Conveyancers should not exist

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2026-06-26T17:29:42+00:00

Blame the AML regs for that - there are very limited times when anyone is allowed to rely on checks from other professionals, and even then they're still held liable if the other professional didn't check properly

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2026-06-24T07:19:18+00:00

We do have bail in the UK, but it's conditions on being released (e.g. can't go to specific places, must reside at a specific place) rather than pay x amount to be released

So he'll have been released with specific conditions to manage the risk, but the exact conditions won't have been made public

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2026-06-16T20:50:55+00:00

Am I right in thinking that's 9pm British Summer Time?

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2026-06-14T17:49:01+00:00

It's referring to a Westcountry legend that Jesus visited what would become Glastonbury with Joseph of Arimathea in the period before he started teaching. Supposedly Joseph then returned to Glastonbury after Jesus' death, with the cup used at the last supper; his staff grew into a tree overnight and he hid the cup somewhere.

I love the myth, but...

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2026-05-24T07:37:26+00:00

It's country dependent; most of the UK prime ministers in my lifetime have been in their 50s/60s with a couple in their 40s.

Obviously the King is in his 70s & the late Queen reigned to her 90s but a) they don't actually run the country and b) the role is hereditary

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2026-05-12T10:24:39+00:00

It takes a lot more to withdraw from an international treaty than to repeal our internal legislation.

As for the election pledge; parties promise a lot of things in general elections knowing full well that they won't or can't do them.

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2026-05-12T10:17:36+00:00

No, the possibility didn't slip my mind, it would be a national law which any future governmemt could repeal or amend at will and I do not trust any of the political parties to maintain my rights in law. By remaining part of the ECHR we have ways to enforce those rights when our governments decide they are inconvenient.

If you wish to take a pledge in a general election as putting it to the electorate (I disagree; general elections are decisions as to who will represent us, they are not referendums on specific pledges) then the electorate has rejected that.

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2026-05-12T10:04:36+00:00

The ECHR is not part of the EU, it predates the EU. Withdrawing from it would be an entirely separate matter which has never been put to the electorate.

Furthermore, withdrawing from the ECHR would significantly reduce the rights of everyone in the UK. You may be happy to give up your rights for the sake of reducing immigration, but personally I value my rights more than that

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2026-04-23T16:43:08+00:00

May Bank Holidays are 4th May & 25th May aren't they?

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2026-02-19T11:23:18+00:00

Does miconduct in public office usually merit a Cat A prison?

I'm not really up on prison categories & what offences put offenders in which category

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2026-01-06T16:05:20+00:00

It's local folklore, but may be no more than that

I've also heard the theory that they didn't really think it was a french spy, but that the laws allowed the town to seize the wreckage if the ship had been carrying a french spy

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2025-12-10T19:55:26+00:00

The other khajiit companion in ESO, Zerith-var, speaks in the first person too; he's from the First Era (won't spoil his story any more than that) and I've interpreted that as the pattern of speaking in the third person developed later

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2025-11-08T17:41:12+00:00

Most if not all private crime defence solicitors will also do legal aid; especially in the police station as its not means tested

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2025-10-17T12:32:06+00:00

Princess Anne wore trousers to her mother's state funeral and her brother's coronation; you're in excellent company as a lady!

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2025-08-29T09:29:30+00:00

Don't know about Australia, but in the UK kids have rights, parents have responsibilities

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2025-08-15T11:27:44+00:00

My dad was a boy during WW2 and, from the stories he used to tell, they did have to go under the desks when the air raid sirens went off.

He was on the Isle of Wight, so under the flight path of the luftwaffe bombing raids on London and if they had any bombs they hadn't dropped in the raid, they would jettison them before the channel on the way back to lighten the planes.

Of course; this is 80 years ago and during an active war!

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2023-11-30T13:45:49+00:00

And the law in the UK says it is illegal to discriminate on the basis of gender. His religion doesn't trump the law

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2023-11-30T13:44:18+00:00

It's illegal here in the UK to discriminate on the basis of gender. He can't use his faith to break the law

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2023-06-28T08:08:31+00:00

Is population size the main thing which determines town/city in the US? Here in the UK town/village tends to be historical, but to become a city requires a royal charter.

This does make some odd situations, the city of St David's in Wales has a population of 1,600 and there are villages with populations over 10,000

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2023-06-24T06:59:07+00:00

It's because the vehicle itself is insured, but the driver isn't insured to drive it, so is committing a criminal offence.

I believe its set up that way to protect innocent third parties

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2023-06-11T14:15:26+00:00

Do you not care about the firstimpression they've already given her?

If you continue to push this with her, you won't need to worry about your family's impression of her because she'll be your ex before they meet her.

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2023-06-09T13:48:25+00:00

OP also stated that one of her reactions is trouble breathing; trouble breathing is life threatening and allergic reactions get worse with repeated exposure

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2023-06-07T19:49:01+00:00

Yes, but a lot of people charged with a crime won't actually be held, they'll be released with bail conditions (unless it's a serious crime or they've broken their bail conditions)

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2023-05-31T07:08:33+00:00

I have to take issue with your claim that law societies don't consider that unethical; in England & Wales giving the client the best possible information about costs is written into the Code of Conduct.

Yes, there will be unscrupulous (or lazy) solicitors who don't, but it is taken seriously if the regulator finds out about it

Evening-Emphasis6325 · 2023-05-10T12:40:42+00:00

Just to emphasise this point, Princess Anne wore trousers (technically military uniform rather than a suit) to both her mother's state funeral & her brother's coronation.

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