General Discussion
Roy, Just as well you are not framing legislation. Frivolously, Don
As I understand, it is the responsibility of the Clerk to the Justices to advise lay magistrates on points of law. In any event, a mistake was made. Everybody makes mistakes. It does not make everyone an idiot. Or does it? On Roy's point about the BMW reference, I am afraid the Herald Express is a rag, forever interspersing news and opinion and pandering to the (supposed) prejudices of its ...
A technicality is a legal point that leads to a verdict of which one disapproves. A well-made point of law is one that leads to a verdict with which one agrees. Similar definitions can be provided for "unscrupulous lawyer" and "brilliant advocate". Another good word is "fact", as in "the facts in the case are these", a standard introduction from a Crown Prosecution Service lawyer. It is derived ...
Viaduct, I disagree with you but that does not make our exchange confrontational or aggressive. Don
I think it is asking too much of the Webmaster to moderate posts routinely and to pick out individuals for special attention might smack of censorship. There is the alternative whereby poster make more effort to avoid confrontation. Don
Orchid Lady, Would this be a reasonable summary of posts to date? For those who need a book-keeper, it is an important function requiring someone who is competent. As such, it is sensible to check carefully before you engage someone to do it on your behalf. Don
I agree. It is a tragedy that young people find it so difficult to continue to live in the town in which they have grown up. The stock of social housing has shrunk over the last three decades and "affordable units" are effectively no more than a marketing tool to persuade planning committees to pass applications. 'The amount of social housing has shrunk by a third and Right to Buy has led to the ...
Conversely, Data Protection Act is a)incorrectly quoted as a reason by organisations for failing to provide non-personal information. Example: the company that would not tell me when they were going to deliver a washing machine to my address because I was not the person who had ordered it. b) used by public bodies as an excuse not to communicate with each other even when it does not apply in ...
Roy, User4549, It is difficult for me to see how publishing a directory of mobile phone numbers can be consistent with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998: "In determining for the purposes of the first principle whether personal data are processed fairly, regard is to be had to the method by which they are obtained, including in particular whether any person from whom they are ...
Roy, I think they're those two big guys who go around beating hell out of anyone they don't like the look of. Friv Don
