simon.r
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2098466 said:
Could be. That's why my joke telling is restricted to those who know and love me and to the relative anonymity of the web
I need 60 Seconds free advice from a legal person
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Could be. That's why my joke telling is restricted to those who know and love me and to the relative anonymity of the web
Black Sheep
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2098466 said:
or the bank manager...
or the MP's expenses clerk...
We used to give half an hour's free advice as a routine, as well as turning out for the Citizens Advice Bureau etc.I spotted your mistake - you used the phrase 'free advice' along side 'legal person'
It's a business, FFS. When did Tesco last let you waltz in for half an hour's free shopping?
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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I would be a bit careful about that. Legal aid is available in matrimonial/child disputes and launching an online petition could complicate that - for instance, he may be eligible but may be refused because of the possibility that he might collect a significant amount.
He is asking for donations "to pay for the best lawyers there are". That isn't what he needs. Although family breakdown is often horrible for everyone involved, the circumstances are repeated all over the country every week. He doesn't need the best lawyers in the land, he simply needs someone experienced and competent at matrimonial work. There are several in every town. He should go in and see one and explain straight off that he is looking for legal aid.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
There you go - useful free legal advice! 
Drago
Legendary Member
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- Suburban Poshshire
Yeah, he needs a decent family law specialist. Quite a few don't charge for the first consultation so it might be worth the initial visit, see where the hand lies.
Just remember though, in these situations the real winner is the solicitor.
Just remember though, in these situations the real winner is the solicitor.
Black Sheep
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technically you're re-locating items within a store (which is free) until you go through the till, at which point you pay, so technically if your shopping takes you half an hour, you're only really paying for 5 mins of it
(runs away quickly)
Fnaar
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20 mins if you use the self-check-outs
Ha! I meant 'shopping' in the terms that supermarkets do - the entire life-enhancing semi-spiritual odyssey of gratification which beings when their doors go pfssh on the way in and only ends (if we are still on "free") at the polite but surprisingly firm grip of the store detective on your shoulder on the way out.
And if we are bandying technicalities, whose are the goods if you over-excitedly re-locate a bottle of Scotch all over the floor of aisle 10? (For 15 marks.)
Black Sheep
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CopperCyclist
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Ironically, I remember exactly this scenario posed as a 'what if' question from a student, when I was in my training all those years ago. The answer given by the trainer was:
If you were intending to steal the bottle, the theft is complete from the moment you take it off the shelf with that intent, so technically it would still be a theft if you then accidentally dropped the bottle before leaving, albeit one that no one other than the thief would be aware of! So in this circumstance it's 'yours' albeit illegally obtained.
If you were not ending to purchase the bottle in the usual manner, it's still the stores at the point you accidentally drop it, and there is no obligation to purchase it, as the act of 'selecting an item from the shelf' isn't a legally binding agreement to buy - you can change your mind at any time before leaving the store. Therefore in these circumstances it's still the stores.
And you have the 15 marks!
Black Sheep
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you asked who's the goods were, not who was responsible for it or had ownership of it at the time.
You've lost me there. 'Whose the goods were' = 'who had ownership of them".
