Would appreciate views on this. Action was struck out whilst claimant was unrepresented. Claimant then got legal aid and solicitor to issue permission to appeal notice from County Court (where case was struck out) to the Court of Appeal. Grounds that were put ,by solicitor, were (a) medical grounds that claimant was ill at time of trial (b) time not given for claimant to obtain...

I posted an article about a BBC report which named someone who allegedly hit someone else, and asked whether there wasn't a risk of libel in that case. It was rejected as being "off-topic for this newsgroup". It might have been a stupid question, too stupid to be allowed though, but I don't see how a question about libel could have been *off-topic* in this group. Daniele --

Is it possible to adduce further and better evidence (documents) on an Appeal to show that the decision made at first instance is factually incorrect ?. Basically, our representations were'nt made clearly enough and/or too much notice was taken of waht the other party was saying and our challenge was not strong enough factually.Can that be remedied to show an injustice was done ?. If so does...

The Disability Discrimination Act casts its net very wide to catch offenders. Section 19 deals with the provision of services to the public. Does this mean that every time anybody offers any service that *could* be taken up by the general public, they have got to consider all the implications of the offer being taken up by some cripple ("differently able person") for whom it was never really...

Hi, I hope you can give me some advice. I run a small charity. In March this year, we took on our first employee as a youth club leader. We agreed at interview, that he would be employed for 6 months (i.e. until 30th August), and would only be paid on the weeks he was attending the club. On 16th April, he informed me he was going to have an operation the following week, and would be off work...

In a first-class leader in "The Telegraph" today Tom Utley compares the British approach to freedom and the law with that of mainland Europe. http://www.opinion.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2004/05/28/do2801.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2004/05/28/ixopinion.html or http://tinyurl.com/2jhtg -- DB.

Is it usual for the Attorney General tout around trying to collect evidence to mount a S.42 action ?. By "tout around" I mean ask a member of the public ,who happens to be a police officer, to pass his letter around ?. Thanks

A new neighbour a few doors away has decided to mow his lawn at 7:00am, this wakes up the street and causes much tension and stress. I have shouted over the fence but the neighbour continues to mow his garden. What further action can I take, is there some legal document I can download and post it through his post box about noise. Thanks

Reported at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3742765.stm A lot of people have the habit of doing an emergency stop anytime they see a yellow box on a pole, even if they aren't breaking the speed limit at the time anyway. There is one particular camera on my way home which is on a 50 mph road, but everyone seems to feel the need to slow down from about 45 mph to 28 mph, even though there is a large...

Just watched the midday news. It seems that some 2000 football fans have had their passports confiscated to stop them travelling to football matches. I would have have thought that this was restricting freedom to travel and broke EU laws as well as the HRA. I don't care one way or another about the 'fans', but it seems it could be the thin end of a very high wedge starting here. Any thoughts...

I purchased a rather expensive computer desk and cupboard. Invoice was 30 days to pay. The cupboard arrived marked and I asked the vendor to arrange for it to be fixed or replaced. I paid for the desk but not cupboard payment in light of this. 6 months later I received a letter from their accounts dept saying I had an outstanding balance and can i make payment. I wrote back advising I was...

I understand that there is a consultation document doing the rounds about a proposed review of burial law. Anyone know where I can find it? -- 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"

We recently bought a car seat from mamas and papas. The seat is only 3 weeks old but after a holiday to Wales now has a burn on the inner fabric which seems to have been caused by the black strap on the restaraint heating up sufficiently to burn the fabric. The car is unmodified and this seems an unusual fault but the burn is the same width etc as the strap. The weather was sunny but...

Wondering what the general opinion of the group is to the new Act in general, and specifically the recent case where a person convicted of downloading child pornography has been prohibited from all contact with children under 16 under the new provisions. I wonder if this is destined to become an automatic additional punishment for all future CP cases? Such prohibition could also be applied in...

How would a person find out what the law is without going to court, especially if there is no case law? I'm thinking about (***but I do not wish to discuss***) the need for a tv licence for people watching broadcast television services (as defined in the communications act 2003 and the broadcast act 1990) over a Broadband connection on a computer not fitted with a tv tuner card. How would a...

I booked an Easyjet flight from Glasgow to East Midlands and back over the Internet. The paperwork I was asked to print out said I had to be at the airport 30 minutes before the departure time. I arrived 35 minutes before departure but was refused check-in and the girl at the desk said that the time was 40 minutes before take-off and pointed to a notice behind her. What is the position here?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3747709.stm The UK has carried out "serious human rights violations" as part of its war on terror, Amnesty International says. The campaign group's annual report expressed concerns about alleged human rights abuses by UK troops in Iraq. It also criticised the holding of 12 suspects under anti-terror laws without charge or trial. The Foreign Office said all the...

"Fairford Five" can appeal legality verdict Wed 12 May, 2004 16:05 By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - A judge has ruled that protesters accused of trying to sabotage U.S. warplanes before the Iraq war can appeal against a decision preventing them using the "illegality" of the conflict as a defence. Last month, judge Justice Grigson said the peace campaigners, dubbed the

I have been asked by some neighbours to write up a petition to our local council. There is a great need for CCTV in the road where we live. In the past three months approximately 150 cars have been vandilised. It appears that it is the same people again and again who are doing the vandilism. I said that I would draw up a petition, but am unsure of the wording that should be used. I was also...

Looking at the legal aspects rather than the psychological or other issues, does he have any comeback, and if so, against whom? Brian =============================================== http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/3744495.stm Inquiry into Aids court blunder