A case my parents are interested in as bystanders is coming to court whilst they're away on holiday. What, if any, details would be available to members of the public after the hearing ? Daytona

I am chasing up old debts of my practice, and I filed a claim with money claims online. It's a pretty straightforward case. We did the work and the client did not pay the fee. No defence was put in, and I asked for summary judgment, which was granted. I contacted the defendant by telephone with a view to collecting the money off him. He told me that he had filed a defence, but the court had...

I would appreciate advice anyone can offer. Currently I own a property with two other people and all our names are on the deeds and the mortgage. One person wants to come off the mortgage and deeds and we are currently dealing with our mortgage provider to sort this out. However we have to have a solicitor involved but I wondered if anyone knew the exact procedure the solicitor has to undertake...

My late fathers solicitor still hasn't settled his will after 9months, he said it was British gas holding things up not giving him a final settlement figure..I contacted British gas last friday, and they told me that they had given the figures on the first of March. the solicitor has been lying to me.. When I spoke to him Friday he now says its the council not giving him Dads council tax...

ISTR there is some Act which makes it an offence for a company to try billing a customer for transactions which are the result of crime/fraud/theft or some such. Can anyone cite the Act please? In this particular case, I'm thinking of mobile companies trying to charge for unauthorised reverse charged premium SMS texts. -- Andrew Gabriel

Under Part V Questioning and Treatment of Persons by Police, do any of you guys know of any case law with regard to the taking of a sample of urine or a non-intimate samples from a person in police detention for the purpose of ascertaining whether he has any specified Class A drug in his body if the following conditions are met. Thanks

Yesterday my wife took a call from the Housing Association of home that we rent. Basically they were asking questions regarding another tenant who moved close by about 6 months ago. The street is a lovely cul-de-sac and this tenant has moved in from a slum area and has wasted no time in turning her house and garden into a sh*thole! The house was a palace with the previous tenant, with landscaped...

My husband (who is not English) reported his bicycle stolen to the British Transport Police a few weeks ago. A week later he found it in the basement garden next door! The occupiers of this flat are notoriously bad - all with drug problems and known to the police. We have reported their behaviour a number of times, but nothing has ever been done. One of them has threatened my husband with his...

Hi all, I recently e-mailed The Electoral Commission to ask how a UK political party's manifesto is viewed in legal terms. The response that I got suggested that a manifesto has no formal legal status, although its content would obviously be subject to general civil and criminal law. Does anybody dissent from that position? What I'm really asking is whether the contents of a manifesto are...

Yesterday I had a letter as an attachment in an email from my solicitor regarding the purchase of my flat 6 months ago: "Further to my letter of 13 February requesting a cheque for £168.76 I have not heard from you. Could you please send this cheque to me as soon as possible." I certainly didn't recall receiving such a letter. Most letters were sent to me initially as email attachments.

I am not having much success yet in getting an answer from the Land Registry so wonder if someone here can help me? A piece of land (part of a private road) was sold by a private individual to a Company in 1985. Although compulsory registration for the area started in 1952 the land remains unregistered.  Although there is (I believe) evidence that money changed hands in the purchase...

Can anyone tell me what the UK legal definition of slavery is please? I do need the legal definition not "opinions" as to what it should or might be please. cheers.

On 23 May, 17:55, "The Todal" wrote: "Toom Tabard" wrote in message ... On 23 May, 13:20, "The Todal" wrote: Also, the claims clerks will be overworked and it is always quicker and less time consuming to admit liability than to deny it...

My local authority has introduced a planning policy whereby specific properties on a road have been designated as 'properties of exceptional character'. These properties are now subject to planning rules that make it impossible to do anything. I have a number of questions that I hope some of you may be able to answer: 1) Should they have consulted with the affected owners before introducing the...

I would like to establish the exact legal position of means testing for student grants. When means testing is required prior to the payment of any state benefit it is always to establish the means of the benefit claimant, if they are adult. The responsible authority would not demand a means test on the aunt, uncle, mother or father of the claimant, as well as a means test on the adult claimant...

I seem to recall reading that lots of people get jailed by magistrates illegally. Only ignorance of the law by the, um, the jailees allows this to happen. Does this ring any bells with anybody? BB -- http://www.kruse.co.uk/internet-marketing-small-business.htm http://www.kruse.co.uk/google-mountain.htm http://www.kruse.co.uk/seo-tips.htm

I have been working for the firm for 7 years. I have been off work for 2 years with depression. Due to my illness I am unable to return to the position that I was employed to do. Whilst I have been off I have been sent all of the vacancies within the organisation.

I recently booked a scheduled flight with Monarch. There was no mention that it was a discounted flight, that particular restrictions applied or that the ticket was non-refundable. I also read the Ts&Cs and there was no mention of it not being refundable. I have had to cancel the flight booking - Monarch have said that I can sell the ticket to someone else or use it within (I think they...

I have been reading the refund policy for a number of airlines. I would have felt that some of the budget airlines terms (but not necessarily those based in the UK) would be illegal. There are two common areas: If you don't fly for your own reason - whatever that is - wouldn't the tax always be refundable since this is not paid by the airline if you are not on the plane.

On 23 May, 13:20, "The Todal" wrote: "Toom Tabard" wrote in message ... On 22 May, 23:25, steviegasgas