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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Can I sue Volkswagen for damage to my health?
Hypothetically, what legal standing would an individual who does not own a Volkswagen car have to sue Volkswagen for damage to health?
As someone who suffers from respiratory issues, it seems that ...
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"Not for individual resale" - really?
In at least the US and UK lots of items that are sold in multipacks come with a notice on them that often reads:
Not for individual resale
That always strikes me as slightly odd - it looks like it'...
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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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Is accusing someone of a crime slander if you believe the accusation to be true?
I have just read a short story ("The Disagreeable Man", by Henry Cecil) in which a dubious (to me) legal trick is used to con a small town out of a significant amount of money. I want to ...
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Is virtual child pornography illegal?
If a company made a child pornography anime (so not using real children, just drawings), would it be illegal?
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Does a citizen have to open the door to UK police if they do not give a reason?
I just watched a video of English police talking to a lady through her door. She refused to open up unless they told her why they were there. The police refused and told her to open up or they would ...
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What stops you from invoking §19.6 if a police officer attempts to seize your mobile phone?
Section 19 of PACE (the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984) states:
(3) The constable may seize anything which is on the premises if he has reasonable grounds for believing—
(a) that it is ...
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Can a spyware or a virus act legally with EULA?
Lets think there is a virus that acts like a software. Its acting like a regular software. It's installation is visible to user and again like a regular software, it asks user to accept its End-user ...
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How is a person residing abroad subject to US law?
I am reading this press release of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California.
The attorney states that:
Mason Sheppard, aka “Chaewon,” 19, of Bognor Regis, in the United ...
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Taping over a speed camera - UK
Is it illegal to tape over the lens of a speed camera thus preventing it from working?
One would assume that this is the case but if you apply the tape in such a way that it does no damage I can't ...
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Why is Miller's case titled R (Miller)?
Why is Miller's case titled R (Miller)?
R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
The meaning of R is Regina (Queen). This is confusing me. Wasn't the case brought by 'an ...
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Algorithm generated fines
In the UK, there was recently a case in the press about a driver that was issued a fine for driving in a bus lane. The photograph the Local Authority supplied as "evidence" was of someone ...
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Are Drone Intrusion Prevention Systems (Drone IPS) systems illegal?
A drone intrusion prevention product being advertised at RSA Conference this year has piqued my interest, and I'm trying to determine whether it and other drone IPS systems are illegal.
For ...
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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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Legal definitions differentiating 'corporation' and 'private estate' in relation to Duchy of Cornwall
The Duchy of Cornwall is classified as a 'private estate' and therefore is exempt from corporation and capital gains tax.
Investopedia defines a corporation as 'a legal entity that is separate and ...
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