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What are the powers of a retail security guard compared to a police officer?
I watched a video about the legality of security guards doing random compulsory receipt and bag checks and it raised a question for me. So of course they can stop you in the act to prevent an imminent ...
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Dental Work not authorized
Contacted dental office to set up fillings for two teeth. Office said there were three together and it was easier to do all three at once. Patient stated that insurance only covered two per year and ...
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Extent to which a will is holographic
"Albus" and "Severus" are making a will together. They do not want to bother with an attorney or witnesses, so Severus handwrites it, under the assumption that doing so will make ...
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Retroactive lack of testamentary capacity
"Juan" makes his will. A year later, he is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and so loses testamentary capacity. Often, the medical diagnosis for Alzheimer's comes well after the victim's ...
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What are our legal actions?
On October 26th, 2023 I met up with this lady at her home to sign a handwritten contract and gave her money which was supposed to be for first months rent and a security deposit. She didn't write out ...
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What is the principle of “finders keepers until the owner claims” called?
Another answer states that:
The common law position is that the finder of a chattel acquires a title that is good against the entire world except for the true owner.
Is there a term for this ...
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My son is in jail and his hearing was vacated to a different date. Does he stay in jail?
My son is in jail. I went to court today and he wasn't on the docket
The clerks office told me his hearing was vacated till December 19. I'm not understanding whats going on. Does he remain in jail?
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Copyright and Fair use: Logos
Some companies have written articles about my website. Many of the articles were also interviews.
My question is - can I use the Logos of the companies on my website under the "fair use" ...
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Tenant's permitted use of rented parking space
I rent an apartment in a block of flats. Tenants are given an assigned car parking space in a basement-level parking lot, for which they also pay a monthly rent.
The landlord has written to us stating ...
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Can meeting of the minds be premised on a dialog with an agent even though terms are accepted on a webpage?
Bob missed his flight from London Stansted, which he explained upon arriving at the airport to staff of an airline by its check in counter. The employee tells him his options for the order departures ...
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What would one have to prove to use the truth defence in a libel claim of racism?
It is in the news that Laurence Fox is suing Simon Blake and Nicola Thorp for libel after they made allegations of racism.
There has been quite a lot of work in recent years about ingroup bias studied ...
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Is it illegal to pay a friend to help with housework?
Suppose I have some work around the house, e.g. painting, gardening, etc. And I offer to pay a friend some cash and non-cash (e.g. beer) to help out. The house is an investment, and not my primary ...
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Is it fair use of copyright to create and distribute a simulation model from a copyrighted schematic?
Let's say if company A developed an electronic product.
A published the product's datasheet on its website free to the public, copyright of the datasheet is owned by A. One part of the datasheet is ...
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Can employeed be fired for planning to take FMLA?
In the US, Family and Medical Leave is protected by federal law. Part of the provisions is that you cannot fire an employee for taking FMLA.
Presumably, if an employer was malicious, they would ...
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Company sent a check to me to buy equipment to use for work, but the bank is holding the funds and now the company is threating legal action on me
I received the check in the mail, deposited it and now waiting for it to clear the bank. The company is now threating to sue me for withholding company funds, if I don't send the funds to them in ...
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Conflicts of Interest Dilemma in the US
Generally speaking, does conflict of interests apply when a plaintiff wants to employ the same lawyer the defendant had employed in the past to sue the same defendant (e.g. B employs the lawyer who ...
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Does the UK building regulations allow for having no principal contractor for domestic clients?
Under The Building Regulations 2010 (as amended), a domestic client is a client where the project is being carried out for non-business reasons.
A contractor is someone who carries out the work, and ...
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Implications of rental property being clean to a "professional standard"
Some short backstory: Me and my partner moved into a rental flat (England) which was very unclean. We took a lot of time cleaning it ourselves, whilst exchanging many emails with the rental agency. ...
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Used personal history against u by everyone even the police [closed]
Ok ten years ago a app was used to place someone on it using there personal history without permission that caused this person to have everything took from him while his ex girlfriend says it's only ...
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Can it be an offence simply to attend a demonstration against the wish of the official organisers?
A report about Tommy Robinson states the following:
In an earlier statement, the force said organisers had "been clear
about their concerns that the man's attendance, and that of those who
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Can a court’s decision be copyrighted?
See this page:
If the citation column does not include a hyperlink, then copyright restrictions prevent BAILII from publishing the judgment (missing cases may be available on other commercial/...
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Where can one find the full decisional text of R v Hale (1979) 68 Cr App R 415, [1979] Crim. L.R. 596?
Can’t seem to find anything other than bare summaries. Can anyone find it anywhere online?
https://lawprof.co/criminal-law/property-offences-cases/r-v-hale-1979-68-cr-app-r-415-1979-crim-l-r-596/
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Does the English or the American rule prevail in Canada?
In English rule jurisdictions, the general principle is that loser of a case pays the costs on an indemnity basis. In American rule ones, the norm is that each side bears their own costs. Which ...
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What is the legal situation if the police "request" a crowd disperse?
There has been some trouble in Auchinleck, East Ayrshire. This is described:
Det Insp Louise White of Ayrshire Division said: "An investigation is under way following an incident of large-scale ...
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If a U.S. state legalized murder in a discriminatory way, how could the courts remedy that?
This is apparently very hypothethal question. According to the answers to the question "Could a state legalize murder?", theoretically, a U.S. state could legalize murder (of course, it ...
