was recently arrested for common assault on my hysterical wife. it was a first time experience - an hour's drive to detention, finger printed, dna swab, sleep disturbed hourly (do they do that on pupose?) outcome was "no further action" by the police but "maybe the cps might want to have a go". it's a month since and i figure that the cps aren't interested. what i want to know is how do i get...

I have received a summons for a speeding camera offense that happened on 30th July. I received an NIP within a fortnight, and replied that I could not be sure of the drivers identity, and asked for additional evidence that would assist this. I didn't receive anything more until yesterday, the summons for Mid January. This is for 2 offenses; the initial speeding (50 mph in a 40) and failure...

i am going to court soon but it is all hersay,the cps think they have evidence but to me they dont,do they need hard evedence?all they have is the word of two people and one has been prompted by someone to give evedence acording to my baristor,one is a 10 year old girl who said i touched her the other is a 14 year old girl saying i kissed her on the head and attempted to kiss her,i have plenty of...

My girlfriend and I are making our wills. In the event that we both die, her brother and his partner will become the guardian of our children (now aged 10). What would happen to the children in the unlikely event all four of us - parents and appointed guardians - were to be tragically killed together? Do they go straight to the workhouse/orphanage, or is there some process which works out what...

A man buys a metal detector for his son as a Christmas present. The boy tries it, says it doesn't work. The man carefully reads, adn follows, the instructions. Man decides item is broken. Man goes to Maplin to return item, and is refused a refund because "I think it's working, and you've waited longer than 14 days to bring it back". Man is offered the chance of a delayed refund, if he...

I have been phoned by a credit card company. Unfortunately, I could not fully hear/understand what the person was saying and I refused to answer any questions put to me. The person, effectively, called me a liar and in my opinion, tried to intimate me to confirm security details. I replaced the receiver and I wrote to the company requesting they do not contact me by phone (by letter was...

A family living in Italy book 3 rooms for 4 nights in a guest house in Yorkshire over the Christmas holidays, starting on 23rd Dec, to be near British relatives. They negotiate the booking by email. Relatives here send cheque for a deposit as requested by guest house. On 21st Dec, they ring the guest house and cancel one of the rooms, as 3 members of the party are not coming due to...

Anyone been in this situation? Person A sells a car to a Motor Trader. Person A only has the old V5 (supposedly these were all replaced by DVLA, but this one wasn't) which doesn't have a form for the registered keeper to return, only a section for the new owner to return, and follows instructions on V5. Two months later person A gets a notice of a fine for non-payment of

Dear all, I own the lease to a small flat (until about 2050) in a converted home that has carpeting in all rooms except the kitchen and bathroom. The freehold is owned by the Resident's Association to which I have 1 out of 3 votes. The lease agreement states that: "At all times cover and keep covered with underlay the floors of the demised premises other than those of the kitchen and bathrooms...

Dear Group Advice on who can witness a deed, is essential that the person is as independent as possible, eg not expected to benefit. Are there any problems with a trustee's close relative witnessing their signature on a deed, eg a father witnessing a sons signature? As if its discretionary trust the father could become or is a beneficiary due being a relative

Happy new year to one and all! Okay guys, here is an interesting problem. A friend of mine owns a farm. When his farther died (many years ago) the farmed owed a lot of money out and the two sons (one being my friend) had to go to court and sort out all the debts owed. The judge ruled that the two brothers would be partners in the farm and hence the debt. Okay, my friend worked hard on the...

I've seen this advertised on TV, so it must be good, mustn't it? http://www.buildtheflyingscotsman.co.uk But what do you get, how much do you pay, and how long do you carry on paying before they stop charging you? http://www.buildtheflyingscotsman.co.uk/terms.html ought to tell you all you need to know, but I'm rather concerned by

I know that a person may change their name at any time, so long as they're not intending to defraud, and that they do not need deed polls or statutory declarations to do so. But, I need to know how much it costs to have deed polls or statutory declarations prepared and notarised. Assume that a fella walks into the first few solicitors he sees, doesn't do any research. How much is he likely...

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I know this must be very rare but I remember a case many years ago with one chap who went to my old school. Does it happen very often and will the clients affected be able to claim their money from anywhere. e.g. The Law Society. The reason I am asking is I know someone who has been waiting for the proceeds of the sale of a business for several months but the solicitor is saying it can't be...

Hi. Thanks so much for all help here previously, I'm afraid that there's still a bit more to do and I hope that I can get a bit more help on this. Thanks very much in advance. As defendants, we filed our defence and counterclaim and have now been sent an allocation questionnaire which contains a few areas I am uncertain about. I wonder if there's any chance of some quick answers...

I have a court hearing tomorrow for a claim I have made for fees owing to me from a former client. Assuming that I am reasonably successful in getting at least most of the claim awarded to me, I want to check whether I have got my costs information straight, please. I think I have paid 3 lots of court fees: Claim issuance Allocation questionnaire, and Hearing fee

Hi I was recently stopped for no apprent reason and asked why I was in a certain area. The officer asked for my name and address, which I gave. I went on my way with no further action. My question is: Did I have to give my name and address? Thanks

Hi, I was wondering if someone can advise, where I can find information regarding document retention within Law Firms. I have some info on how long Wills and related documents should be kept from the Law Society website. However I am struggling to find retention information on other documents. Thanks,

any sum paid in respect of a period covered by this decision shall be offset against arrears of entitlement and, except to the extent that the sum exceeds the arrears, shall be treated as properly paid on account of them. Bob was being paid £X (in benefit) until 01/07/07, when it was decided he wasn't allowed that benefit. He switched to a different benefit while he appealed, and was paid...