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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Legality of scanning a site with SSLLabs SSL Server Test in order to find and report weaknesses
I am wanting to scan a site (which I do not own) to see if they are vulnerable to anything like Heartbleed or the POODLE attack, not because I want to exploit any such vulnerabilities for malicious ...
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Can leasehold contracts be amended, and is this a common practice in UK?
I have recently asked following question around leasehold contract in property I am in the process of buying. It states that I am not allowed to sublet parts of building I can only sublet it as a ...
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Assignment and subletting of leasehold in UK
I am planning on buying a worn down property that has 4 big rooms to fix it up, and then rent out 2 out of 4 rooms - room by room. I would live with my family in the other two (at least for the ...
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Legality of using data obtained by hacking to make a blog post
As a data scientist, based in the UK, I am thinking about downloading the recently leaked Ashley Madison data, producing some interesting statistics (none of them incriminating), and using them to ...
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Copyright of passport pictures
Let's say Person1 takes camera pictures of the following items and releases them as public domain:
The external cover of her own USA passport
The external cover of the USA passport of a willing ...
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Can you go to jail for not paying taxes?
In what circumstances can you go to jail for not paying taxes in the US/UK?
For instance the company doesn't pay taxes for very long time and government can't take any money from the company. Is it ...
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Can one publish an assignment completed during a hiring process?
Say a company gives a week long assignment during the hiring process of a Software Engineer role and ask for the project´s codebase to remain private.
Can they morally and legally ask to keep that ...
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Competitor registered our domain name with different gTLD; redirects to their website (UK)
Company A owns the .co.uk version of the domain name; company B bought the .com version, and made it redirect to their own website
Would a legal challenge regarding this have any standing in a UK ...
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Available structure for a parent to buy a property on behalf of their children?
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If an elderly parent wanted to buy a property to live in, and have the property owned by their children so that it passes to them when she passes, what structures are available and what ...
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CPS Breaching Court Order [closed]
CPS were directed by the Crown court to provide the reasoning why the Police did not secure CCTV evidence. The court made an order to provide this to all parties by 28 July. On 30th July CPS ...
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Can online gambling sites bias their games?
There's biases in gambling, such as the 0 on a roulette table, but that is arguably obvious to the player.
Is it legal for online casinos to knowingly or unknowingly bias their games at a software ...
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Consumer rights (UK) - OEM operating system purchased on the basis on invalid requirements
Let's say I purchase an Operating System (let's call it, Microsoft Windows 10 Home Edition) from an online retailer. It turns out this is an OEM license, so perhaps not entirely as legitimate as it ...
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Can my manager make me do unpaid training like this?
Context: I work at a restaurant in the UK. I am new and haven't yet completed the online training Program's I have been asked to complete. It's pretty much a zero hour contract (I think it's 12 hours) ...
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Can Paypal withold funds for 180 days?
Paypal, as part of their banking license, perform random checks on accounts where they ask for Photo ID, Proof of Address and Proof of Age. However, if one is unable to provide this information, for ...
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Financial Market Regulation - Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority
In practice, what are the main differences between the regulatory approach adopted by Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority and that adopted by Financial Services Authority?
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