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Can a company adopt a child?
With apologies for the (only somewhat) click-bait title, in an answer to another question (see this answer) the statement
Typically the only thing a legal entity that is not a natural person cannot ...
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Is there a law against signing a contract to do something illegal?
Inspired by this question over on workplace.SE - Severance contract requires a lie. Is this enforceable?
If you sign a contract wherein you agree to do something illegal, but have no intention of ...
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Is it legal to copy the KJV?
If I understand correctly, the King James Version of the Bible is copyrighted in the UK but nowhere else. I live in the US. If I upload a copy of it to my Web site (which is hosted in the US), is that ...
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Woman harrassment at Corporate workplace [closed]
Can a criminal case be filed for the following information provided below against the Top management of the corporate and against immediate supervisor whom she was reporting to with FIR at the police ...
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What is the history of visas and when did they begin to become requirements for entering a country?
I was told that back in the day (like Renaissance era) you didn't need a visa to go to places. Specifically the US and UK but I'm guessing it was all relatively closer to the same time around the ...
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What is the relationship between American laws, the constitution, and pre-revolutionary common law judicial precedents?
Pre-revolutionary English judicial precedents unless overturned by American acts of Congress have a forceful effect in American law, don’t they? Otherwise how do you end up with the scotus citing the ...
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How enforceable (and which parties) does my No Compete Cover?
I have a question about the validity of a no-compete with the company that I work for.
Basically, COMPANY B is a US-based company with an office in the UK, where I am based (although the role is ...
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Who has jurisdiction on an International flight in international airspace in a sexual assault case?
This question relates to a recent sexual assault case of a passenger on an airline from Newark, NJ to London, England as published at the Daily Mail.
No details are available in this article as to the ...
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UK Asylum Claim - highly skilled - permission to work
Suppose that a young post-grad from the US seeks asylum in the UK and that at least for the short run, they allow his claim to start processing. He's not the typical claimant - he has a masters degree,...
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Could I write a "Parry Hotter" novel?
There is a question over at the Writing SE which was wondering whether J. K. Rowling would consent to somebody writing a Harry Potter sequel. The answer was, predictably in hindsight, "you would ...
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Tax treaty between UK and USA: Article 20A
I am a UK citizen who has just finished working in the US after <2 years. I have claiming tax treaty benefits using article 20a as I am a J1 research scholar. However, I wasn't present in the UK ...
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What is the history and international scope of the “Exclusionary Rule"?
The "exclusionary Rule" is a rule of criminal procedure in US courts that forbids admission of evidence obtained through violation of an accused person's fifth or sixth amendment rights, or ...
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Is this "Bait-And-Switch" defence possible?
I was kind of inspired by a television programme I was watching recently - I won't spoil it by saying its name.
Let's say my friend committed a murder and wanted to get away with it. So together we ...
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If applied in the United States, what is the most obvious legally functional difference between the British and American "mirandizing" phrase?
In the United States, police must read your rights regarding police questioning as shown below1:
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of ...
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Why can the UK's Competition and Markets Authority tell Facebook to sell Giphy?
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) tells Facebook owner to sell GIF library Giphy.
But since Facebook (now Meta) is an American company, what authority does the UK have to tell Facebook ...
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