I have a much loved Opinel No.8 folding pocket knife, it has a blade that is 84mm long (3.2 inches). My wife bought it for me long ago, and I use it on long walks mainly to peel fruit. I never carry it in my pocket, but it is usually in my backpack (with the said fruit!). Now, this knife was bought legally in the UK and I have thought nothing of it for years. However, in another group it was...

Mike wrote: So, while the creditor may feel that old debt is still owed, it seems they will have no means with which to collect it. Is this correct, or is there some other legitimate method of collection? Subject to one or two exceptions, mainly Council Tax and what came before it, this is true.

Is saying sorry an admission of liability ? I ask because for car accidents, the insurers tell you not to admit liability and until it was questioned , I thought that meant not saying sorry. I hope you all have an enjoyable christmas ! Daytona

Community Support Officers are to get detention powers despite opposition by the Police Federation. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/uk/4119011.stm Is this good news for the publiic? Derek ................................. ENGLAND

I bought a 2 pack of shoes from toolstation.com ( http://tinyurl.com/3umcj ) thinking that I would get two pairs of shoes. They say that a two pack means two shoes. What do youi think?

When I see someone using a phone while driving I would like them to be prosecuted. However, I imagine there's no point taking the licence plate and reporting it to the police. I would very much like this law to be enforced. Is there anything I can do about the four or five people I see every day breaking this law? cheers dd

Can anyone point me at the legislation that allows them to detain people without arresting them (see the current news)? I should also be interested to know of any that gives the police the same powers, and/or to obstruct people going about their lawful business without arresting them. Regards, Nick Maclaren.

I note that the Clementi report on the regulation of the legal profession has been published. Has anyone any comments to make yet? -- 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"

The scenario is this:- 1. Corrupt self-employed agent takes cheques (including stubs) from middle of recently started cheque book. The cheques are all crossed "A/C Payee". 2. She later writes out two of these for largish amounts (several hundred each) as payable to herself, and forges the authorised signature (very obviously not genuine sig). 3. She presents these one of these cheques at a...

Hi all If a driver has pasted his/her driving test and holds a UK driving licence, are they leally allowed to drive any car that someone else owns, (provided of course owner has give permission) if yes then what is the insurance situation? For example, I am thinking of buying a car and then a member of my family will drive me, plus, someone I employ. So for a set-up like that, as the car is...

Hi I was quite shocked to see a letter in todays post from a "XXX Motor claims Department" representing ____ ( A REPUTED CAR RENTAL COMPANY) claims unit asking me to pay an amount of =A3600 out of the blue as "Excess amount". there letter says: We write with reference to the above incident and ask you to note out interest in this matter. (There is no "incident" on top of the letter

I've been approached by a television company who, as part of a rather bizarre sounding 'reality TV' programme, would like me to teach a group of 8 volunteers how to fight. In one hour. Then have them do full-contact sparring. Obviously, there is a potential for injury if one were to let such inexperienced people loose upon one another. For normal teaching, public demonstrations, competitions and...

Advice sought please. What does the term - next of kin - mean. Does it convey anything other than who should be notified of any problem. Circumstances: Elderly aunt, who would be classed as a vulnerable person, falls and is hospitalised. Aunt lives in warden assisted housing. She is 75 yrs old disabled and has learning difficulties. To indicate how vulnerable and open

Chris Street wrote: Took a lit cigar butt through my drivers window today thanks to the careless/arrogant/stupid (delete as appropriate) driver in the Merc in front of me. No damage apart from a breif moment of confusion. Was discussing with my passenger and he seemed to consider that there was an offence committed under s45 of Offences against the Person Act. I doubted this as I...

I need to find a solicitor, to (a) draw up leases for flats I want to sell, and (b) advise me how to deal with any problems that arise with the planning deptment or building regs dept. and (c) do the conveyancing when I sell the flats. What qualifications should I look for in the prospective solicitors I consider for the job? Thank you

How can I find out when somebody is due to appear in crown court. Is this sort of thing available on line? Thanks

Chris Street wrote: Took a lit cigar butt through my drivers window today thanks to the careless/arrogant/stupid (delete as appropriate) driver in the Merc in front of me. No damage apart from a breif moment of confusion. Was discussing with my passenger and he seemed to consider that there was an offence committed under s45 of Offences against the Person Act. I doubted this as I...

With this season of sales nearly upon us, I was wondering if anyone could provide clarity on the display of price comparisons. For example the DTI have published guidelines on what constitutes a misleading price: http://www.dti.gov.uk/ccp/topics1/guide/misleadingprice.pdf If you advertise a price reduction and then want to reduce the price further during the same sale or special offer period,...

In message , PeterG writes Is the description of "mince pies", (especially) at this time of year an offence under the Trades Description Act since for many years have not contained 'mince'? What's "mince"? Is there any reason to think it refers to "minced meat" rather than that substance commonly known as...

If an e-commerce web site fails to display the correct name and geographic address of the business concerned, it would appear that the business is in breach of one or more of: * The Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 * The Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 * The Business Names Act 1985 However, lots of such web sites seem to do this.