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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How strictly is "competition" interpreted in a NDA?
My previous company specialized in affiliate marketing and produced a comparison website for a certain market (let's say cars). I left the company 4 months ago and would like to setup my own affiliate ...
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Using BBC podcasts in a software, legality
This software will be a freeware, which will be used to improve language abilities of English exam takers. My software will play a part of their (BBC-United Kingdom) pod cast (a minute or 2) and the ...
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Renewing copyright for an artistic work
Scenario:
A British artist dies and the 70 years pma rule comes into effect. However, his daughter sits on the board for the artist's foundation and does not want copyright to expire after 70 years. ...
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Disputing Tenancy Deposit Scheme Adjudication Decisions
After years of complaining about the lack of care the landlord had for the property I was renting from them I finally got served an eviction notice.
I moved out, and 2 weeks later because of terms in ...
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IP Rights in Recordings
Suppose a private party were to pay for the production of a theatrical play in England, and one of these performances was filmed, with the intention that the filming would be later edited into a DVD. ...
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What are the laws on showing another company's logo in commercial photos?
On a webpage we would like to have a background image demonstrating our product on different devices. The current images we have contain an Intel logo and an iPad (logo not visible but clearly an iPad)...
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The legality of fictional stories involving sex with minors
I have a quick question as I am curious about the legality of websites such as literotica as an example.
These websites are aimed at the kink community. I have heard Literotica
contains countless ...
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What does a "Notice requiring possession" letter mean?
I am renting a house in the UK.
My contract is for a year, started in December last year and will expire in December 2015.
In the tenancy agreement says Landlord can cancel the contract with 2 ...
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What legal protections exist against doxxing in the UK
Doxxing is the unfortunately growing phenomenon of having your personal data posted on public web sites, or even in commercial media (newspapers, TV/radio etc.)
What, if any, laws does this break in ...
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What liabilities do the police/CPS have if you are found innocent?
Being accused of a crime you did not commit is an expensive problem. The police may kick your door in and ransack your house looking for evidence. They may deprive you of your property (phones, ...
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Does an employer have to compensate travel time to mandatory training in the UK?
If an employer in the UK makes an employee go to mandatory training, does the employer have to compensate the employee for the travel time?
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Cheapest country to form a business within the European Union [closed]
I am a Greek (freelancing) software developer interested in forming a company to be able to legally invoice my clients. Crazy taxes in Greece prohibit myself from running a company in my own country (...
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Taking payments online via personal website
I'm very close to releasing a business website with my brother-in-law.
It's a brewery business (based in the UK) and we'll be taking payments via a secure payment gateway, such as PayPal.
As we'll ...
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Is it illegal to sell malware?
Is it illegal to produce and sell malware?
If no, is there any data I need to collect on the customers?
Is it illegal to produce and sell Crypters(programs that hide other programs from antivirus)?
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Is there an official UK law that gives the spelling of each word?
Is there an official UK law that gives the spelling of each word?
For example, in the Netherlands, there is a spelling law (Spellingswet), and they also publish the Green Booklet to make it ...
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What are customary items for an hourly lawyer to bill?
This question presumes the hourly billing method and the lawyer's perspective. To avoid broadness, I restrict this question to the UK (but please advise whether I should remove this).
I already know ...
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Do I lose my rights as a British citizen when I travel to an other country for tourism?
A friend of mine got detained at the airport in Jordan because his name matches a name of someone who has issues with the Jordanian authorities.
My friend is British and he only was passing through ...
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What is the likelihood of successfully suing a psychologist for detaining you under the Mental Health Act (UK)
My friend was sectioned (= committed) some years ago by two social workers and a psychologist. He now believes it was unjust and wants to "clear his name".
I have advised him to drop it ...
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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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Is there one body of common law?
I'm a bit confused by the usage of the phrase "common law" on this site. The Wikipedia article initially describes it as an abstract concept. The first paragraph reads:
Common law (also known as ...
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Is it legal to use a company name that has one word trademarked in the UK?
Is it possible for legal action to be taken in the UK, for example if the word
FormatA
has been trademarked, and then someone else starts up a company called
FormatA Diagnostics
Even if the ...
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Will I have to pay for training if resigned before probation?
I am based in UK. About 4 months ago I started a job that turned out to be different to what I expected. Responsibilities are below my qualifications and ambition; I was basically sold dreams during ...
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Not for profit sole trader in UK
I run a group in the UK on meetup.com which offers free walks/hikes in my local area. There are over 200 "members" but I am the only organiser of walks. I don't charge my members and expenses ($15 ...
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Do UK citizens have a right to legal advice?
As a British citizen: If I can't afford to pay a solicitor to get legal advice, am I entitled to free legal advice from the government?
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Using (presumably) copyrighted materials in reviews
I run a film and TV show reviewing blog using the Google Blogger service.
On this blog, I frequently use pictures taken from the film/episode/TV show that I am reviewing in the article.
The pictures ...
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Are Captcha solver farms illegal?
Let say that captcha is a picture that prevents automated programs to do a certain task. Now imagine that we have a service in which some people works to solve some captchas. These captchas are sent ...
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How to find record of conviction?
My mother was convicted of something nearly 20 years ago in the UK, but since it was not worthy of prison forgot about the details soon after. I need to know about it in order to fully disclose ...
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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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How to handle a mistake from my electric company that might mean a large bill?
Me and my partner moved into our rented home about a year ago. My partner called the electric company to change the pre-payment meter that was installed for a monthly-billed meter and move everything ...
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Will a UK Police Information Notice appear on an enhanced DBS certificate?
I have been handed a Police Information Notice. Now, I have done some research and found that it does come up on an Enhanced DBS check, but only if the chief superwhatnot decides that it is relevant. ...
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Is it legal to coerce employees into undergoing lie detector tests?
Someone has been stealing from my girlfriend's workplace (not her) and they're forcing everyone there to undergo a lie detector test or lose their jobs. Since such tests don't actually work, is this ...
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What rights do children under the age of 18 have while living with their parents?
Do children have basic rights to Wi-Fi, food, and a bed?
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Can UK doctors legally prescribe drugs online?
The online pharmacy Kiwi Drug claims to dispense drugs legally from their online NHS-affiliated doctors, who prescribe drugs online.
Kiwi Drug provides an online doctor service through its UK ...
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Does the use of an escrow service affect liabilities?
Would a website that provides a third-party escrow service to protect its members that trade between themselves be increasing its exposure to any additional liabilities?
My thinking is that despite ...
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What are the laws regarding eviction of adult children from residence in the UK?
What is the process in the UK for parents to evict an adult child that is living at home with them if he refuses to leave willingly?
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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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