbour wants three more feet for his drains and...