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Tagged with is-x-legal united-kingdom
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Is it legal to remove the SIM from your car?
There is a youtube video about data collection by cars. They suggest the solution of removing the SIM card from your car. They address some technical problems, such as getting access to the SIM card,...
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Is it legal to discriminate on marital status for car insurance/pensions etc.?
In 2012 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that gender is no longer allowed to be a factor when premiums are calculated for "everything from pensions to car and life insurance".
I ...
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Is it legal to photograph a nosy neighbour?
If I had an intimidating neighbour that frequently stood their side of our garden fence staring at me and my family whilst we were in the garden (or even at times in the house), would it be legal for ...
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(UK) Employee signed off from work by a doctor - can we ask for equipment back?
If an employee is signed off from work by a doctor and is currently holding equipment owned by either his employer or one of his employer's customers, it seems perfectly reasonable to me to ask for ...
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Would it be legal to supply an item that deliberately stops working after the guarantee expires?
I have TV that failed about a week after the 3 year guarantee expired.
Obviously this is annoying, and I'm back to using a 15 year old TV that I dug out from the attic.
Realistically, this failure so ...
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Is smart watch illegal while in control of the vehicle?
From the gov.uk website:
It’s illegal to hold and use a phone, sat nav, tablet, or any device
that can send or receive data, while driving or riding a motorcycle.
A smartwatch can send or receive ...
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Is it possible the destruction of tents in central London is legal?
It is in the news that Veolia workers took and destroyed multiple tents and their contents in Central London. Is there a way that this could be legal?
About 10 tents were destroyed along with the ...
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Can a computer be guilty of insider trading?
It is reported that a computer demonstrated "insider trading" in a simulated environment:
In the test, the AI bot is a trader for a fictitious financial investment company.
The employees ...
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Do you have to show your ticket to a TfL ticket inspector after you have alighted from the bus?
It is in the news that a Metropolitan Police officer is being investigated after a mother was wrongfully arrested for bus fare evasion. However it is not clear, to me at least, exactly what the legal ...
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Would or could it be a public order offence (racially/religiously aggravated or otherwise) to burn or mutilate a national flag or a holy scripture?
In the UK, Alice burns a Quran on a public pavement.
Bob tears up an Irish flag.
Do either of these commit public order offences?
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Can it be illegal to not speak to the police until you have spoken to a lawyer?
It is reported that Ernest Moret was arrested for failing to answer police questions.
The incident was described as:
When the officers began questioning Moret, [his colleague Stella] Magliani-...
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What is the law regarding playing in the street?
It is being reported that claims are made that is can be against the law for children to play in the street.
Liz Swift thought a basketball hoop on wheels pushed to the corner of her street on sunny ...
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What law could criminalise using prank calls to expose politicians?
It is in the news that a campaign group Led by Donkeys has made prank calls to politicians to show how willing they are to work with commercial companies for £10,000 a day. Former minister Stephen ...
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Any obligation to disclose one's name and address to private parties for service of civil claims after a street altercation?
Suppose A is walking down the street and B punches A in the nose, thus committing assault. Legally, A is entitled to claim civil damages against B, and can practically do so if they know A's name and ...
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Is it illegal to declare to officials if asked that one has no fixed abode if one pays rent at an address but is often not there?
Suppose one has an active lease and pays rent for an accommodation but often travels and stays in hostels or with friends, and they are arrested and asked for an address. If one declares that one has ...