I have been curious about this since I saw a load of items dumped outside a local RSPCA shop. If I were to take items that someone has dumped outside a charity shop, would I be committing a crime? My guess is that I would not, as the items have been dumped, i.e. the owner does not want them. ??

In article , () wrote: My mortgage will be completely paid off in a couple of months. In addition to the admin fees, Halifax wish to charge £50 as a "Deeds Dispatch Fee." Leave a few quid (less than 20) outstanding, and Halifax will look after the deeds for you...

A long established public house nearby has applied to the Licensing Authority to "Vary" a Premises Licence under the Licensing Act 2003. But according to Section 34 of the Act, Variation of Licences, the Applicant must already be a holder of a Premises Licence. This seems very unlikely to be true in this case. I understand from the Authority's leaflet explaining the new act that existing holders...

Hello, I was wondering how people go about checking if their relatives have ended up in hospital. Surely the DPA prevents the disclosure of this sensitive personal data.

wrote: My mortgage will be completely paid off in a couple of months. In addition to the admin fees, Halifax wish to charge =A350 as a "Deeds Dispatch Fee." I wonder if I have I understood previous postings here correctly. As evrything at the Land Registry is electronic, I don't need Halifax to despatch my deeds anywhere, so can avoid this...

(Second attempt to post this - sorry if it arrives twice!) Hello - our persistently novel neighbours have a habit of burning their rubbish. Well, fair enough - there's a skip hire firm about thirty feet away, a council tip five minutes drive away, they've got loads of vehicles and the council picks up regularly. But fair enough - they like to burn rubbish. Garden waste I wouldn't mind, or...

spake thusly: My mortgage will be completely paid off in a couple of months. In addition to the admin fees, Halifax wish to charge £50 as a "Deeds Dispatch Fee." I wonder if I have I understood previous postings here correctly. As evrything at the Land Registry is electronic, I don't need Halifax to despatch my deeds anywhere, so can avoid this charge. Am I correct?

re early post on legal names. if after married, should you by law, use on all legal documents your new married name, or in this case, a legal document as required by judge in case, while not married. now ready to be signed, in new name, or maiden name when case came before judge nearly three years.

My mortgage will be completely paid off in a couple of months. In addition to the admin fees, Halifax wish to charge £50 as a "Deeds Dispatch Fee." Sounds more like a "Rip off fee" to me. If you challenge it they may well back down. If there are deeds then they are your property and they have no justification for such extortionate charges. In my expereince Halifax are past masters at this...

"anonymous" anonymous1541@ yahoo.co.uk wrote: Some of you may recall how I came here a few months ago asking for directions as to whom I should post an anonymous tip off -- about a guy in the Netherlands who described to me how he could make a variety of explosives, long range detonators, and sent me pictures of him allegedly making TNT (he was not in the pictures, of course)....

"kidney" wrote in message news:Xns968BDB00EA83F28762153tmichanet@... Is it illegal to sell or buy organs in the UK? What law covers this? What organs are listed? Would I be allowed to leave the country to sell an organ? No jokes about wurlitzers please :-)

I read an article in the news today about a reporter from a comedy programme squirting a celebrity's face with water, in an apparent joke. The reporter may be charged with assault after the celebrity did not take it so well. In previous sexual harassment lawsuits I have read about, the prosecution tends to paint gender-related jokes as part of the harassment. While it is impossible to tell...

A friend is involved in historical re-enactments and someone has taken a photo of him at a public event, and is not selling it for profit. The photo is wholly of my friend and he has not been asked to sign any release forms. As this was a public event, is the photographer within his rights to do this, or does my friend have any redress? TIA

Since my father died a few years ago, I have frequently received letters from a genealogical researcher who claims to have found an unclaimed entitlement left to my father (and now me). He is offering his services on a 'no win, no fee' basis, but if the claim is successful, he will take 40% of the capital as well as 40% of any past recoverable income. After initially contacting him when sorting...

Hi, My mother has just died leaving her estate to her three daughters of which I am one. I have been living in her house with my young son for nearly 9 years. Most of this time I paid her rent and bills etc. However I gave up work a year ago and have spent this last year caring for her so stopped paying her rent as I had to go onto Income Support. My question is, is there any tax advantage...

Does anyone know whether the Consumer Protection (Cancellation of Contracts concluded away from Business Premises) Regulations 1987 are still in force? The OFT seem to think so (see he www.crw.gov.uk/Other+legislation/Cancellation+of+contracts+concluded+away+from+business+premises/Cancellation+of+contracts+-+overview.htm ) I was concerned that these regs might have been replaced by newer...

Hello all. I placed an order with an online hobby shop for some materials, on 24/6/05. I received an order confirmation email on the same date and 3 days later on 27/6/05, =A357.88 was withdrawn from my account (the correct sum). I sent them an email on 29/6/05 asking them if everything was alright or if there were any delays with my order. I have not received a reply. It is now 4/7/05 and I...

Our house is a semi-detached with a road running alongside the house. The road is separated from the house&garden by a pavement (alongside the road) and a strip of council land (between pavement and our property). Our garage is at the bottom of our garden and we own a strip of land that links us to the road (well as far as the pavement). This section of of our land is in front of an existing...

A few quick (I hope) questions. Scenario: A 14 year old girl is out walking her (parents') dog. She and the dog are attacked by 7 dogs running loose on a public highway. The attacking dogs were being exercised in a field with a three bar fence (the dogs could easily get through). The girl was knocked over but otherwise physically uninjured; her dog was badly bitten and required veterinary...

at our last visit to court to have an exciting order changed, my ex agreed for me to take my 3 year old son on a skiing trip in January 2006, the trip has since been booked. Once she knew Id booked it, she told me I cant take him. Obviously this is through shear vindictiveness, something she has shown throughout my access struggle and something the family court judge recognises. My question is...