Dear Group, I suppose I know the answer to my question but I thought I would post it anyway. I have designed a piece of software for a company which has been installed and is being tested by the company. They have come back to me many times requesting enhancements and re-design, bugs, etc. I have never asked for payment over the couple of years developing this software. I have do not have any...

Long and boring! You have been warned! Owing to a change in circumstances, I had to dispose of my caravan, which meant I no longer had a need for a largish car, so I started to look round for a replacement. After a while I discovered a company called Trade-Sales, who operate in Slough, having looked at the cars which were on offer, I was impressed by a

wrote: On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:30:06 +0000, wrote: I heard that there used to be a law .... See http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/docs/legal_oddities.pdf for things like this! Thanks for the great link. My favorite in there has to be the Easter Act 1928, which redefines Easter to be "the first Sunday after the second

If I make a subject access request to my credit card issuer, do they have to send me all the details they hold about me including things like date of birth and mother's maiden name? You see, I might have given an incorrect date of birth and/or mother's maiden name when I applied for the card since my real date of birth and mother's maiden name can readily be obtained from public records to...

My ex-husband and I have joint custody of our children. The 15 year old lives with him a considerable distance away. Son was injured in a trampolining accident yesterday evening. It's almost 100% certain that his ankle is broken. His father was not present or at home when the accident happened - these things happen, of course. When he arrived home two hours later, he did not take him to...

Can I get in any trouble for sending newspapers or any other rubbish (not dangerous or dirty!) to a company's 'freepost' address if they've really annoyed me?

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What is the legality of inciting violence towards domestic animals in a public forum? Specifically, someone has posted a list of methods for killing cats. While I can appreciate that the domestic cat is not everyone's best friend, it doesn't seem right that people should be encouraging others to kill them. Steve

Mr A is a gay man and he joins a website for gay men. The website is membership based, and does not allow displaying of the content to anyone outwith the site. Only registered website members can view the content. All registered members self-certify that they are at least 18 years of age. Mr A posts pictures of himself on this website, showing both his penis and his face. In his profile text he...

Hi folks, I'm after the newsgroups advice wrt to the sale of my former landlady's flat. The situation is that I rented the flat for several years until she decided to sell up, at which point I duly gave notice and left the property about 2 months ago. Now the ongoing sale has hit a bit of an impasse in that the solicitors for

This is the act which increased the age at which people could get married to 16. Prior to that (relatively recent) date a girl could marry at age 12 and a boy at age 14. However, I note that the act is not listed in the Statute Law Database at www.statutelaw.gov.uk and when I queried this with their helpdesk, I got the reply that it had been repealed by 1991 which is their...

Can I do this? I have a house worth £100,000 I have a mortgage of £50,000 Can my father put a charge on the house for £50,000? How would we go about it? Is it easy to do?

Another data point that might help is that if B says "yes I agree to accept your cheque in full and final settlement of your debt". B is not necessarily prevented from then suing A for the remainder of the debt. Certainly B is not bound by a contract to that effect (although in some circumstances there may be an estoppel). Francis

Hi, in January this year i recieved a ccj from northampton court for a non paid credit card i had with hsbc. I am wondering if there is anything i can do to reduce the amount i owe them. I am moving house soon and considered trying to ignore them for 6 years, or offering them a reduced amount to pay the whole debt off. If i was to go with the second would i be best to miss a few payments and if...

I believe the basic of law in Australia is similar to that in UK. I was involved in a partnership which didn't go well for my personal life. The partnership finally ceased. However, I recently found out that the partnership owed the tax office some money. My partner is planning to declare bankruptcy. I'm currently employed with meager income. In the worst case that I couldn't pay for the debt, I...

Good afternoon... Quick query, just so I'm primed for the phone call with the insurance company tomorrow: Today, a named driver on my fully comp. car policy accidentally dented the sill and door panel by hitting a broken bit of fencing that was jutting out next the entrance of a local car park. No-one else involved or at fault - the broken fencing was just unlucky and not very visible hence...

wrote: I had some problems with my accountant, which in turn caused some problems with the Inland Revenue. So I went to the solicitors in November. The IR had set a deadline for 13th January. The law firm replied after the 13th January (2006) and advised me to seek compensation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants

On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:05:03 +0000, put finger to keyboard and typed: Hello, Consider two people A and B. A owes B say £500. A compromises and sends B a cheque for £300 with a letter stating that this is in full and final settlement. What is the law regarding what happens next? Whatever B decides. B isn't under any obligation to accept the payment

On Sat, 3 Feb 2007 11:45:03 +0000, put finger to keyboard and typed: Hello. I've had a spring clean. I spent a few hours listing on ebay various bits and pieces I found in my loft. A few hours later I had a message from ebay saying that "we thinks someone has hacked into your account and listed auctions without your permission, we have therefore deleted all the...

Is it an offence per se to wear a garment which covers your face in a public place? If I put on a garment like a Balaclava with slits for my eyes, nose and mouth and go into, say, a bank to carry out a perfectly lawful transaction, can I be arrested because some of the customers and staff may be scared? Some banks and public offices have notices requiring visitors to remove motorcycle helmets...