Can anyone explain the mystery of this to me? Say there is a chain of five and all solicitors say they have completed all their legal work and are ready to exchange but how is it triggered. Is it the bottom of the chain solicitor? Do they get the agreement from respective clients to be able to proceed to exchange at any point over the following day or two without further need to check with...

with Manslaughter. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/6522105.stm. Am I alone in thinking that this is an entirely pointless action. ISTM that such a prosecution is not going to have a deterrent effect on anybody else, if left in public the woman in question is very unlikely to repeat the

Hi, I live in a basement flat in a city centre and I am pretty sure there are mice in the building. This is rented accomadation and I have spoken to the lanlord but he says there is no mice there. My question is where do I stand? If there is mice in the property is this the responsability of the tennant or the lanlord? TIA.

My wife and I rent a small shop from which we sell greeting cards and soft toys. Ths shop is on the ground floor of the building and the first floor is a flat which is rented out separately. We have had three incidents of water leaking from the flat into the shop causing damage to the stock, and although in each case the actual loss was fairly small (about £30-40 worth of cards at wholesale...

The latest developments: I sent the police a demand that my equipment should be returned. I also complained they have sent me a letter stating they could not start investigating the complaint I had made because the matter was sub judice. I pointed that my computers and diaries had alledgely been taken as evidence in a multiple murder case and I had not been charged with anything therefore there...

Could anyone help me with the 'law' concerning a piece of uncliamed land next to my house, that I 'claimed' and used for the last 34 years or more. Its a corner property, where a small strip of land , unsuitable for any development, just became left. It was at the corner where A owned the land to the left (a builder /developer|) and B owned the land to the right ( also a developer) , C owned...

Hi All, Sorry if this question is slightly offtopic in this newsgroup, but i know there are some experts in this field that read this group. I was wondering if mobile speed cameras ( radar traps whatever you call them ) are subject to the same margin thresholds as fixed cameras. The reason i ask, is because today I came across a mobile speed camera and on my car speedo it read 80mph.

In my seventies, I will soon be living with my son. If I sold my house would it be possible/legal for the proceeds of the sale to be paid DIRECTLY into my son's account? I appreciate that I would have to instruct my solicitor accordingly.

I have a mate (honest) an OAP who when riding his pristine R80RT hit a pothole 13" long 14"wide and 3.5" deep. He submitted a bill to the council for reparation and got told to beat it as the road had been inspected regularly. The Council are defending the claim and it has resulted in a small claim preliminary hearing which is to be held soon. Has anyone any experience of this....... the...

Hi, last Year in December I and my wife paid a particular hotel a visit for a day. During our stay it was clamed that the hotel suffered water damage on the floor below us. This only emerged in the morning after upon check out. Staff were very rude and extremely unprofessional. Stating that we will be billed for the damage. Would like to point out that when they became aware of a problem we were...

I placed an order via a website and cancelled it the day after. The vendor ackknowledged the same day it has been cancelled. it has now been 14 days but the money has not yet been returned to my credit card. is there a period of time they are legal required to refund in?

Hi, I ordered a part to fix my washing machine and paid a lot extra (50% more) for next day delivery. The item arrived on time but it had a clear manufacturing fault. When I telephoned them they offered to send out another part but refused to send it next day or refund the extra postage. Do I have any legal right to a refund of the extra postage?

As I recall the rule in the UK is that, for someone dying intestate outside the UK having property within the country, the UK laws of succession will apply to that property. Unfortunately I am unable to find a specific statute (or even case authority) to support this proposition. Can anyone help me find that authority? Thanks for your help.

Hi everyone, a friend is trying to make a claim against the driving standard agency, which is an executive agency of the government. Moneyclaim.gov.uk. states that it can`t be used to sue a government department - is the DSA a department in this context? If so, how does he sue them? Thanks for your help! -- Items on ebay:

Hi, I wanted to have a look through the judgment in the following case, but I cannot find it on Bailii. Any help please? Statistical Evidence in relation to life expectancy Arden v Malcolm, High Ct, 02/03/2007 A judge had not erred in refusing to allow expert statistical evidence as to life expectancy to be adduced in a personal injury action as the appropriate course was for the matter to...

Background scenario I was employed in 97 by company A in their call centre on a specific call centre contract of employment. After ~15 months I switched to Co A's IT department on their IT pay structure but was not given a new contract. I progressed through the pay structure a couple of grades but never received an updated contract. In 2004 I was outsourced under Tupe regulations to Company B....

A quick question about burglary: The Theft Act 1968 states: "(1) A person is guilty of burglary if- (a) he enters any building or part of a building as a trespasser and with intent to commit any such offence as is mentioned in subsection (2) below; or (b) having entered into any building or part of a building as a trespasser he steals or attempts to steal anything in the building or that part...

"Man jailed after passing on HIV" http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/6528885.stm The last part of the article is as follows: === Deborah Jack, chief executive of the National Aids Trust, said the organisation was "particularly concerned at the severity of the sentence".

I have recently become a Trustee for a charity. I have been asked to review all the "policies". I am well aware of the duties and responsibilities of Trustees and the need to have the main policies i.e. Equal Opportunities etc. etc. I am seeking a listing of policies that a charity "should" or "ought" to have.

Can I take action against the police is the small claims court? They have seized my computers and other stuff as evidence in a multiple murder case and I am not happy about being invaded by them using a two week old S.8 PACE warrant. I have not been charged or cautioned and indeed I have been told I am not a suspect. However that is no comfort to me and I want to take action but under what...