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Transfer Copyrights

A colleague is an author who sells his books via a standard Amazon kindle contract. He owns the copyright but Amazon are the distributors and forward the proceeds having taken their cut. He now wishes...

Stargazer

The Hidden Costs In Leasing A Property

What are the hidden costs that can be added on to the monthly letting fee for a house which five students plan to rent? I overheard on the radio the other day that Letting Agents do not have to belong...

kloofnek

Boyfriend Blackmailing My Daughter

My daughter(she is 39) has been going out with this chap for a couple of years...it is a a terrible relationship...don`t know where to begin.will not go into details...will take forever!!! He is a...

Scottiesgirl

I Have A Hm1 Against An Ex Employee/friend/neighbour. He Is Still Harassing Myself And Our Staff. Does Anyone Know The Rules On How The Order Is Broken, What Constitutes As It Being Broken And What I Can Do From Here Please....

Any help will be much appreciated. We dont seem to be getting anywhere with the police. Solicitor has said its a criminal case but the police just dont seem to want to deal with it. Please please can...

AniaBomb

What's It Called When....?

What's it called when you are accused if a crime and its because you failed to do something but to an extent where it's criminal. It's used on Law And Order a lot. Sorry I can't give you more to go on...

wizzieone

Suspended For Gross Misconduct

I have been suspended from work following 'allegations of gross misconduct on the grounds that I did not follow standard procedure' when faced with an incident at work. In fact what happened was that...

cricketer1

Grievance Against My Solicitor

Hi everyone I hired a solicitor to help with financial matters/ancillary relief proceedings. Final hearing which was booked for one day,couldn’t conclude and DJ ordered another day of Final Hearing....

bednobs

Law Firms In Manchester

as part of my new job, i am dealing with claims that are coming in via solicitors for NHS funding. I wrote back to 5 different firms yesterday - all of whom had addresses n Manchester. Is manchester...

shiznit

Kids Hitting Car With Football

Hi everyone, We live in a private cup-de-sac of 2 houses, which unfortunately backs on to another road of terrace houses. The kids from the terraced houses use our cup-de-sac to play in which is...

1PrincessPink

Employment Problem

If I ask for a compromise agreement, will this stop me from later claiming constructive dismissal?

malzahno

Why Or Why Not Do You Believe Lawyers Are Important For A Society To Function?

I am doing a project for school and would like others impout on this topic.

horseshoes

Help With Letter Please

Please could somebody assist in writing a letter to a company who has supplied and fitted something which hasn't lasted a reasonable length of time. I know it's to do with the Supply of Goods &...

freedom5562

If I Sold An Item And The Person Didn't Pick It Up, How Long Do I Need To Keep It At My Residence

I sold a fridge 5 weeks ago and the buyer has not come to pick it up and I want it gone, how long do I have to keep it by law...

Beesknees

Redundancy

If my wife was offered redundancy from her company where she has worked for 14 years, how much is she entitled to

numnum

Dad And Wife Cant Agree A Financial Settlement

My Dad and his wife seperated 3 years ago. Her demands were crazy and its understandable why my Dad wasn't agreeing. They have had no contact for over 6 months now and I cant see it ever coming to an...

crapmemory

Lasting Power Of Attorney

If I download these forms and fill them in do I have to register them with the OPG? Also, the forms as who is the person to be told. Does this have to be a qualified 'legal' person? TIA

Bradley6

Boundary Fence

My property has a boundary fence of 3 ft. My neighbours have put up a 5ft fence within their garden 1 ft from the boundary fence. My garden is now in shade all day . Have I got any rights to ask them...

flipnflap

Turning Up To Court

If a person brings a case to a small claims court over a disputed sum of money, yet that same person is not physically well enough to attend court in person - is he or she legally obliged to attend or...

derekpara

Debt Recovery Companies

If a Debt Recovery Company/Agency buys a debt from, say, Nokia , to whom, for argument's sake, I owe £150, and demands an inflated figure, say £500; (a) What is the legal position ? (b) What should...