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What is the legal framework regarding letting domestic cats out in Los Angeles, CA?
(Note: Cross-posting from Pets as suggested)
We are about to move from London (UK) to Los Angeles, CA, with our two cats and I was looking at information regarding domestic outdoor cats in LA.
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Difference between "dismissed with prejudice" vs. "res judicata"?
What are the differences and similarities between the two? How are they used in the USA? Thanks.
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Does the context of one’s displays of Nazi emblems matter to its legality?
In Germany, I understand that openly displaying Nazi symbols is illegal but that is heavily dependent on the context indicating that they are being displayed as a promotion or celebration of Nazism. ...
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Does anything like “indirect discrimination” or the “duty to make reasonable adjustments” exist in the U.S.?
The U.K. Equality act 2010 introduces a notion called “indirect discrimination.” Basically it’s things that one does that disproportionately affects individuals possessing a protected characteristic (...
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can a parent take away property their child borrowed from me?
I bought a phone and have since let my minor cousin use the phone. Her mother has taken the phone and I told her that it is my property and needs to be returned to either me or her daughter or I will ...
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Non-compete clause with a bus factor of 1
The small UK family-run business that I've worked for during the past 18 years offers services in topics A, B, C and D. Other staff (and myself) can do all of the services A, B & C but only I can ...
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Crypto currencies, gambling, copyrights [closed]
I am a programmer and i have been offered the possibility to work for someone on the other side of the world to write a crypto program that would allow users to gamble their crypto currencies.
The ...
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Theft by proxy using wild Crows?
Feeding birds gets them to behave different, we all know that. Allegedly, someone feeding crows turned the neighborhood crows to turn them into an active deterrent for thieves - and an alert that an ...
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When is an organization its own legal entity?
(This is bit of a follow up to Legally speaking who is the employer, is it whoever is paying the employee, telling them what to do, who owns the assets they use etc?)
When is an organization ...
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Is "gossip surveillance" processing personal data under the GDPR?
The Guardian has an article on "gossip surveillance" where strangers report on social media private conversations they are not party to in the hope of exposing duplicity from the speakers in ...
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Hypothetical Scenario - Cyber Crime and Wire Fraud
Here is a hypothetical - I have a friend who has listed on eBay photos of a Fortnite account that he found on google. He has not explicitly declared the account as his but he has put in the title of ...
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What happens when a father wants his child vaccinated but the mother does not?
I asked this question to a social worker once and she thought real hard about and could not give me an answer beyond the statement that vaccinations are very important to the safety and welfare of ...
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I gave someone a key to my place while I'm gone. If they steal from me, am I covered under renter's insurance?
Would I need to prove/argue that it was reasonable to trust that person?
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Admissibility as evidence of photographs taken by a mobile phone
It would appear that Samsung has admitted that images captured using their mobile phones' "Scene Optimizer" feature (which can be disabled) are not necessarily an accurate photograph of what ...
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Who is liable for a resident mental care patient intruding someone's property?
Suppose someone lives next door to a mental health care home. One of the resident patients climbs out of the care home and breaks into the neighbour's house.
Who would be liable for the break-in?
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Are the any limits on what historical terrorist acts can result in criminal charges if glorified?
Jonathan Hall KC, the government’s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation has acknowledged that historical events such as apartheid actions of Nelson Mandela and the revolutionary battles of ...
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Can someone promote their text-to-speech application that has public figures voices?
Let’s supposed that we have a Text-To-Speech site with public figures voices and we want to make some videos in order to promote it.
Our country legislation includes presumed consent for people that ...
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Obtaining certified copy of old UK adoption ruling
I am trying to obtain a certified copy of an adoption/custody ruling that was made in a UK county court in 1971. The ruling concerns my sibling and it is on their behalf that I am trying to obtain it ...
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Can the Medal of Honor be legislatively awarded to a person who does not technically qualify?
On February 3, 1943, four US Army chaplains, George L. Fox, Alexander D. Goode, Clark V. Poling, and John P. Washington, died while rescuing others as the SS Dorchester sank. Initially, they were ...
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Accidentally killing someone while purposefully beating them up
"Vladimir" decides to beat up "Juan". While it can be proven beyond any reasonable doubt that Vladimir did not intend to kill Juan (merely rough him up a bit), the beating causes ...
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What are the consequences of ignoring a penalty fare?
Bob received a penalty fare, gave his name and address, then ignored the materials received thereafter. What might happen to Bob?
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Can an expat with the origin from outside of the EU but with a permanent residence in Spain travel and work freely across the Schengen zone?
Can an African expat with granted residence in Spain freely travel and work across the Schengen zone? For example, let us consider the case of my wife. I've resided in Spain as a EU national for the ...
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Is it war crime to drop drugs onto enemy's positions during warfare?
Is it war crime to drop drugs onto enemy's positions during warfare?
I think, this is not considered chemical warfare.
Of course, one can try to drop poition diguised as drugs, but this will be ...
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Did the cops enter Jordan Belfort’s home after he totalled his car on Lemmons legally?
In the Wolf of Wall Street, Jordan Belfort takes a ton of Quaaludes and then urgently tries to get home in his car and causes a lot of damage to other cars and objects along the way. He then wakes up ...
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Scraping data for academic research [closed]
I want to scrape some data for academic research. Ultimately, I will need to make this data publicly available (upon publication). The issue is that systematically retrieving data without written ...
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