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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UK: What legal rights/dispute resolution methods are available to Licensees regarding their deposits?
In the UK, deposits for an Assured-Shorthold Tenancy Agreement (AST) are protected under a Tenancy Deposit Scheme. Which provides protection for tenants and arbitration should there be any disputes.
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UK change of signature
In the UK, is there a legal procedure for "officially" changing one's signature, or do people just start using a different signature? For example, new UK passports require the bearer to sign ...
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Double Jeopardy when received a police caution?
I was curious about the application of Double Jeopardy around the world, and in particular the European Union, in the following scenario.
Someone commits a crime in England, the police arrest them. ...
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Does the UK have an equivalent to the Cheek defence?
In essence, in the UK, can someone raise a defence of an unreasonable yet good-faith misunderstanding if charged with tax evasion?
In Cheek v. US, the US Supreme Court stated that a defendant’s mere ...
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What does the following mean in my dad's UK will?
Absolute Residuary Gift
SUBJECT to the trusts DECLARED above my Executors SHALL HOLD my estate for the trustees of THE [name of trust] FAMILY
PROBATE TRUST absolutely
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Why doesn't UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission accept complaints from public, when Canadian and provincial Human Rights Commissions do?
The public can complain to the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) on its online complaint form, or Alberta Human Rights Commission, BC Human Rights Tribunal, etc.
It is obvious why I am agape ...
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Dual Criminality for weapons?
The various forms of defensive spray, like pepper spray, are illegal in the United Kingdom under the Firearms Act for civilians to carry.
In the Kingdom of Spain, certain pepper spray brands are legal ...
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Is it legal in the United Kingdom to discriminate on hiring due to business dealings with sanctioned countries?
I've had a qualified candidate apply to one of my job postings. He is Iranian with indefinite leave to remain in the UK. However he has a business interest in Iran where he sells VPNs with bitcoin ...
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Redundancy due to Organisational Restructure
Bob has been made redundant today due to "Organisational Restructure" process and let go immediatelly. He has been there for 18 months and the notice period was 1 month. The company offers ...
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What is theft when not permanent
I was looking into the definition of theft in the UK and found (emphasis mine):
Theft is defined by section 1 of the Theft Act 1968 as the dishonest appropriation of property belonging to another ...
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Is this protest group committing a crime by moving food into a shop's donations bin?
A Scottish group called This Is Rigged, protesting the cost of living crisis, has been entering supermarkets and moving items such as food and baby formula from the shelves straight into the food bank ...
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Will I be given chance to research and call my own solicitor/lawyer after being arrested
Say I am arrested tomorrow for a serious criminal offense which I did not commit. It would be a complete surprise to me, and being an ordinary person I don't have any relationships or knowledge of ...
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The reasonableness in UK stalking laws
Deos the behaviour have to be unreasonable or does the behaviour have to cause distress in a reasonable person? These seem to be non-identical points, as I can point to instances where unreasonable ...
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Do you have a legal right to stop a card payment by email?
According to Citizens Advice it is the law that you can stop a card payment. They also say you can do this by email. It is not completely clear if you can put these two statements together and get ...
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Would a GDPR SAR cover the evidence an online company would be expected to provide to enforce a contractual debt?
It is in the news that HelloFresh is accused of charging people for deliveries they did not request, and said they would "send a third-party debt collector round" in the case of non-payment. ...
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