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What is the legal basis or standing of Transport for London (TfL) charging a driver's award ...

Yes - they can charge a reasonable amount to cover collection, cataloguing, safekeeping and restoration of property. Crucially they aren't specific to just the costs related to an individual item, but …
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What are the requirements for terminating an employee?

Does it matter whether employer is company or individual? No. Must certain amount of notice be given? Yes - the notice period maybe specified in the contract but even if it isn't there are statuto …
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On what basis is every Englishman presumed to know the laws of his country?

I think it's ultimately a natural extension of the basic concept from Roman Law: ignorantia legis non excusat, i.e "ignorance of the law excuses not" and that in order for that to be workable laws can …
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Unreasonable terms in a will

Conditions in a will are.. complicated. As a rule of thumb you can impose conditions but that doesn't mean they are always going to be upheld. Some will be ruled void where they are considered "agains …
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Statutory right to return shoes bought online that don't fit

Since you bought these online the Consumer Contract Regulations are going to be in effect here (if the price of the goods was over £42 anyway), (legislation) Where your cutting the tags off and wearin …
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When can an employer dock one's pay in the UK?

The relevant legislation is the Employment Act 1996, but in plainer language ACAS describe that they can make deductions for the following reasons: the employee's contract specifically allows the ded …
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Are asylum seekers, or refugees, liable for council tax?

Determining just which people count as "disregards" (i.e. people who don't "count") for the purposes of a Council Tax calculation can be confusing to say the least! The UK Gov site lists the following …
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How to report noisy car or motorcycle exhausts

Bob can report the incident to the local Police, and assuming they act on the report there's a couple of different things that can happen (possibly both!): 1. The exhaust/engine has been modified in s …
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What was the impetus for the Offences Against the Persons Act 1861?

In simple terms it was part of a wider effort to consolidate and simplify criminal law referred to as the Criminal Law Consolidation Acts 1861 (which were themselves revisions of the Peel Acts) Basica …
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What would happen to Ben Newman if he didn’t pay his costs order by December?

Why might such a deadline have been set Standard terms are 14 days after the order for costs - or another date at the court's discretion. Given the non-trivial amount the court may have used that d …
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Squatters removed by police for gas hazard concerns

While squatting in non-residential properties is not in of itself a crime - and assuming Alice is able to re-enter the premises either without committing a crime (or providing the police with reasonab …
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Unreasonably refused carriage by TfL

If we cut through all the entertaining colour commentary around Bob's experience then all that happened is TfL refused him permission to carry a specific item and according to the TfL Conditions of Ca …
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Can one require data of which one is the subject to be erased as well as disclosed?

Sometimes - the GDPR and thus the implementing legislation (in this case the Data Protection Act 2018) provides the "right to erasure". But it's far from absolute (since for manifestly obvious reasons …
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M&A: Avoiding paying redundancy by selling the company? (UK)

Does Corporation B pay the redundancy costs? Yes, that's what TUPE does, and all the usual stipulations and conditions would apply. Hypothetically there could be a separate agreement between A and B …
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What possible penalties can there be for failing to comply with rule 286 of the UK highway c...

In the event that one (or more) of the following applies: Personal Injury, or Damage to a Vehicle, or Damage or Injury to an Animal Damage to Property attached to the road where the accident occurred …
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