Hi Folks, Over the last 3 weeks a vehicle has been parked in one of my 2 allocated car parking spaces in the block of flats were I live. I thought initially that it was in connection with my neighbour as we have an agreement where they park from time to time (often for longish periods) when needed. My neighbours have advised me that the car is nothing to do with them, so it looks as if some...

I'm planning to set up a small website with links to other websites which blow the whistle on illegal or unscrupulous practices by companies, government departments, public bodies, universities, and other organisations. A few people have mentioned here their own whistle-blowing websites, but if you'd like yours to be listed please email me or post the address here. The website will also include...

I'm pre-empting a possible separation and divorce this year, hence the question. As I've been married for approx 10 years I assume that she will be entitled to/ ask for, half the equity of the house. Now as I've paid for all the bills of the house (mortgage etc), is she still entitled to half? If (as I suspect) she is, what opportunities do I have to minimise my losses? Thanks JT

There are 3 properties of which the parents owned. 1 property because of tax reasons was put in the name of the eldest son of 3 brothers. The middle son has lived in the property for over 7 years. Recently both parents have died and the eldest son has put the property up for sale as he says the house is in his name. We have been told the middle brother has sitting tenant rights as he doesn't...

Romanians and Bulgarians have been made scapegoats for the shambled immigration system. They can travel free of visa in the Schengen area so UK will be never their first choice. This detail has never been told by British media. Most of the immigrants who are coming in UK are originally from Muslim countries, China and Africa but nobody has courage to tell it loudly for fear being branded a...

Hi :-) Thanks for taking the time out to read this. I have a problem with three authorities. Those being: Council Tax, Housing benefits, and Housing. FYI, each of these 'systems' refused to acknowledge I was unemployed and each refused me any benefits, which has left me with debts.

Is recorded delivery (now called "signed for" I think) considered secure enough for sending an original will to the probate office? If not, what method is reccommended for someone applying for probate without the help of a solicitor? Thanks Robert

Two years ago my small business asked a large ISP to install satellite broadband. The system was virtually unusable from the day it was installed. Requests to their tech support department for fixes were ignored, so we sent them (all by registered post): - A polite letter asking them to make the system usable - A letter demanding that they make the system usable within two weeks or suffer...

Is it possible to "re-litigate" a Case that is still ongoing ?. I thought, but may be wrong, that you could only "re-litigate" a case that had been concluded one way or other ?. Thanks

I recently registered with a website just to enter a competition on it. A few days later I did a Google search on my own name, and saw an entry headed "Registration Manager" linking to www.*****.co.uk/***/RegistrationManager which displayed my login name for the site, my password, name , address and mobile phone number for the whole world to see! I rang the number on the website, and they said...

Here`s a non-hypothetical one that our learned friends might be able to=20 advise on. My brother (24) was paralysed 4 weeks ago in a motorbike accident, and=20 will be hospitalised for a considerable time yet. He may eventually be=20 able to get around on crutches, but will always need to keep a wheelchair= =20 to hand given early indications and information from the doctors. Given his age and...

A friend asked today why there is an odd "and a day" tagged on to the time between a decree nisi and a decree absolute... and many other old laws for that matter; for instance a runaway serf taking refuge undetected for a year and a day in a town and thus becoming a free(d) man. I also seem to recall something like a year and a day for someone dying after a fight (before that it's murder and...

Wyl E Cyote 's wild thoughts were released on Tue, 22 Jun 2004 10:10:08 +0100 bearing the following fruit: I have collected all the parts except one of the Fabbri "Star Trek Fact Files" (about 250 parts). My newsagent was unable to get the part at the time of publication and was also unable to get it as a back-issue. What issue? I have quite a few and stopped collecting...

I have collected all the parts except one of the Fabbri "Star Trek Fact Files" (about 250 parts). My newsagent was unable to get the part at the time of publication and was also unable to get it as a back-issue. He suggested that I should privately buy the part from the publisher's back-issue service. I ordered the part and my cheque is cleared. But the part has not been delivered...

Hi people, i bought a server from a company so i could re-sell it on and it included a sony tape drive (quite expensive, 1000ukp+) the tape drive was doa, so i phoned the people i bought the server from and they say that the people they got it from ( a distributor) wont accept it back after 7 days and that i will get a replacement from sony under warranty. although this will not be a new...

A friend of mine, a journalist, who is not on Usenet has asked me to post the following question on his behalf: "A series of linked trials has been going on at Bristol Crown Court for over four years. Because they are linked, the Judge imposed a Section 4 (2) order under the Contempt of Court Act 1981 on reporting at the outset, and despite a reporter quoting Beck, Horsham mags etc, it remains...

smicker wrote: This doesn't refer to anybody still posting or who has ever posted in a legal ng. NTL have sent me via the court an N210 Acknowledgement of Service and in part A they have ticked that they do not intend to contest the claim. However underneath this they have added what seem to me to be conditions that are not allowed under the DPA. 1. That the claimant be...

I had a dispute with an online retailer concerning misuse of my personal information. I have made a complaint to the Information Commissioner regarding this. In the meantime I requested the vendor to remove my details from their database, to eliminate the possibility of any further misuse. After 4 weeks my details are still there, I can still log onto my account at their site. What right, if any,...

AIUI if a branch from my neighbour's tree protrudes into my garden I may cut it, but I must return the branch to my neighbour. But if a branch from a tree on someone's property protrudes over their boundary (fence) into a public highway may anyone cut it without the owners explicit permission? So if for example the branches were over hanging the verge rather than the road itself may anyone cut...

A few months ago I purchased (on behalf of a limited company who paid for the goods) several PC's. We paid by cheque and the PC's were sold for similar prices elsewhere. I also bought some more PC's from various other ebay sellers. Since we are upgrading our IT the original ebayer suggested I buy from him directly. So, we've bought a dozen or so PC's and a few laptops. All paid by cheque,...