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Is there a way to prove ownership of church land?
There is no requirement and little benefit to registering church land
You must register when property is:
bought
gifted
inherited
received in exchange for other property or land
mortgaged
This ...
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Does a debt exist for a Parking Charge Notice?
england-and-wales
A parking penalty charge or penalty charge notice or parking charge notice creates a civil debt.
The person has accepted they owe some money to the car park management - the person ...
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Can arbitral proceedings and national court litigation proceed in parallel?
Yes, they can litigate and arbitrate at the same time. It may not be a classically Good Idea but the commercial disputes cited below show that it happens.
The court does have an inherent power to stay ...
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Is there a way to prove ownership of church land?
A confounding factor could be that possession itself is considered a proof of ownership in the English common law.
Another confounding factor is that there isn't necessarily just one form of "...
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Who is responsible for damage caused by a planned power outage?
In a civil lawsuit for money damages, on either a breach of contract theory, or a breach of another legal duty theory (i.e. a tort action), you have a duty to try to mitigate your damages. If you have ...
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Is carrying a (lock) knife in the UK already considered as having the intention to commit a criminal offence?
Lock Knives are not Foldable Pocket Knives
R v Deegan [1998] 2 Cr. App. R. 121 CA reads:
We furthermore take the view that to construe the phrase "folding pocketknife" in any other way than ...
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Energy Supplier forced entry on a warrant issued in the name of a previous tenant
I know this situation is infuriating, but when you want recourse to the law you need to take a deep breath and look at the situation dispassionately. Your opinion about what the law ought to be may be ...
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In England, what are the potential jurisdictional issues when a company has two domiciles?
You’re talking about two seperate corporations
Corporations are governed by national law - they can’t emigrate.
Now, if I want to change where a business is based, say from Australia to the UK, I ...
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Is there a way to prove ownership of church land?
The National Archives' Land and property ownership: enrolment and registration of title 1227-c1930 page may be of use, at least as a starting point for more research.
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Is there a way to prove ownership of church land?
Before the Land Registry was created, the U.K., like the U.S. today, used a recording system. Deeds were recorded with the deed recording office and indexed in a grantor-grantee index. Those records ...
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How exactly did Julie Sweeney commit an offence under s. 181 of the OSA 2023?
She was reckless as to whether someone would carry out the threat
While intent is an element under s181, an alternative element is recklessness. In English law, a person is reckless if they take an ...
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Is carrying a (lock) knife in the UK already considered as having the intention to commit a criminal offence?
No, because there is an allowance for work use:
It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under section 139 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 to prove that he or she had good reason or ...
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Why is self-representation vastly considered bad and wrong?
canada
A person who is fit to stand trial can always choose to self-represent. Counsel cannot be forced upon them.
While a court can appoint an amicus to assist the court, that amicus's duty is to the ...
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