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What happens when the law changes?
Assume a criminal offence occurred in the past (for example 2015), before a new law was passed at a future date (for example 2016).
What law would be referred to by the judge when it comes to ...
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On the Use of a Modified Refrain from "The Orange and the Green"
I would like to use in a new song a modified version of the refrain:
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen.
My father, he was orange and me mother, she was green.
My refrain is not ...
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Under what conditions are 3rd party works automatically subject to the OGL 1.0a?
Are 3rd party creations that are "compatible with" D&D automatically subject to the OGL (OGL 1.0a for the purposes of all references in this question), or can they be published without ...
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Where should a foreign interested party in a civil case seek a lawyer?
A civil case is in progress in the UK. Someone involved in the case as an interested party wants to make a motion about it, but is a US citizen living in the US.
Should they get a lawyer at home in ...
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When did the American and British naming conventions for legislation diverge?
American laws seem to be named as, for example, the Trade Act of 2002, while British Acts of Parliament seem to use the same naming convention, except without the word "of" preceding the ...
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Is selling program / liking bot legal?
Would it be legal to sell a program / bot that log into a website account and like others posts? Is it legal on the assumption that user is responsible for use of that program (getting ban is his ...
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Is it possible to sue a UK national from the USA?
Plaintiff is a U.S. citizen living who spent a year as a student living in the United Kingdom. During that year she was the victim of a sex crime. There may have been a criminal trial, and the outcome ...
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Do countries which ceased to exist de facto continue to "exist" de jure in some jurisidictions?
I.e. Russian Empire, which was obviously recognized by the UK and the US, ceased to exist de facto due to a revolution. It was de facto succesed by the USSR, but the USSR wasn't a legal succesor. ...
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Law about adult video websites retaining actors' PII
Pretend there is a British person in the United Kingdom (England & Wales jurisdiction), that for some legally justifiable reason needs to obtain the name (and other information) of a female adult ...
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What responsibility does a museum have to a protestor who glues themself to the wall
Can the museum leave the protestor glued there and leave for the night?
Edit: it appears that 4 days after I posted this questions, a Porsche showroom locked the protestors inside after turning off ...
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Liability for the honest but mistaken actions of others
Imagine two completely unrelated businesses, A and B, both have toll free phone numbers (so both incur cost for a call to their phone number) but the numbers are close enough for wrong dialling to ...
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Is there anything illegal about working for another party while on paid leave from one's job?
Meet Bob. Bob has 20 days' paid leave from his work. When he is taking this time off and being paid for it, is there anything wrong with him doing other paid work for another person or company?
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Alice's restaurant profiteering from those with allergies
Suppose Alice has a restaurant where she serves pies for £10. She can make them with gluten free bases for the allergic, and these bases cost her £3 over the regular ones' £0.5. However, to make one a ...
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Is releasing this company's documents illegal?
I run a website where I sell materials for students interested in finance, law and consulting. My website contains case studies from actual previous interviews. Recently, one of the firms' HR reached ...
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Can an American living in the UK become a British citizen without losing American citizenship?
If an American citizen living in the United Kingdom (England if it matters) meets all of the UK's requirements for naturalization, can he become a British citizen without losing his American ...
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