What restrictions, if any, are there on the transfer of papers,pleadings etc from a solicitor acting for a Public Authority to a solicitor acting for a private unconnected individual ?. Facts; A sues Public Authority. A sues private person somewhile later for different matter. Solicitor for public authority passes papers to solicitor acting for private individual . What is allowed to be passed...

Is there a time limit after which a County Court judgement can be appealed? If so about how long? MAny thanks. -- Ofsted

In message , Peter Ramm writes 1. If this truly is a condition of travel - is it not invalid as the purchaser is not made aware of this restriction at the time the contract is made? No. When purchasing a ticket, you know that it is subject to terms and conditions, and it is up to you to acquaint yourself with them...

STEUR v. NETHERLANDS 00039657/98 28/10/2003 Steur said to Court: “The statement recorded in writing by Mr W. cannot have been obtained in any other way than by the application of pressure in an unacceptable manner in order to procure incriminating statements, the significance of which was not or not sufficiently understood by Mr B. given the absence of an interpreter.” END 20. The...

On THIS subject. Once and for all. If my defence team has (and I am remaining neutral on that at this time ) made a complete balz up of my defence to a civil action what can I do to recover from that, viz a viz in appeal ?. Can I plead that they balzed up show why and hope , OR do I appeal on point of law (which is available) and THEN seek to adduce the new evidence ?.

In Scotland in particular, is it a legal requirement for the police to have some sort of signs warning of the use of speed cameras,static,mobile or hidden,on roads on which they are being used? TIA Jim.

"smicker" wrote in message ... To set up an offshore ltd company with the shareholders hidden behind nominees is very expensive. What reasons can anyone think of against buying an off the shelf company with named shareholders who didn't even exist so that the company is completely controlled by the directors and the...

I am very perturbed by the following news story http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/3770081.stm where magistrates in York banned Norman Hutchins from contacting any hospital, doctor etc. He could well die because of being afraid to ask for medical help. This seems very harsh since it is obvious that the man is in serious need of psychiatric treatment and I should have thought...

On Sat, 5 Jun 2004 13:15:40 +0100, Peter Ramm wrote: (Similar posted in uk.transport) A friend of mine traveled from Stockport to St Pancras last week on a Midland Main Line train. When the ticket collector came round my friend presented his ticket which was an outbound Standard Open Return From Stockport to London

Not sure if this will get past the censors or not ;-0 ... .... however as most of the folks around here are just a tad less offensive than some of the other groups I visit from time to time I've decided to be a good egg and receive mail ... folks who already have a valid email address for me please continue to use it if anyone else ever feels the need to flame me of list (or tell me what a...

I am surprised that there has been no posts about this extraordinary case: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/3758209.stm It seems strange that a person can be charged with incitement for someone to murder *himself*, when there is no law against attempted suicide. In the case in question, who is the victim? It would appear that they were tried together as co-accused. That...

"Peter Ramm" wrote in message ... (Similar posted in uk.transport) A friend of mine traveled from Stockport to St Pancras last week on a Midland Main Line train. When the ticket collector came round my friend presented his ticket which was an outbound Standard Open Return From Stockport to London ...

Is there a website anywhere that gives reasonably detailed information on what a witness in a Crown Court criminal trial can claim in reasonable compensation for things like travel costs to/from the court, lost wages and/or holiday days etc? Does it make any difference whether they are employed or self-employed? Does it make any difference whether they are voluntary or involuntary witnesses?

....When the security guards realised they couldn't handcuff him. True, if you believe the report in the Evening Standard tonight. -- Richard Miller

"smicker" wrote in message ... I sent a claim to the Queen's Bench Division and received a letter back saying the action had been commenced and a form N205B saying that the other side had until 11th June to reply and I never received a copy of the sealed order back. After a few days I realised a major mistake/slip up...

Where can I find a complete list of acronyms and abbreviations used in legal terminology, such as LSC = Legal Services Commission RIP Act = Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act and so on? I tried a few online glossaries of UK legal terms but couldn't find acronyms in them. I *could* find those acronyms on http://www.acronymfinder.com/ , but

In message , smicker writes I know the court staff are wrong but what can I do if they refuse to listen to me? Why not hire a solicitor and do things properly? And besides, why do you need stamps anyway?

Wouldn't it be amusing if a task-force of policemen broke into the Big Brother house to arrest this contestant? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3776341.stm Big Brother contestant Kitten may face jail if she does not turn up in court next week over non-payment of fines. The 24-year-old, whose real name in Kathryn Pinder, is due at Brighton Magistrates' Court next Wednesday. ...

I think this might be a good idea, to celebrate the creation of this newsgroup (there is a tradition of uk.legal having occasional but infrequent dinners also). I am not sure how one might moderate a dinner, though. -- Anthony Edwards

Steve Firth wrote: The horses have eaten every plant within reach over the boundary including a line of espalier trained pear trees (it will take more life than I have left to replace these). I've approached my neighbour politely and asked them to stop the horses from eating my garden and the only thing they were interested in was that the horses may eat...