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rosiew

Passport number taken for bringing toooo many ciggies into the country

Hi Answerbankers, i little over 4 years ago, customs stopped me at the airport and took my passport number and all my duty free fags off me. Now before you non smokers start(lol) i was not bringing...

lotsafun

orange phone contract

hi im not sure if this is the right section to put this in but i was wondering if you get out of a mobile phone contract if youve only been with them for a month? basically i signed up to orange last...

jg18

gbh with intent sentencing ??

i've had my charge of gbh put upto gbh with intent i don't know why as i did not look for the fight i know kicking someone comes down to using a wepon but i didn't mean to do it i blanked out while it...

storm_courtney

Can I complain about an agressive bouncer

My boyfriend was physically and unnecessarily removed for a bar. Four of us were sitting in the outdoor courtyard of a bar and we were asked by staff to 'drink up and move along', so we were drinking...

mrs_overall

Overpayment of final salary

A friend of mine retired on ill health grounds from a job with the local county council. To cut a long story short, she was overpaid by £1200 which she agreed to pay back at £20 a...

sarahwarren1961

Does a caution show on a CRB and will it effect uni and chances of becoming a paramedic?

When I was 14/15 I got caught shoplifting but I don't know what I got, a caution, a warning or something different. I have never been involved with something like it before or since and I want to go...

bluejacker2006

Suing the HMRC

The HMRC have sent a document containing all my personal information about my bank details and employment/earnings to an address in london which i have never been connected to, luckily a family friend...

auntsallyann

Religious slaughter in the uk

Could anybody give me a legal opinion on the law as it applies to the exemption to the UK rules of slaughter specifically for Kosher and Halal meat (these are the only 2 exeptions). My layman's...

mollymalloy

Suspended prison sentences

What does 15 weeks in prison suspended for one year mean? This sentence given to the woman who urinated on a war memorial.

abstibus

Freedom of Information Act

We have a group of very troublesome tenants living in a house of Multiple Occupancy nearby. The police have been on numerous occasions, the latest last night, when hammers, knives and a hatchet were...

betterman

General power of attorney

Hi All, The situation is as follows, my uncle is mentally incapacitated, he was living at home with his mum until she sadly passed away recently, so a decision had to be made between the family and...

sweettactile81

domestic violence sentance

hi, my ex has smacked me around 5 times since dec09-aug10 i called the police in may and he was done for battery and cautioned as i would not take him to court. Then on the 10th august he went for me...

codswallop

A will

An elderly lady, who is still living,has left to her only relatives,a niece and a nephew, her entire estate to be divided equally beteen them on her death Unfortunately the nephew has died if the will...

jelly baby

Extradition from Oz to UK

Can anyone tell me the procedure of extraditing an offender from Australia to the UK? What sort of time span would it take, does it depend on severity of offence etc? Thanks. JB x...

pejay123

Fixed penalty notice.

Hi,my 18 year old daughter got a FPN from an over zealous police officer yesterday for straddling double white lines when passing a pedal cyclist on a clear road.Highway code rule 129 says you can...

AryomGrob

Is it still possible to be buried at sea?

Is it still possible to be buried at sea? If travelling abroad and one dies while abroad, is it possible to have opted for burial at sea should this happen?

gina32

drink driving conviction

does it stay with a person forever as in a criminal record? thanks

dk_psy

How to dissolve a Civil Partnership

Hi guys, My partner and I are dissolving our Civil Partnership, but don't really know where to start. Can anyone offer any advice? (FYI: It's all amicable.) T, Portsmouth...

kidnan

Last Will And Testament

Hi, my mother died a few years ago. I lived with my mother all of my life. She left a will devising her house to me. Then she secondly devised the house to my oldest sister, again to myself and my...

dzug2

Moribund company

What happens if the directors of a limited company resign and are not replaced. We'll assume that they have done all the necessary Companies House and tax returns up until the time of their...