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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 ...
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Is it newly illegal to say thank you while driving?
In the UK there have been some recent changes to traffic law. It is being reported that this means a change in the law such saying thank you on the road has become illegal. In the same article it is ...
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Does an API with a rate limit need to provide requests remaining?
I'm writing code to make requests from a public API. They give me an API key, and the API provides 1000 requests per day for free, and a max of 60 per minute. In the event that I pass one of those ...
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Can suicidal behaviour be a crime if others call the emergency services?
The Suicide Act 1961 decriminalised the act of suicide in England and Wales.
There is an image going around social media that purports to be of a letter, on police headed notepaper, written by a ...
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Are you required to open the window if the police stop your car?
It is in the news that a fake police car stopped someone while driving, and when they opened their window they were assaulted as part of an attempted car jacking. I have been stopped by the police, ...
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Can I issue my own 'fines'
Can a private individual collect his own 'fines' (or demand compensation) if he has evidence of wrongdoing, or does he have to pass that evidence to the authorities?
Scenario 1 - Lets say I own a ...
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When does giving a false name online become illegal?
I asked this question about providing false information to a web site. The answer indicates that it is illegal to supply a false identification document even without an intent to commit a further ...
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Legality of 3rd parties requiring ID, indavidual providing false ID
There is talk of the UK state requiring users to upload government-issued ID such as a passport to create or update an account on social media or pornographic web sites. This is not a particularly ...
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Is it legal for energy companies to break into a house?
There are a couple of stories in the news about energy firms breaking into houses because of unpaid erroneous bills. The common features of relevance are:
There was debate about the validity of ...
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Is it legal to record streaming video for time shifting?
In the UK there is an explicit exception to copyright for the purpose of time shifting:
Details of the exceptions to copyright that allow limited use of copyright works without the permission of the ...
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Is it legal to obscure the address on V5C(W) (logbook)?
A family member has just purchased a car from an entity that was purporting to be a car dealer, and the V5C(W) (part of the document that defines the registered keeper) with which they were provided ...
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When does a threat become a crime?
This question is prompted by two cases:
Richard Barnard was charged with conspiracy to blackmail after saying he would go on a hunger strike against LaSalle Investment Management, the company from ...
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Is transporting people into the countryside and leaving them a legal response for private security?
It is reported that three 16-year-olds were found without appropriate authorisation within the camping zone of Reading Festival, UK. Despite police telling festival organisers no further action would ...
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Is asking police to justify their orders illegal?
From the BBC, WRT instructions by the police for people on the streets to move on:
the legal niceties don't always matter: "The police will often just insist on people 'moving on' because they ...
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Is buying counterfeit goods illegal?
There are fake Rolexs being sold on the internet for around £250. This is illegal, and those engaged in selling such items have been charged with unauthorised use of a trademark. It appears that ...
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