I would like someone's advice on the proper steps to take against Tiscali. A web based contract for broadband began with a promise by Tiscali to have me up and running with broadband for 07th July. I heard nothing. In their web based order tracker pages they suggested a 2 week waiting time above the date promised. Early September I sent a web mail via their pages to ask why I was

Having just about gained probate over my late relative's affairs, I now need to sort out some legacies that are mentioned in the will. One of these is to a specific, named monastery of a religious order. The monastery closed sometime ago and I have information that some of the inhabitants moved to a monastery in a different part of the country. I assume that the others were distributed to other...

We were at a local "factory outlet" store this afternoon, and (for a laugh) spoke to the two people offering image reproduction services. The first was a facility to print a photo (digital or reprint) onto canvas. The second was a lady who produced a painting from a photo. Neither said they wouldn't reproduce a copyright image from a professional wedding photographer* although the painter...

.... is there a way around it? I'm in the process of rewriting my will. As there's not likely to be much involved and as it would be relatively simple - a few specific bequests of certain items to appropriate museums and to certain others, with the residue either going to one person or to be divided equally by more than one person - it hardly seems worth it to have a lawyer draw it up. What...

Hi again everyone. Hope you don't mind answering a quick question about questions to experts: I have written to an expert asking questions under CPR rule 35: http://www.justice.gov.uk/civil/procrules_fin/contents/parts/part35.htm#rule35_6 However, to date, I have had no reply. If there is no forthcoming reply before the case is heard, can I have the expert's original report disregarded? The...

I have had no success in searching for the above Regulations on-line. So I am going to assume they do not exist on-line, unless any kind person can tell me otherwise, and kindly correct my assumption.

Following the question of seemingly worthless titles raised in the other newsgroup, I had a look at a site claiming to be selling one acre plots of the moon. In their FAQ section (http:// me.moonestates.com/faq.php) I found the following gem: 6. What if someone else tries to sell me land on the Moon? Should anyone else claim to be selling Celestial Property in the United Kingdom, they are...

We've been separated now for nearly five years, we have five kids, four with me, one with my ex. We both currently live near each other in the North West. She wants to move back to Scotland and take my daughter with her, which is fine my me if it's what she wants, plus the schooling is so much better there IMHO. Anyway, I now have a very good sniff of a lucrative job in Germany, and I'm...

I am, or should I say was, a member of two of the Britannia Clubs. Correspondence from the DVD and Music clubs dried up ages ago and their web site went inactive sometime in the summer. As far as I was aware I did not owe them anything, I had usually paid bills online. However, on Friday I came home and found a letter from debt collection company Intrum Justicia claiming that I owed £18.88.

I've posted here about the lengthy case following an accident when someone drove into my car about four years ago. It took yet another twist recently. A date was set for a hearing and neither the defendant nor their representative appeared. Another application was made for a default judgement and this was awarded to me after the defendant failed to respond. Last week the defendant's solicitors...

Mother in law (lives on her own, is registered disabled, but is only 48 and a confident, outgoing and independent person) has met a rather extrovert couple in Tesco, who were carrying a burmese cat around in a bag. Being the inquisitive type of person she is, she struck up a conversation with the couple to ask about the cat - the couple apparently are homeless, and living in a B&B, having...

Has anyone here any experience about how YIPs work in practice? http://www.respect.gov.uk/members/article.aspx?id=7810 Brief background: I have decided that not pressing criminal charges (for now) against a 12 year old already on bail would be better for all concerned. After meeting with the police, Mum and child YIPs came out as the most sensible initial route (plus some stuff at school,...

Sole Trader A lives and works (as a kitchen supplier) in the area of Local Authority 1. Customer B lives and works in the area of Local Authority 2. Some time ago B complained about A to Trading Standards for LA2. A spoke to TS2 and thought he had convinced them that the complaint was unfounded. B then got solicitors involved but A refuted the complaint in detail and heard no more about...

Why does everything happen at once!? 2nd question of the day. A and B split up. Not married but children all of school age. B (being the mother) stays in mortgaged house with children. A pays towards children's upkeep plus housing costs. No longer resides on the premises. House in joint names.

My wife and I are having a dispute with the company which owns our flat regarding a bill for repairs carried out several months ago. Soon after the repairs we received a formal letter from them confirming they would reimburse us, and asking for the receipts. We sent them copies of these and heard nothing from them. A few months later we called them and were told that the person we had been...

I'm currently involved in a debate on a web forum about the rights and wrongs of "hotlinking" images (that is, using an img tag in your own website that references an image hosted on another site that is not yours and is not under your control). Can anyone give me any examples of cases where this has been found to be, or not to be (as the case may be) an infringement of copyright,...

I am endeavouring to administer the estate of a relative who died intestate and I am trying to work out who the likely beneficiaries are. The 'What to do if there is no will' page on the DirectGov site http://preview.tinyurl.com/ywcfp4 gives a list of relatives who could inherit but I wonder if someone can help explain the priorities. In this case there a - no surviving children (or to...

I read some time back about a mother who went to jail as she couldn't get her child to go to school. I was wondering for example say you have a "regular" family mum and a dad, married etc and one of the kids doesn't go to school and they prosecute the parents and someone has to go to jail. How do they determine who goes ? Also how long a period in jail would they receive. Regards

Is there a (or 'what is the') law or regulation which obliges one to report matters of public health & safety?

Can a witness in the dock be compelled to only answer a question put to him with "Yes" or "No" if he feels that neither is appropriate? Even if counsel tries to force such a response would it require the judge to impose such a condition on the witness or he risk being held in contempt or can it simply not be done if the witness refuses to comply? -- Dave Baker - Puma Race Engines