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Landlord gives 4 months notice to the rental agency which fails to give notice to the tenants
If you were given a non compliant notice, you haven’t been given notice
You can stay as long as you like or for 4 months after they give you the correct notice.
The landlord’s legal obligation was to ...
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Can a law protect itself?
No
Parliament is sovereign:
Parliamentary sovereignty is a principle of the UK constitution. It makes Parliament the supreme legal authority in the UK, which can create or end any law. Generally, ...
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Is it legal for a company to offer free coding courses to women only?
Yes, it's legal.
It would be lawful discrimination on objectively and reasonably justified grounds
Here's why:
On the face of it, this is a case of direct discrimination contrary to Section 13 of the ...
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At what point can you walk out of a restaurant if they make you wait to pay the bill?
at what point can you just leave? Is it always technically illegal in the UK to leave without paying the bill?
Probably depends on what you mean with just leaving. If just leaving translates I haven'...
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If I buy a stolen item from party A, and then party A spends the proceeds, who is entitled to the item?
The "original" owner remains the only legal one.
Party A goes to jail.
You get entitled to recover the money from A (unless you knew that the item was stolen — in which case the money will ...
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Pregnant spouse slipped abortion pills unknowingly. What would the legal ramifications be?
Although abortion is legal in the US, not everyone is allowed to perform an abortion.
In Washington, the law allows a physician to terminate a pregnancy, and recognizes a woman's right to choose to ...
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Why doesn't everyone in UK just pay with exempted gifts?
In short, because the government is not required to honor your characterization of the transaction.
A gift is something given without receiving anything in exchange. In almost all taxable contexts ...
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Is the EU Settlement Scheme legal?
Isn’t this discrimination since nationals do not have to apply?
Yes it is discrimination. But that does not make it illegal. In fact discrimination is in general legal unless it is based on some ...
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Does GDPR include UK customers, or not anymore?
GDPR will continue to apply to UK customers directly until the end of the transition period (31 December 2020):
So, while the UK will no longer have any voting rights, it will need
to follow EU ...
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Can women also go shirtless in public legally?
In April 2017, a US District court on Colorado ruled that a law prohibiting women from exposing their breasts in public was an unconstitutional discrimination against women. The law was ordinance 134 ...
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When speaking to a judge in court, what do barristers mean by "May I take instructions?"
Lawyers cannot act for their client without instructions.
"May I take instructions" is a request by the barrister to have a conversation in confidence with their client about what to do next ...
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Is releasing this company's documents illegal?
Given the clarification provided in the comments to the question, the company has a copyright in the material and as such is legally entitled to demand that you cease using it.
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Could a British monarch "go full dictator" if they wish to do so?
Parliamentary Supremacy was established by the Glorious Revolution of 1688 in which James II & VII was deposed by Parliament, and the line of succession was changed by Act of Parliament to favor ...
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Can a soldier refuse to carry a weapon?
Under US Army Regulation 601-210 as of 2016, conscientious objection will normally disqualify someone applying to enlist, but the disqualification can be waived. Under Army Regulation 600-43, if they ...
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Is this "Bait-And-Switch" defence possible?
Police continue to investigate
Following an acquittal, there are two possible positions for the police:
they are certain the acquitted person performed the act but they were not guilty (for all sorts ...
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Motorcycle price dropped less than a year after purchase. Can I get a refund?
You paid a higher amount so you got to drive the latest model for a year.
I can buy a lower amount right now, but I only get to drive last year's model. Or I can pay a higher amount to drive the ...
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Landlord wants access to CCTV footage after we leave and possibly in realtime while we live there
This article basically says "it depends":
If it is genuinely used to improve tenant safety then that is OK, but if it is used to track your private life then that is not acceptable.
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Why can the UK's Competition and Markets Authority tell Facebook to sell Giphy?
My understanding is such: It doesn't matter where the company is incorporated (e.g. incorporated in the US = "American company"). It matters where the company does business.
Companies must ...
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Is it legal for a business to refuse service to a former customer in retribution for them leaving negative online reviews of the business?
A business owner can normally refuse service for any reason unless anti-discrimination law, or some other specific law, applies. "Critic of the business" is not a protected class. Whether a ...
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Can Prince Harry wear the uniforms of his former units?
By Army regulations, no, he's not allowed to wear that uniform.
Prince Harry technically isn't a "retired officer". Rather, he resigned his commission in the Army, effective 19 June 2015. ...
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Is it duress if you feel you are forced to sign a contract by an employer?
If I did not sign promotion bonus document, my career would be over. Is this duress?
No. The premise is hardly true or even logical, and what you describe falls short of duress. Not every imbalance ...
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If applied in the United States, what is the most obvious legally functional difference between the British and American "mirandizing" phrase?
So the most obvious is that the U.S. Miranda Rights specifically mention right to legal counsel and right to state provided legal counsel (Public Defenders) if you cannot afford legal counsel (...
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Is it against the law to deny service based on (young) age?
I’ve managed to answer my own question. Age discrimination legislation only applies to over 18s:
It’s only discrimination if a trader or service provider treats you
unfairly because of:
age - if you’...
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Is it against the law to deny service based on (young) age?
My daughter was asked to leave a pet shop as she was unaccompanied by an adult and was under 14. She was in there with the intention of making a genuine purchase...
It may be because the shopkeeper ...
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Could I write a "Parry Hotter" novel?
Using the setting and characters of an existing and current book would probably, indeed almost surely, make it a derivative work. Creating a derivative work from a work protected by copyright requires ...
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Is it breach of contract if dismissed before starting work?
UK: For all I know you cannot be fired unless you are hired. They must hire you. Once a job offer is made and accepted, they must hire you. If they don't, call a lawyer.
I personally know someone ...
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What was the original idea behind the practice of courtroom wigs?
The courtroom wig actually dates from an era centuries ago when it was common for the upper classes to shave their heads and wear wigs - a practice that arose for hygiene reasons.
That is, at the time ...
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Can a law protect itself?
You might want to look at eternity clauses, which may not be used in the UK, but feature prominently especially in the German Grundgesetz.
An eternity clause in the constitution or basic law of a ...
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Can an open source licence be revoked if it violates employer's IP?
The Apache 2.0 license purports to be irrevocable, but it also presupposes that the supposed licensor has the right to grant permission to copy. In this case, that is untrue, so there never was a ...
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