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Legal standing as a house-sitter during a bailiff visit

Let's suppose someone is house-sitting for an associate, and they are away on holiday. Then some enforcement agents come to settle a debt, claiming to be entitled to seize any possessions at the ...
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Whose is the ownership of a device bought by one party and reimbursed by another?

I came across a situation recently which left me wondering what the legal outcome was. It's a little academic, since it'll never actually come to pass, but I'd be interested in hearing the legal ...
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Does my neighbour have to return my football? [duplicate]

I kicked a football into my neighbour's back garden. Is my neighbour legally obliged to return it? If not, what restrictions govern his use of the football?
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Who owns the trash?

Let's say I invented a machine which turns trash into money. Can I legally: Take the trash from a trash deposit container outside my neighbor's house, without asking permission? Go to the landfill, ...
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