Questions tagged [united-kingdom]
For questions specific to the United Kingdom. Note that the UK does not have a common legal system across its jurisdictions - consider using [scotland] or [england-and-wales] or [northern-ireland].
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Challenge the appointment of the prime minister
Today's choice of prime minister by the king was pretty obvious.
But in general: Can I legally challenge that the king appointed X for prime minister? I could e.g. argue that the majority of the MPs ...
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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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As organisations, why are UK government departments not registered on Companies House or counterparts (like the Charity Commission)?
When dealing with a company, Companies House provides a wealth of information about them. As a software developer, most important in this regard are things like their company number, which serves as ...
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Is an international student at greater risk of or from a cannabis possession charge in the UK?
Suppose Adam is an international student on a student visa in the UK. Suppose Adam is a recreational user of cannabis, hashish or similar, with no criminal history and no history (either on UK police ...
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Can computer performance metrics be personal data?
ScorecardResearch is a major data collection organisation that serves code onto some major UK web sites. Their privacy policy mentions a lot of tracking, including "hardware or device ...
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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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What drink riding law applies to electrically assisted pedal cycles?
TL/DR: Is the DUI law for the base class of E-bikes the same as for motor vehicles, or the same as for pedal cycles?
Long question:
Bicycles with electric motors have various categories. The lowest ...
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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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Do the various anti-end to end encryption laws have provisions concerning third party clients?
There has been multiple attempts to criminalise end to end encryption (E2E). Currently in the news is the EU Chat Control 2.0 (though it seems it has now been withdrawn), the UK passed the Online ...
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probate - is there any requirement to prove assets were legitimately acquired?
If someone of seemingly modest means dies and is found to have significant assets of unknown origin, is there any obligation on the part of any heirs/executors to prove those assets were obtained ...
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Does the police lying and causing a loss constitute fraud?
There is a Guardian Consumer story about someone given incorrect information by the police that resulted in a loss:
In March, they called me because a 90-year-old man I try to help was not answering ...
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Criminal repercussions for sellers of fake items
Say Rob is selling fake copies* of certain rare/collectable Christmas cards on UK eBay. The originals of these cards are issued in limited quantities by a certain well known artist every year (each ...
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What is the legal situation when legally preformative letters are returned to sender?
There is a Guardian consumer article about a case where a company has gone to court for nonpayment and is about to break down the door and install a new meter, which included a warrant. This was a ...
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In UK law, what weight does an organisation's stated keywords/values have?
I'm dealing with an organisation (a UK regulator) that claims, amongst other things to be Decent and Ethical[1]. They splash these values everywhere, their emails and website, pretty well anywhere ...
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How does gambling on something when you have non-public information become cheating?
It is in the news that the UK Prime Ministers closest parliamentary aide placed a £100 bet on a July election just three days before the prime minister named the date. There is a question about the ...
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