I'm interested in the legal definition of a client. I believe a client is someone who has a contract to buy services. It has been suggested to me that prospects might be construed as clients. Is this just sloppy thinking and use of language, or are there circumstances where a prospect, who has been solicited out of the blue by a service provider, can legally be regarded as a client of that...

Postman Pat wrote in : .... Most likely nothing can be done at 10 and aggressive legal action would be against everybody's interests in this. At what age can a well balanced bright child make its position carry weight? At 10 years old the child's wishes although not determinate would nevertheless have to be...

Greetings, Wife dies intestate. Does the house count as part of the first £125,000 for the purpose of the rules, or does it just go to the husband and the balance gets counted. -- Best Regards, Bill Frost. Liverpool. UK

hi can anybody tell me what the regs say is req in a 3 bed house that the bedrooms are bedsits and are rented out ,about what fire /smoke alarms and what heating is needed thanks, in the herts/beds

I live in a rented house. I rent one of the 4 rooms, sharing access to the shared bathroom and kitchen areas. Our landlord is having problems with the Child Support people, owing them just under £6k. He doesn't live here, but in a rented place in a town close by (no idea of the actual address though). We have previously had bailiffs visit, who where persuaded to leave by the landlord paying £1k...

I need some advice regarding "Distance Selling Regulations" I recently purchased an item online which was faulty. The seller is offering a refund for the item only and not the original postage. Question 1: Am I entitled to a full refund for the amount I originally paid

A friend is trying to sell her side of a partnership in their 50:50 owned nursery and child care facility. She needs to relocate as her husband has a new job. They have been partners for about 15 years now and up till now the partnership relationship has generally been very good. However, her partner does not want her to sell to a third party. The only way we thought a fair value would be...

Someone (X) in another group has had a complaint made against him to the police by another poster (Y) for X allegedly harassing Y in posts which X has made. X says that the police have visited him and threatened to impound his computer if he does not do "what the police want". Under what circumstances could the police impound X's computer - what could they insist X does or does not do?

I should be grateful for advice/views on the following: A company alleges (verbally) that it made a secret recording of a phone call, ie without warning the other party in advance. 1. Has it broken any laws - which? 2. Can it use such recording (or a transcript of) as evidence in civil proceedings?

Is there any limit on the amount of laws we can have? I was just musing about this, and here are a couple of examples:- When I started working in the pensions area, the relevant law consisted of a few clauses in the Finance Act and an Inland Revenue code that you could fold up and put in your jacket pocket. In addition, there was the body of trust law to consider. By comparison, the new...

The BBC records telephone calls in which members of the public make credit card donations to charities featured on the Radio 4 Appeal and Lifeline. Is this legal? Thanks

I hope someone can help. Please excuse any errors in my posting technique - this is my first venture into any Group. My sister - in - law (X) who is in her early 50's has been employed, in the UK Head Office in Central Scotland, by the same company for over 18 years. The company, a UK subsidiary of a small privately owned American corporation, entered into a joint venture with a German company...

Can anyone advise on this? Apologies if this is a duplicate post, a lengthy explanation posted this morning seems to be stuck in moderation. I want to transfer support of a software product from my UK company to an Ukrainian company and to retain the means of collecting payment in the UK. The UK company will close in August It seems I can register a branch of the Ukrainian company in the UK...

Hi My wife and I own an investment property as "Tenants in Common", our ownership being 80% vs 20%. We are about to sell this property, and need to change the proportions by which we own it, in order to make best use of our CGT allowance. Can I do this myself, or do I need to involve a solicitor / notify the land registry etc? Witnesses? Would this be a "deed of variation" or something? The...

If you are living at someone else's address, or at least registered as living at that address but you do not actually live there, can the bailiffs enter that house to look for and seize goods? For example, if it is down on paper that you are living at a friend's house, but in fact you are not and none of your possessions are in that house, does the bailiff still have any right to enter that...

I understand that magistrates have to retire on reaching the age of 70. Can someone tell me at what age must judges retire? -- Alasdair.

Hope this is the right NG as alt.support.divorce seems to cater more for the US. Apols if my question has been asked before, but I did google for it and nothing quite hit the spot, so here goes. My wife and I have owned a house in joint tenancy for 11 years and we have a 7 year old child. We both earnt roughly the same and contributed equally to the mortgage but when the child was born she...

Can anyone advise on this? Apologies if this is a duplicate post, a lengthy explanation posted this morning seems to be stuck in moderation. I want to transfer support of a software product from my UK company to an Ukrainian company and to retain the means of collecting payment in the UK. The UK company will close in August It seems I can register a branch of the Ukrainian company in the UK...

I always thought it was not allowed to sell dented food cans, I know it was not allowed years ago but is it now ? Thanks -- www.ratrodz.co.uk XJ900 Trike GS850 Trike

Could some one in laymans terms explain what purpose these people serve, especially the first two. My name in all its three reincarnations has been submitted by someone to these websites/web adresses. My names are not very common and two of them only appear on the web at these addresses. The one I use and have been known by most of my life has a web presence mainly because of my work, so I can...