I would appreciate some advice on this matter. A former friend had some items lent to him in his flat. Allegedly, the flat was broken into and the items stolen along with his own items. I've asked for the money for the items back, and he's persistently refused to pay, claiming that he can't afford it, etc etc..usual nonsense in this kind of affair. What should be my next step? The amount...

Anthony R. Gold wrote: As I mentioned before, the presence of the bailiffs means that a judgment has already been entered. Writing letters to the prevailing party asking for evidence after the case has been decided is somewhat eccentric. Unfortunately the decision would be a liability order that was signed off unchecked as part of a batch. A likely scenario is that the people in...

If two parties mak a verble agreementnot not to tak action untill a court has made a rulling is that a legal agreement. Ken

Anthony R. Gold wrote: On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 22:55:04 +0100, Mike wrote: Anthony R. Gold "Anthony R. Gold" wrote: Why don't they just pay the ?200 they owe? "..the people concerned dispute this very strongly. They have had

Scenario one: A person takes a suitcase and large rucksack with me on an underground train in London. The person suddenly realises they're at the tube station they wanted to leave the train at. In their rush, they manage to leave one of the items on the train as the doors are closing. Unbeknown to them, panic sets in on the train that they have just left as it departs the platform, and the...

I posted a couple of weeks ago about a girl and her dog being attacked by a pack of dogs. I'm aware of most of the procedures involved in taking action against the pack's owner but I'm a bit stuck on one bit and could do with some suggestions. The police attended the incident and interviewed the pack's owner but didn't take any action against her. For the purpose of a civil claim, the...

Could the following be libelous? "I am writing to inform you that by not doing x you are committing an offence under law. This is a criminal offence. Should I not hear from you within the next 14 days I would notify the police who will take further action and could well result in a criminal prosecution before the Magistrates Court." Three cases: 1. Would it be libelous if x had been done?

Is it true that serving police officers can now sit on juries? I understand that it has recently been ammended in the 2003 Criminal Justice Bill. Surely, a serving officer will be inclined to favour the guilty verdict? In an ideal world we all know that they would take each case on its merits.... Brian "The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse leaves with the cheese".

An RTA in April 2000 caused my wife to be paid aproximately £2,500 by her (then) employer in sick pay. The third party insurers have already agreed to repay that sum to her (as a part of the overall compensation) so that she can re-imburse the employer. However, her solicitor has told her that she will actually receive that figure less 25% "deducted for tax" as this is "standard procedure."...

I'm getting to the point of having to go to the small claims court to reclaim my deposit and damages due to a sewage leak from my previous landlord. I believe he's planning to sell the property - would it be worth putting a charge on the property (assuming I win) for the amount owed - about £800?

Advice on this matter would be very much appreciated, Thank you in advance to all who take the time to read through the text below, it is a little long. This is posted on behalf of my wife...Any thoughts on her position legally or way forward would be good. vvv vvv vvv

About 10 weeks ago, I handed in my notice at work. I was required to give 12 weeks notice but was entitled to 2 weeks holiday. I was told (via e-mail) that this gave me a leaving date of 29th July with a last working day of 15th July (their description of the arrangement), which I accepted. Due to a change in plans, I was able to work for an additional 2 weeks, which was agreed to by my...

Hi The rented house next door to me has recently been rented to a young man (yob) who plays loud, thumping music sometimes until 3am. Please can you give me some advice as to what I can do. I have twice asked him to turn the music down but this had no effect. I am not able to knock on the door due to a tall, locked fence and gate so I have shouted from my back yard up to his open window.

Hello group Today in a dispute about trespassing children I was told "Under international law children are permitted to play and roam the streets and all other areas" such as privately owned gardens (open plan) Is this true? Thanks

Hi guys I've tried googling for this one but came up a bit stuck. I'd like to ship data onto a server in America for remote backups (this is business data btw, accounts payroll etc). All the references talk about Safe Harbour agreements for data processing. Does anyone know what the situation is regarding just remote stoage? The data would be periodically zipped up and then encrypted...

Hello all, I live in a small clearing set back from a residential road. When pulling out onto the road I can't see what's coming more than about 50 feet in either direction, with the occasional parked car limiting space on the road. The result is that I have to slowly edge out onto the road until I can see more of the road, during which time the bonnet of the vehicle is closing off the space...

On a web-forum I frequent (yes, I know, I hate them too) there was a recent "Name and shame" topic about alleged shoddy service provided by a certain motor-cycle dealer 'X'. 'X' was named in the title of the thread and in several of the messages, along with the full names of the individuals who run 'X'. 'X' e-mailed the forum's main Admin, asking for their name to be removed, not for the posts...

Have you contacted the firm who fitted it to ask them to do what was agreed? Are they a member of a locksmith professional association? If so, contact them as well. Derek wrote in message ... I run a business from home, have lots of valuable equipment - like any

wrote: I run a business from home, have lots of valuable equipment - like any business need security. About 2 weeks ago, I paid a London locksmith =A32000 for a steel door incl fitting. I've just found the brochure that was given to me at the time of the sale (2 months before the door was installed). The brochure said I will get two steel door frames, but when they...

We (a Ltd company) owed a courier company money (3K). We told them we would not be paying while they owed us more in outstanding claims (parcels 'lost' by them and) than what we owed them. They sent a solicitors letter or three, and then issued a proceedings in the small claims court for the money. We decided to pay them anyway as we knew we couldn't legally hold it back (it's just annoying...