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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Do you need a gambling licence to create a website where you stake virtual items?
In the game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive you have virtual items (skins) which have a community market value in most cases, in other cases it has a perceived value outside the market (if the item ...
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Sexually Discriminatory Uniform
In my school/sixth form the uniform policy states that girls are not allowed to wear trousers and boys are not allowed to wear skirts. Despite multiple attempts to come to a civil solution to this ...
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Landlords liability for white goods
I have just rented a property in England. The house has a built-in cooker, but the markings on the oven panel for temperature and the different modes (grill/defrost/fan settings etc.) are completely ...
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How hard should a car insurance company try to keep a policy holder up to date?
This is a situation that I find myself in currently, albeit much abbreviated:
The insurance for our car was due to be renewed. Having not heard from the company, we logged into the on-line portal ...
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Who regulates wireless radio communication in North America and Europe?
Wireless technologies, such as Wi-Fi, cellular 4G networks and satellite communication are all radio-based under the hood. Meaning that they all send and receive radio signals, inside of regulated ...
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UK second hand car - should catalytic converter be covered under Sale of Goods Act?
I recently bought a second hand car from a fairly small dealership. Within 60 miles of driving the engine management light came on. I took it back and they diagnosed the problem as being the catalytic ...
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Is it necessary to renew a tenancy agreement which states: "Expire on (but continuing thereafter by virtue of statute..)"
I have been living in UK for 10 years, lived in 5 different places. Only one of my previous landlords used to renew the contract every year. By renewing I mean signing a new contract and new dates but ...
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Can a company handle paying taxes and other bureaucracy work for a freelancer
Pardon my terminology. I'm very much not a lawyer, but I used to watch Ally McBeal as a kid, so I think I got the hang of this.
This is actually a subset of a vastly larger problem, so the ...
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Is there a (preferably free) way to search small claims court records in the UK?
I want to check up on a second hand car dealer in the UK to see if they've had any small claims court cases against them (and preferably the result of these cases). Is there any publicly available ...
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Does a contractual notice period apply to internal transfers?
I work for a UK company. My contractual notice period is one month.
Recently I've successfully applied for an internal post at a higher salary. My understanding is that I will start work in the new ...
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Is it legal to be detained by a private rail or bus company for not having a valid ticket?
My question relates specifically to the UK.
Is it legal for a private company, say a train or bus company, to detain you if they determine that you don't have a valid ticket? Furthermore, if it is ...
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Choosing Which 20% to Inherit
A relative has recently passed away in Spain. I live in the UK.
They have left me 20% of their estate, my brother will receive 80%. I'm expecting this might be 20% of cash and some items such as a ...
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Is the manufacturer responsible for replacing my faulty purchase after 28 days?
I bought electronic goods from an online retailer. A fault appeared after a month-a-half that prevented the goods from working at all.
The way I understand the Sales of Goods Act is that the onus is ...
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How can a court avoid creating precedent?
There are a number of ways in which a judge may avoid following precedent – overturning or distinguishing a previous ruling, for instance.
However, is there any way for a court (particularly a ...
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In UK: is it a requirement by the law to carry an ID
What if I get stopped by immigration officers and I have no ID on me? I am a British citizen.
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