Questions tagged [england-and-wales]
Questions specific to England and Wales
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Supplier demands more money to fulfil an order already paid for
It is alleged that some domestic heating oil suppliers are demanding more money to fulfil paid-for orders or are cancelling paid-for orders and offering to supply the consumers at far higher prices ...
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Police arrest on No-Man's Land?
I have seen this scenario play out in movies. I was curious as to how it would work in the jurisdiction of England and Wales.
Assume a suspect is wanted for a prior Indictable Offence in England. He ...
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What area of law deals with Subject Access Requests?
In the UK, suppose an organisation refuses a Subject Access Request. In such cases, the Information Commissioner has limited powers to force the organisation to comply with the law and a solicitor ...
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Is it legal to write software based on documentation from an old leaked software development kit?
Lots of old game consoles have had their software development kits (SDKs) leaked. These SDKs when originally distributed, would have been under NDAs
Now that these SDKs are both old and easily ...
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Can liability in loss of earnings skip an intermediary party?
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Company A and Company B use a platform to sell goods. This platform is operated by Company C.
Company A posts a report of platform T&C violations made by Company B, on a public forum ...
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In what circumstances can someone be a co-defendant in a trial when they are not charged with a crime?
It has recently been reported that the former leader of Reform UK in Wales has been tried and jailed for ten and a half years for taking bribes to make pro-Russia statements in his capacity as an MEP.
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Is a consequence of waiving privilege for new representation that anyone can now access the privileged material?
A person was convicted of murder.
They take on new legal representation to help them appeal against the conviction.
They waive privilege to give their new lawyer access to the notes of conversations ...
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Is there a legal reason why the police are being charged with contempt but not perjury?
A Northamptonshire police chief constable has been found guilty of contempt of court for repeatedly failing to obey rulings to hand over video of a wrongful arrest.
The judgment is Buzzard-Quashie v ...
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What laws determine how long a court case lasts?
It is reported that the Palestine Action court cases will be limited to only 36 minutes.
This is the first time I have heard of such a time limit set in advance of a trial, the language used by the ...
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Is it illegal to record conversations in someone else's house when you are not part of the conversation?
Alice is living with her parent, Bob and is secretly recording conversations that Bob is having with visitors. These are conversations that Alice is not part of. The recordings are done using a smart ...
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How to interpret the double reasonableness test for identifying abusive tax arrangements?
In the United Kingdom, a sufficient condition in determining whether an individual's tax arrangements are abusive is the double reasonableness test in GAAR. This states that tax arrangements will be ...
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Why does the Equality Act 2010 contain a provision mandating its amendment?
A person's race is a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010. The term "race" is defined in Section 9(1) as including a person's colour, nationality, or ethnic/national origins. ...
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Big Money: lawyer makes payment to wrong person, what happens next?
This question is based on some legal events that happen in the book Big Money, by P. G. Wodehouse.
The cast is as follows:
Berry, engaged to Ann
Ann, engaged to Berry
Lord Biskerton, friend of Berry
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Meaning of 'completed month' in employment contract [closed]
In my employment contract with a university in England it states:
your holiday entitlement will accrue on a pro-rata basis for each complete month of service
My department is being closed and I am ...
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English law: Debarred vs Article 6 rights: Are Article 6 rights removed?
English law (England and Wales) allows for a litigant to be debarred from participating further in proceedings if they fail to pay cost orders made against them and if the court is satisfied that they ...
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