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Hello, last week my landlord knocked on my door unexpectedly, he came to show a handyman my outside fencing, my car was there so he knocked on my door. I answered and was not expecting to see him, so...
I have been given a date for completion but contracts have not been exchanged yet. As the house I am selling has tenants in common ie myself and 2 daughters( due to their late dads will) I have been...
Hi, I was wondering if any one could explain to me how the case of Donoghue v Stevenson is a binding precedent and a persuasive precedent.
Thank you!...
Do NHS Scotland and 24 know if a patient has an outstanding warrant for there arrest? Do they then inform the police before there arrival for an appointment or when they turn up in hospital. Do the...
Hello, first time post, but I have been reading a lot of posts looking for answers. I will try to be brief, but include all the facts. On a night out, I was tripped over from behind by one of the...
Hi.... I have a friend who has a different name on his birth certificate to his current name used in all formal identification such as driving license, NI and education qualification. The mistake has...
I am really not sure if these answers are correct - Which type of delegated legislation would be most appropriate in the given scenarios below? GeorgeSingle Town is considering making it a criminal...
Can anybody tell me that if money saved in a bank in a joint account - does it need to be declared if one of the jointers (old lady) goes into nursing care. Thanks
Does, "live streaming", from your mobile in a public place constitute the offence of,"Disturbing the peace?" Also, why would a judge prevent the reporting of of anything to do with the alleged...
Hello there I was wondering if it's possible for hospitals to know if you have an arrest warrant? Do the police ask hospital staff to call them if a certain person of interest comes in? Kindest...
My house is in a row of houses, all of which have the same covenant - all front gardens to be open-plan, with no fences, walls or hedges. Next-door has planted two thick hedges, one of which runs...
a neighbour of mine was beaten from her partner a couple of weeks ago, but the police came to my house, just taken my name and phone number and said someone will come back to speak to me, any ways I...
The village where I live has a strip of land classed as manorial waste (definition: manorial waste is part of the demesne of a manor left uncultivated and unenclosed, over which the freehold and...
I am living in a Rest Home. I have a large collection of DVDs, some bought & some copied from TV. Would I be breaking the law by showing these to my fellow residents as a private showing or would I...
I have a friend who I have known for years and he has been in touch with me freaking out. 28 years ago he had a relationship with someone for 6 months who was 16 at the time and he was 21. It was...
A cousin, (her mother and mine were half-sisters), who lived in the UK has recently died and it is understood that she has not left a Will. Via information I provided to "tracing agents," closer...
Could anyone please help with the following? My son was taking his pregnant wife to the hospital where there was a Paid Parking Company governed car park. The pricing structure was £2 for 1hrs and £3 for 2...
Is there a certain amount of time that employers have to keep records of employment. My friend came to England from Romania in 2014 to work as a nurse in a care home. Last August she returned to...