Apologies if this has been posted twice, but the first attempt did not show up on my newsreader. My mother, who died 3 months ago, lent a considerable sum of money over 7 years ago to a Discretionary Trust as the settlor. Apart from the Trust Deed being drawn up, there was also a Loan Agreement, signed by my mother, who was also a Trustee, and another Trustee, both of them now deceased....

"smicker" wrote in message ... My last two posts have been rejected for being OT for a legal group (see 13187 & 13243). Are these really off topic for a legal ng when they ask a legal question that has attracted post on ukl? Post 13187 was not rejected as OT. It quoted a lengthy news report without crediting the source...

to apply to become a magistrate, you have to declare whether or not you are a freemason. is this not discriminatory?

Hi, just got back from work after an "interesting" night, to say the least. A female member of staff refused entry to a group of ladies, including a few children. On of the ladies pushed her hard in her chest, and a bruise has already developed on the staff members chest. A number of members of staff where abused verbally by this woman, there was another member of staff present when the woman...

(please, only serious and sensible replies to this) Hi all If a defendant needs to attend a court hearing, can travel costs be claimed back off the court? If not then what happens if one can't afford the cost? Derek

Can UK juries be 'deadlocked'? I ask because CNN report this case: http://edition.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/28/video.rape.trial/index.html and I'm curious about what would have happened in a UK court.

Can anybody point me toward specific UK case law or online information regarding the legal responsibility of Insurance Brokers for the financial security of the markets (Insurance Companies etc) they use and therefore offer to the public? I am a so-called 'expert' in Insurance and Reinsurance and obviously I have my own commercial eperience and opinions but finding anything meaningful on the...

Does the English law actually state that a mother has more rights than a father (or vice versa) regarding which can assent to or reject the MMR jab for their mutual child? Is is different depending upon whether or not the parents were ever married and/or the child is shown by DNA analysis to be (most likely) the offspring of them both or not? IOW, is it the law that supposedly discriminates...

Sale price of a house was quoted in the Registers of Scotland as £156,000. But Estate Agent involved in sale informed me that the sale price was £180,000. Does this mean that the final price could in fact be different from the officially registered price. Or is it the Estate Agent telling porky pies. Geoff

From the Guardian 6 July 2004 New report condemns solicitors' failures Clare Dyer Legal correspondent The Law Society risks losing its powers to regulate solicitors as a report out today reveals it has failed to meet all but one of six government targets for dealing with complaints against the profession. The society's performance on key targets is worse than its record the previous

Britain's worst stalker facing life 11 June 2004 http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/PA_NEWCOURTSStalkerth17stalkerc?source= A deranged scientist branded by police as "Britain's worst stalker" is facing life imprisonment after being found guilty of targeting 200 victims. Richard Jan, 37, carried out a seven-year campaign of "violence and

From the July 2004 issue. I can well believe that this is a representative sample of opinion, and that the Law Society has been too complacent for too long. The number of complaints about solicitors is still too high. We look at where the problems lie. 'Bled dry...for a second-rate service', 'money for old rope', 'abusive and

Hi, Can someone point me towards the legislation (preferably in layman's terms) that states it is up to the shop to prove that an item wasn't faulty, should it fail within the first 6 months? Many thanks

I serve on the appeals panel at a local university. I have served on this panel for many years without being particularly overburdened with work or controversial cases. However one current case is causing me concern. In brief the student was the sole white student in a house and has complained about a prolonged campaign of harassment by the male overseas students sharing with her. From the...

Imagine the situation (and this has just happened) ... Serious and somewhat complex case coming up for trial at the crown court - next week, was due to start yesterday but put of. Defence have had properly served primary and secondary disclosure quite some time ago and had more than sufficient time to review the material and make applications based on it's contents The week before the trial...

I'm about to transfer ~10K from an overseas account over to the UK and got to wondering - is there a fixed amount above which the bank is legally required to notify authorities? Gram

I have a couple of colleagues who are women. It is written into their contract that they must retire at 60 unless it is agreed otherwise by their manager (I am putting this in general terms). Both of these colleagues are nearing sixty - one is two years off, and the other is four years away. Both are healthy and in full possession of their mental facilities. If you met either of them, you...

Earlier today, after sitting in a queue of traffic for over an hour, I very foolishly pulled out into a bus lane about fifty yards before it ended, coming up to a roundabout where the traffic again became two lanes. As (my) luck would have it, one of the cars in the queue was a police car and having seen me enter the bus lane, immediately pulled out and came up behind me. Like most drivers in...

The all seeing Isle of Man government has produced a consultative document to introduce a national speed limit of 70 mph and to define a limit on the amount of alcohol one can drink before driving. People are given until August to submit their comments. INRI

Could someone please advise me what the procedure is to lodge an appeal to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)? It is not an appeal against conviction or sentence but against a Crown Court Judge's refusal of an application to lift reporting restrictions under section 4 (2) of the Contempt of Court Act, 1981. -- Alasdair Baxter, Nottingham, UK.Tel +44 115 9705100; Fax +44 115 9423263 ...