"Guderian" wrote in message ... Can a pub completely close for a private party? I could see closing a room, but the entire pub and refusing to admit anyone without an invitation. legally yes, There are some tenances where this would be against the tenancy agreement but AIUI this isn't very common now.

I'd be grateful for any advice ref this... Friend about to sell her property. She now no longer wishes to do this and is worried about any financial liability of pulling out at this late stage. The stage she is at is...she heard from her Estate Agent on Friday that "Contracts have now been Exchanged". She's not sure exactly what that means. She hasn't signed any Contract. If she tells her Agent...

Having been forced to come up with a new appeals level to the Courts for the new immigration tribunal, Lord Falconer has also announced that he will be implementing a plan put forward by the Lord Chief Justice for legal aid for this appellate body. According to Hansard, the judges will decide at the end of the case whether the lawyer will get paid or not. They will be paid if they score a "win"...

I have worked under contract (owner self employed van driver) for the same company for 5years and have recieved only one payrise in that time despite bringing the matter up on numerous occasions.Also,there is no time off,if i want time off I have to arrange my own cover. Does anyone know what rights if any I have ,or is it a case of "lump it or leave it" which is the companies attitude. thanks.

From Yesterday's Daily Telegraph: "As Simon Taylor stood on the platform of his local station, waiting for the 6.40 to take him to London and an important appointment, an announcement told him his train would not be stopping. It was the last straw for Taylor, a 47-year-old property manager, whose daily journey to the office was bedevilled by delays, cancellations and over-crowding. After...

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please can anyone advise can the county court grant a declaration that a company's repeated breaching of planning conditions is unlawful? as the local council won't do anything.

Hi, I am about to sell my house and move into rented accomodation. I stand to have about 50k (not for long there are many debts to pay off) after the remainder of the mortgage is paid, is this taxable? Rick

Just out of interest. (a) What exactly would it take to get yourself declared vexatious under S.42 ?. Would 2 or 3 struck out actions be sufficient , or would it be like 50 or so ?. (b) Would they take other steps first, like 3.4.2 Grepe & Lome etc ,or could they go straight for the Jugular immediately without any of those afore steps ? (c) how does the Attorney General get to know of the person...

I live in a region (North West) where it's an all postal ballot for EU and local elections. The forms we received are in two parts. A declaration of identity (countersigned) and the ballot paper itself. The declaration goes in one envelope inside the envelope you return the ballot paper with. Both parts have a unique barcode and code on them and I'm a little concerned that this means that the...

Banned from talking to women Andrew Nott http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/news/s/117/117476_banned_from_talking_to_women.html A SERIAL sex pest who tried to entice young girls into pornographic photo shoots has been banned from approaching women for five years. Sales rep Phillip Starr followed his female targets in his company silver sports car as they walked home and approached them with...

What is the standard legal penalty for being a passenger in a stolen vehicle? I'm asking this on behalf of someone else, 'onest guv :-)

Would the following proposition be sustainable or not; (a) The Judge hearing the action was Judge xxx QC . A "QC" is a Barrister who has been given the title of "QC" by the Government. The Government choose which Barristers should be QC's and there is much envy of them because of the high increase in earnings that the mark "QC" can achieve. Therefore it...

I wonder what opinions are as to whether an Order to exist for a lifetime is excessive and/or or same question again with the addition of "without hearing all evidence or giving opportunity to challenge that evidence" . Look forward to your thoughts.

It seems that the Americans want Hamsa for hostage taking in Lebanon. This is just one of the charges with a host of other terrorist evidence gleaned from a plea bargain deal. INRI

Thought this might be interesting: AIDS SHOCK FOR WITNESS (Synopsis: suspect has blood sample taken, charges are dropped, instead of sample being destroyed, it is tested for AIDS. Positive test, man learns about this when he appears in court as a prosecution witness. Man shocked, Judge very cross). http://makeashorterlink.com/?L21F26168

Somewhere within a fairly recent case I have read in regard to Part 24 applications the words "the application is not to become a trial of the action in itself" appear in Judgment. Does anyone know the case ?. What I am trying to show is that it would be unfair to ,effectively, rule upon an action/s without first hearing the full evidence of both parties and have cross examination...

Quick question: Do parents have the right to refuse to see a social worker if one has been assigned to their child (not for child protection reasons)? Background: One of my sons (age 21 months) has cerebral palsy and has, against our wishes, been referred to social services (SS)and a social worker has been

Hello all, I thought I'd run my situation past you to see if there any avenues I haven't explored in relation to my problem. I have recently brought a lovely house down the end of a very quiet lane in a rural area that is (unfortunately) very close(100 m max) to the side of an industrial estate. there has over the years been some problems with noise from some of the units on the boundary of...

Are there any figures made publicly available to show how sentences given for various offences are distibuted. I'd be interested in knowing what percentage of people get the maximum (or close to it) sentence , how many get the bare minimum etc -- Alex YZF 600