Please, anyone. How can I find out the PAYE reference for a company which was dissolved 6 years ago? Inland Revenue say they don't have this information to hand as they have mislaid it. -- Alasdair Baxter, Nottingham, UK.Tel +44 115 9705100; Fax +44 115 9423263 "It's not what you say that matters but how you say it. It's not what you do that matters but how you do it"

I heard on the radio that new charges are to be imposed in April for civil cases. They were talking about massive increases in court costs with sums of £200/ hour for court time and £600 to have a case listed etc It mentioned a figure of £7K for an average 4 day hearing just for the court hearing. I was driving at the time and not paying too much attention to the radio until it was too...

Collyer Bristow is preparing to battle for the hunting ban on behalf of the League Against Cruel Sports. The League announced yesterday that it has applied for permission to make representations in the High Court case brought by the Countryside Alliance against the Hunting Act. It wants to prevent the injunction called for by the Countryside Alliance to prevent the act's...

Hi Does anyone know whether (and if so, where) I can find out details online of the outcome of a High Court of Justice case heard in Liverpool during November 2004? For free....... Thanks in advance Tim

I sold an old piece of computer equipment on ebay a couple of months ago. It went for a few quid and as bulky my terms stated buyer must collect. Payment was made promptly after auction ended (via PP). I emailed buyer advising mobile number on which to contact to arrange time to collect. At the time I could do weekday or weekend. No reply for a couple of weeks. Then got email saying why the...

Help, please, on another matter. (Sorry to ask two questions in one day.) I turned up at the gym this evening, only to be told that Thursday evenings are now Ladies Only. As an aside, I asked when this was decided, as I had not seen any notices up, and I have a regular class on Thursday evenings. 'Oh, the manager decided this morning,' was the reply. Apparently, the poor receptionist had been...

I worked for 12 years for a large employer and was promoted to manager of a dept, with up to 36 staff. I was subjected to bullying from other, more senior managers and basically unable to achieve ny goals because of the non co-operation of other depts over whom I had no control. I asked for help but due to lack of foresight from senior management, changes were not cascded down and life became...

I was looking for a couple of DVD players, one a domestic model and the other a portable. I wanted to be able to play DVDs from anywhere in the world. Most retailers told me that all I could buy in the UK was Region 2 machines which would play only DVDs designed for the European market and although most machines could be made "region free" by keying in a code, it was *illegal* for the retailers...

(Also posted in uk.legal as I was initially unaware of this group) On the 1st September I purchased a Netgear Router/Wireless Bridge bundle. On the 30th November the Wireless Bridge component became faulty and I made a call to Netgear's 24 hour support desk. After a couple of hours on the phone they acdepted this and offered a replacement on receipt of the faulty item as part of their 2 year...

If anyone would like a magnum of champagne in return for a little literary sleuthing, Marcel Berlins, legal correspondent for the Guardian, has a competition. There are many references (check Google for confirmation) to a judge who once asked, during a case (perhaps in the 60s) "Who are the Beatles?". Berlins contends this is apocryphal and will award said fizz to anyone who proves otherwise. On...

Confusion over land registry transfer form TR1 Brief story. Due to separation and as agreed my wife to receive £xx,000 to enable her to purchase another property with her new partner I was approved a re-mortgage to enable me to stay in the house and transfer it from joint names to just mine. When my wife took the form TR1 to here solicitor, filled in by my solicitor, she was advised not to sign...

Our local council served enforcement notices upon my late father in 1978 & 1982 regarding the use of a small piece of land (roughly 1/3rd acre) for the storage of vehicles & plant. This is of great importance to us as it has direct access onto a major trunk road legally. AFAIK he was taken to court at that time, where he entered guilty pleas and was fined accordingly. Similar usage of the land...

Before Xmas a relative of mine was out on his bike when he was assualted and had the bike stolen from him. His father put in an insurance claim and the insurance company paid up for the full value of the stolen bike (some £700). They have now written to his father to demand £500 back since they say the bike was only actually insured for £200. His father never specified the ammount the claim...

Hello, My employer sent me P45 form. In spelling of my name is error. Should I ask him for correct P45 or it is not necessary? Thanks, Tom

Hi, So this hypothetical limousine driver has already been suspended and then re-instated for leaving the car and passengers unattended whilst stopping to help a heavily pregnant woman at the roadside (in an isolated spot) until the ambulance arrived. Assume the line manager of this driver has now summoned all off-duty drivers for an annual "morale boosting" monologue. During which the manager...

I am attending a Nursing and Midwifery Council Professional Conduct Committe (PCC) hearing to determine my fitness to practice as a nurse and I am unrepresented. I was dismissed by my employer 3 years ago, for acts that were reported to the regulatory body for nurses (NMC) 4 months after my dismissal (on receipt of my IT1) and the employer lost the case at an employment tribunal (ET) where I won...

One of the qualifications to claim for unfair dismissal is: "...You must have 1 years' continuous employment. (If dismissed after 1st June 1999 or 2 years' continuous employment if dismissed before 1st June 1999.)..." Question: If I have 1 year of continuous employment, but with two different employers, does it mean that I do not qualify? Also, does the same qualification apply to "Wrongful...

BORG wrote: on the BBC site it says Anyone, of any nationality, and living anywhere in the world, will be able to make a written request for information, and expect a response within 20 working days. For the majority, there will be no charge. is there a list of who and what is free ?

A friend had the misfortune to get clamped in a store car park? He'd been in the store, came out and put his purchase in the boot. He urgently needed a toilet but the store had none available for customer use so he went to a public toilet across the road. When he came back, his car was clamped and the clamping company demanded £100 for release. He reluctantly paid as he needed his car for work...

Tougher intruder laws ruled out The law on the amount of force people can use against burglars will not be changed, says the home secretary. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/uk_politics/4167865.stm Sobring back Blunkett, didn't he supoort the need for change of law? Derek