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Why doesn't everyone in UK just pay with exempted gifts?
From what I've grasped from the gov.uk website,
you can gift as much as you like to anyone without paying any tax, as long as you don't die in the next 7 years. So why doesn't everyone just gift money to each other, to avoid paying tax?
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In the USA, do parents have the right to control their children's possessions?
Let's say a minor (17 or younger) living with his parents gets a job or does chores, and with the money thereby earned, buys a video game console.
The parents decide that the console is not appropriate for the child and take it away. In fact, they…
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What are the legal consequences of Tesla Germany holding back sick employees' pay?
It is currently in the news in Germany that the Tesla factory in Grünheide, Brandenburg, Germany is sending out emails to employees who are currently on sick leave that they are going to hold back their pay (see "Tesla wants to withhold wages of…
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How do you collect unpaid debt from the federal government?
There are currently concerns that the federal government might just not make some payments it owes to people, either because it doesn't feel like it or due to some kind of massive computer failure.
I might be owed money from the federal government…
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Is there any way to legally sleep in your car while drunk?
As I understand it, if one is found inside one's car with the keys while drunk, even if asleep, one is as guilty of drunk driving as if one was actually driving. If one finds oneself over the limit, without a place to sleep but with access to one's…
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Can diplomats be compelled to pay rent?
It turns out that in New Zealand, diplomats can get away with not paying rent:
In 2018, Eva Tvarozkova, deputy chief of mission for the European
Union (EU) Delegation to New Zealand, skipped out on paying $14,314 in
rent.
The Tenancy Tribunal…
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Is there any difference in meaning between the Boost and MIT software licenses?
MIT
The MIT License (MIT)
Copyright (c)
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
"Software"), to deal in the Software…
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Can I trick an innocent third party into doing something that would be illegal if the third party had mens rea without either of us being guilty?
Lets say I want something to happen but doing it directly would be a crime. This is one crime that requires intent or mens rea.
So I hunt down an innocent third party, someone naïve, perhaps even a child, and I tell them they should go do some…
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Were people born in the Confederacy eligible to run for president?
Since the Confederacy existed for about four years, presumably some number of babies were born there during that time. Technically, those people were not born in the United States.
When those people reached the age of 35 (which would of course be…
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Why can courts refuse evidence?
The question
Layman here. This question was inspired by this question and random things I've heard/read over the years.
I'm quite confused by a concept that comes up again and again and which people seem to hold for self-evident. And that concept is…
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Do I have legal obligation to change the payment method at a restaurant, if they refuse to (but have the ability to) accept my credit card?
I ate in a restaurant one day and paid with my Discover credit card. The restaurant reluctantly accepted it but told me that this card incurs a higher fee to them. The next day after my meal, they refused to accept this same credit card. I happened…
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Can "Right to Repair" laws (or other laws) require a company to open source their proprietary firmware?
AFAIK, there are no prohibitions here that require omission of specifics, so I will be specific.
Over the years, I have invested a fair sum of money on products made by a company called Sonos. Fairly recently (2018 IIRC), Sonos "went public"; this…
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Can a car seller refuse to sell the car after the contract has been signed and the deposit has been paid?
My friend (buyer) tried to purchase a car from a private individual (seller). They agreed on a price, drew up a contract, and signed it. The buyer paid the seller the deposit they agreed on.
The seller is now feeling remorse or perhaps found a…
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I am being threatened for defamation for sharing an article about an alleged scammer which was published in local news site
There is an alleged scammer in my community. An article about him was published by our local news site.
As I have a lot of contacts, I shared the article to all my contacts and it became viral. He is now threatening to sue me for defamation. He is…
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Will Florida Social Media Bill Allow Trump back Online?
Does the Florida Social Media Bill Allow Trump to Be Back on Twitter and Facebook? It prohibits internet companies from banning Politicians on social media. "SB 7072 also bars social media platforms from restricting “journalistic enterprises,” which…
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