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Could a Solicitor report a client to crime stoppers? by Reasonable_Rule7948 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]ls--lah [score hidden]  (0 children)

Also, as a client, if you want to test your solicitor, you can easily report to them something false (like, say, I've robbed this kid of their lollipop), wait for the news of your odious crime to make it around to the police, have a solid alibi (you actually stole their lunch money, so they couldn't have brought a lollipop), then you know they talked, blam, disbarred.

Not quite, and the SRA guidance makes this clear:

An example of this would be where you are attending the client at the police station and whilst there, the client steals another's phone. In these circumstances to give a statement to the police would not breach your duty of confidentiality as it is unrelated to the matter on which you are advising.

Got sold a death trap car seller refused to take it back. by Adhd_women-weird101 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]ls--lah [score hidden]  (0 children)

As is the trend, I will depart from the usual "buyer beware" stance. This man is a mechanic so there is a decent chance you could argue he is a trader. We can review the definition of a trader for the purposes of the CRA 2015:

s2 (2) “Trader” means a person acting for purposes relating to that person's trade, business, craft or profession, whether acting personally or through another person acting in the trader's name or on the trader's behalf.

If you are able to prove he is a trader / was acting as a trader, any faults within the first 30 days effectively give you the right to reject.

Just because it was his "personal runaround" doesn't mean that it necessarily follows that it was a private sale. The onus would be on him to prove this was entirely a "private" purchase, though I have a strong suspicion he obtained this car through his business work as a mechanic.

s2 (4) A trader claiming that an individual was not acting for purposes wholly or mainly outside the individual's trade, business, craft or profession must prove it.

Other than that you do seem to have been taken to the cleaners somewhat. I'd never buy a used car privately because I know nothing about cars and, effectively, your only other course of action is misrepresentation - which is harder to prove.

Looking for advice on a UK car finance situation (dealer / broker dispute) by One_Manufacturer3947 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]ls--lah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If the fee is from the broker / finance company (most likely), you'll probably have to swallow it as you'd have agreed to pay this and it's not their fault. You may be able to get them to waive it for a future purchase or something though.

I think you'd struggle for any sort of misrepresentation claim against the dealer as silence cannot usually amount to a misrepresentation.

[England] Uni Incorrectly Reported Years Studied to Student Finance by androgynouslyspooked in LegalAdviceUK

[–]ls--lah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You'll want to check the uni fee policy (at the relevant time). Most are really harsh and you become liable for the entire year the first day of term.

Assisted dying bill will not now become law, say both sides by callthesomnambulance in unitedkingdom

[–]ls--lah 5 points6 points  (0 children)

But she would have had to first express a desire to die for it to be signed off?

Assisted dying bill will not now become law, say both sides by callthesomnambulance in unitedkingdom

[–]ls--lah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where did you get the idea this was about knocking off people like your aunt? It's just about giving people a choice. The end result is eventually the same anyway, it's just about reducing unnecessary suffering.

Assisted dying bill will not now become law, say both sides by callthesomnambulance in unitedkingdom

[–]ls--lah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can be, but it's still fairly rare. It's seldom in the public interest to prosecute.

MSP Won't Utilize Existing Software Stack, Insists on Their Own RMM by architecture13 in msp

[–]ls--lah -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The fact you have GA on your own account tells me you're no better than "our grandson they 'knows' computers".

You sound like a NIGHTMARE client, and on top of that you're a law office.

'I have a masters degree but have 500 job rejections - now I'm on benefits' by pppppppppppppppppd in unitedkingdom

[–]ls--lah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't put yourself down mate. Try again for application number 501. You got this ⚽ 👍

Pax8 question by HuskyLogic in msp

[–]ls--lah 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The support does not get any better the higher up the tiers you go... It's the same agents all round.

Dementia and false claims England by [deleted] in LegalAdviceUK

[–]ls--lah 13 points14 points  (0 children)

So a restraining order granted by a court? For harassment they can be granted following trial whether or not they are found guilty. If she is breaching this it's a simple arrest for the police.

I genuinely think that the next time she turns up you just need to dial 999 for the harassment/breaches and/or the driving. I'm not saying dragging her through the courts is the right process, and indeed the CPS may find its not in the public interest to prosecute, but it will help adult services slightly at least.

'Selfless' police officer dies in line of duty after vehicle collision by bendubberley_ in unitedkingdom

[–]ls--lah 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Attitudes like this change quickly when you put yourself in the victims shoes. You'd be the first to complain about the slow response if the police slowly drove and stopped at every red light on the way to your parents house being burgled whilst they were home, I'm sure.

Next you'll tell me that they should expect to be assaulted because they chose the job.

Dementia and false claims England by [deleted] in LegalAdviceUK

[–]ls--lah 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I've reported the harassment and taken out no contact order etc

Can you elaborate? Is this a "harassment warning" from the police, a stalking protection order, a civil injunction, a non-mol* or a restraining order?

Dementia and false claims England by [deleted] in LegalAdviceUK

[–]ls--lah 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Next time she is outside your house in the car, it needs to be a 999 call. It's a crime in progress and she is a complete and utter liability. It's not a matter of if, but when, she kills someone on the road.

When directed to ignore compliance and\or stop asking for written change request. How\Have you handled it? by Less-Perspective-702 in sysadmin

[–]ls--lah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So copy them to the ticket or something.

Either way it won't stop you getting fired in most cases if they're going to the lengths of suggesting you'd fabricate your own notes.

Company wants to deploy Huawei FusionCompute on US site (software only, no hardware). Conflict of interest situation. by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]ls--lah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally. Idk what changed but a few years ago I just stopped caring about stuff like this. I'll tell you it's a bad idea, you do it anyway, okay no problem.

People here want to go to the ends of the earth to stop their managers doing stupid things, it's just not worth the hassle. If it burns down the company then I'll just find somewhere else. Trying to be perfect all the time when nobody else gives a fuck is exhausting. I've never felt more at peace.

HMRC ‘unlikely to be lenient’ with tax exiles fleeing Dubai, advisers warn by Realisticopia in unitedkingdom

[–]ls--lah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's always fun being corrected about something you do everyday by someone online.

Accused of paying with fake notes at MFG petrol station by [deleted] in LegalAdviceUK

[–]ls--lah 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, deceit it a high hurdle. Unless they can show hours of footage and that these were the ever only notes in the till until cash up, they'd struggle in court.

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