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Hi Can anyone give me some good wording and phrases that I can include in correspondence to someone who had not paid me for work I did 6 months ago. I dont want to get too heavy or nasty - he has...
If there is such a thing as truth serum which makes people tell the truth and I believe there is and I know from the Jeremy Kyle show that lie detector tests are over 90% accurate, I think that these...
hi, i have been off sick from my company (a big foodstore),after i injured my knee while working, i now have to have an operation, which is next week,i have been told its about 6 weeks recovery, as...
Hi Guys, I know the regulations that are saying employer has to give paid/unpaid 20 min break for employees working more then 6 hrs. I have a problem of exact oposit nature - my employer wants us to...
I currently use MCOL to take UK companies to court for debts due. However there may potentially be 2 customers (one if France and one in the USA), who owe money to a client. Is there a small claims...
I need to find a criminal lawyer....I can look on line but any tips for what I should be looking for would be appreciated. It regards fraud/theft by an employee. Thank you.
i have to sign a deed of consent, if my husband defaults on his payments I am giving permission to give house up, what about the equity? do I have a claim on that ? also if my husband dies and the...
person A lost her dog and advertised a reward of Rm 100 to the finder.this appeared in the local paper and Person B saw it.He later found the dog and returned it to Person A who thanked person B...
Does anyone know the law regarding a lorry carrying flammable liquid parked in a residential car park surrounded by houses and flats and about 200 yards from someones home.
I moved out of my rented house on 1st February, the landlord came and inspected the house the following day! The letting agent said they would return the deposit ASAP so after a week and not having...
Hi, this is quite an unusual story but here goes, I would appreciate some other views on this rather messy situation... Myself and my ex husband divorced last year, we had been living apart in two...
If you purchase a house that has been badly renovated and the faults don't become apparent until after the purchase, ie. leaking pipes, blocked waste pipes, incorrectly installed dry lining. is there...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2281829/Debt-ridden-son-shot-dead-mother-father-230-000-inheritance-scam-survived-car-crash-faked-months-earlier.html will he still inherit his parent's house...
Question from my mum - 'What's the legal position regarding dads (my grandfather) possessions before he dies when he takes up perminant residence in his care home. His will says divide four ways (he...
Few nights ago me and my friend have been given an £80 pound fine for stealing milk bottles, we were both highly intoxicated and dont remember much of the encounter with the police officers. All I...
I have been off work for 2 and a half month sick. I plan to resign and give in letter on 25.2.12. My q's are: 1, I have 119 hours annual leave due - can I request that I get paid out for that? As I...
For reasons I won't go into here, our house is only registered in my husband's name. I have come into some money so I am going to pay off the mortgage next month so would it be best if I had my name...
After purchasing something from a shop with a large sum of cash which was counted in front of me the seller has got back to me after 3 days and said I under-payed by roughly 4% (3 figure sterling). I...
My mother recieves war widows pension because she lost her 1st husband in WW2. She also recieves her old age/state pension.. my sister thinks she should recieve one or the other but not both..is she...