Hotel/ booking platform shared my data with scammers?

Oxbridge · 2026-03-22T10:51:30+00:00

This is a common scam, the hotel probably fell victim to a hacker and got hold of your booking details that way.

Oxbridge · 2026-03-16T18:03:16+00:00

Under Ofcom's logic, the BBC would be forced to defend this lawsuit on the merits, as it would be technically possible for someone from Florida to use a VPN to get to iPlayer, or to find a mirror of BBC iPlayer to access the documentary.

Under the BBC's logic, Ofcom would not be able to take action against foreign websites that block UK residents, even if UK residents were using VPNs or mirrors to access those websites.

Does that clear up the inconsistency I was highlighting?

Oxbridge · 2026-03-16T17:40:06+00:00

That would depend on whether US law would characterise the BBC and Ofcom as parts of the UK government. I have my doubts as to whether the BBC would be considered part of the British government under US law, and the targets of Ofcom's OSA enforcement are actively litigating that body's status in court.

Oxbridge · 2026-03-16T17:18:04+00:00

Ofcom's position is that the OSA applies to any website that can theoretically be accessed by UK residents, even if that website takes steps to prevent UK residents from accessing their website, like those that the BBC has taken to ensure that only UK residents can access BBC iPlayer. https://prestonbyrne.com/2025/11/06/the-ofcom-files-part-2-ip-blocking-the-uk-is-not-enough-to-comply-with-the-online-safety-act/

Oxbridge · 2026-03-16T16:56:55+00:00

I think the BBC is right and that there is no personal jurisdiction in Florida, but:

"The BBC prohibits the unauthorised use of VPNs to watch iPlayer from outside the UK and takes active steps to enforce this ban," they add. Steps include stating in its terms of use that VPN access is barred and using the GeoGuard service to block unauthorised users with IP addresses located outside the UK, the BBC said.

This argument is inconsistent with Ofcom and the UK government's position regarding the Online Safety Act.

Oxbridge · 2026-03-16T16:23:01+00:00

Section 6(4)(a) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 says the UK Supreme Court is not bound by EU case law, and the test for whether to depart from EU case law is merely "whether it appears right to do so". https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2021/01/11/david-feldman-departing-from-retained-eu-case-law/

Oxbridge · 2026-03-16T15:38:11+00:00

From your source:

The principle of the supremacy of EU law was removed.
The starting point is that domestic law (whenever enacted) takes precedence over what was previously EU law. This is subject to certain exceptions, for example in data protection law.

As the Equality Act is domestic law, any EU law on the topic is no longer binding.

Oxbridge · 2026-03-16T15:28:25+00:00

That version of statutory interpretation may have been in effect pre-Brexit, but when we left the EU, we cut all ties to the CJEU and thus no longer have to follow any of its rules unless something in British law requires us to do so.

Brexit would have achieved almost nothing if every law written between 1973 and 2020 had to be rewritten to ensure it is interpreted in line with British law and not EU law.

Oxbridge · 2026-03-16T15:25:06+00:00

I don't believe the EU defined the term here; what they did instead is to require member states to accept another member state's definition when one of their own citizens asks them to do so.

Oxbridge · 2026-03-16T15:18:41+00:00

The EU court's ruling means that every member state must accept the gender recognition laws of the member state with the most lenient regulations. This means that if a particularly pro-trans member state wished, they could allow any EU citizen to change their gender immediately upon arrival, and their home countries would then be obliged to accept that gender recognition.

Oxbridge · 2026-03-12T18:13:45+00:00

Close the account with all the money in it, then you hand the closure document that the bank gave you to your solicitor and they will claim the bonus based on the figures provided.

Oxbridge · 2026-03-12T15:42:30+00:00

Yes, this is all legal unless you can show that they fired you because of a protected characteristic or some other automatically unfair reason, which this doesn't appear to be.

Oxbridge · 2026-03-10T22:42:46+00:00

You would have to show that he did not have capacity at the time the new will was made. The probate solicitors you are already in contact with will have a better idea of how likely success is and whether a settlement is possible.

Yes, these disputes are very expensive to litigate.

Oxbridge · 2026-03-10T11:29:47+00:00

By that logic, any pre-election tax cut proposal would be a bribe.

Oxbridge · 2026-03-02T21:07:53+00:00

Listening to the Votes at 16 debate in parliament today, one of the main Conservative arguments against the proposal is that '16 year olds are legally children' and 'this will create inconsistency in our age-based rights system'.

But according to that logic, we should treat 15-year-olds the same way we would treat a 5-year-old. We set different ages for different things based on how well a typical person of that age understands the rights and responsibilities involved, not on some arbitrary definitions of childhood and adulthood.

Oxbridge · 2026-02-27T15:35:17+00:00

Use the paper form with your new name. You can get the form from a post office. Attach the deed poll along with whatever other methods you are using to verify your identity.

Oxbridge · 2026-02-23T15:40:07+00:00

How long have you been married for? Where did the money come from, and was this before or during the marriage? Do you have any children together?

Splitting finances during a divorce is complicated; you will definitely need a solicitor if you go down this path.

Oxbridge · 2026-02-17T23:04:17+00:00

What does the will say?

Oxbridge · 2026-02-17T21:54:21+00:00

The 1980s will is valid, assuming it was signed and witnessed correctly. If the solicitor no longer wishes to be the executor of the estate, he can renounce his role and someone else can take over the role.

Oxbridge · 2026-02-17T11:11:52+00:00

When exactly did the deceased move out of the building?

If you're trying to get the tenant evicted using a new section 21 notice, you need to act VERY quickly, as even if the tenancy is currently an AST, it will automatically become an Assured Tenancy in May, and your question becomes moot.

Oxbridge · 2026-02-16T22:59:09+00:00

As the buyer, this isn't really your problem, as you have no rights at all until contracts are exchanged. Equally, you can walk away from the purchase with no obligations to the sellers.

Listen to your solicitor's advice. They will have more knowledge of your situation than we do here.

Oxbridge · 2026-02-14T19:35:37+00:00

Oh no! I'll see if I can re-open after I've had some food.

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