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compie

can a council ignore an act of parliament

my local council say they can make rules that over rule the allotment act of 1950 i thought only a new act of parliament could over rule it

ma1den

Missing bequest

We have just had the sad task of clearing a recently departed parents flat.Her solicitor who is also executor provided me with a copy of her will,in it she specified two items of jewelry to an old...

ELMAJORI

secretly recorded conversation.

will a recorded conversation stand up as evidence in a court of law.? boss is causing harassment but always without a witness.

JebJones

False Arrest

Recently I was wrongfully arrested recently and put in a cell for 2 days. This is how events unfolded in chronological order: Feb'10. Reversed out of parking space and scratched car in next space....

CiderMonkey

Case against the council - mould caused illness

I have a friend who was extremely ill in hospital, has now mainly recovered, but has been told the condition could have been caused by mould. He used to live in council property that had a bad mould...

rachael

After spilling wax on my new carpet, how much can I legally retain of my tenant's deposit?

Hi. I've discovered that my tenant has spilt wax on the lounge carpet, right in the middle. He has just left the property and I would like to know how much of his deposit I can legally hold? He has...

carlyxxx

Scottish wills

Hi there my mum sadly past away in june, now 12 weeks on her husband of 10 years has now also past away. My little sister who is 18 lived with them both from 8 years old is know left with nothing as...

Allan87

Brother's right to see sibling?

Just wondering if someone has any rights to see their half-brother? Friend of mine is really ate up that his stepdad is preventing him from seeing his half-brother (7 years old) and is worried he's...

tinkerbells

Lunch breaks - compulsory in UK?

Hi I understand that the Working Time regs stipulate that an employee is ENTITLED to a 30 min lunchbreak but does anyone know how the law stands regarding whether or not it is COMPULSORY for an...

sandmaster

Hedge dispute

My deeds clearly show the boundary of my property runs through the middle of the hedge at the bottom of the garden (as shown on plan). My neighbour's deeds show a T against the hedge on her side. I...

what..the?

selling and renting house at the same time

Isn't there a restriction in property law to stop you renting out a property and when it is rented offering to the market the same property, I was told this by an agent a year ago. Is this still true,...

ianritzritz

law

how long do i declare a drink driving ban

eyeshade

Do we have to advertise a job?

Does a company have to advertise a job? It is a non-profit company and not a public company. We have a vacancy we would like to fill and a volunteer is doing the job currently. Can we just employ her...

shaylah

Is my ex entitled to my property?

is my ex husband entitled to make any claim against a property I now own, inherited when my mother passed away? we have been seperated over 5 years not divorced

gina32

p45

ive just received my p45 from my previous employer and it looks like a photocopy, arent they meant to be green?

shabsnabs

ex partner on gbh charges at crown court what ill happen to him ?

my partner and myself have a very jelous volitile relationship , when we have a drink (not all the time ) anyway we had a huge bust up a couple wks ago and i was in a bit of a state ,i called the...

gaspanic

what is 'repeated harrasment'

I got charged with harrasment in 2007 and had 150 hours community service does this classify as repeated harrasment, reason for asking is moral turpitude dictates it doesnt allow repeated harassment,...

lcg

is this discrimination?

hi - as some of you may know, i'm a psych nurse who works in an acute ward setting - looking after 25 male patients who are mostly ok, but it can get a little hairy sometimes. anyway, i have arthritis...

theviking51

worked for more then 2 years,am i entitled to redundency?

My nephew worked with a one man band,who does landscaping and motorway planting etc. he has done this for quite a long time.then when work died he went to work in a factory for 2 years odd then went...

djtdjt

Drink driving, due in court

I am due in court in two weeks time, guilty of drink driving. Breath test limit is 35 mine was 50, blood limit is 80 mine was 95, any advice? obviously guilty, any idea of ban/fine? do i need a...