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How often can you appeal a rejection of the appeal(s) made regarding a penalty fare notice?
The appeal is appealing to the good nature and sense of humanity and justice, as the initial appeal was rejected. There was no specific reason how and why they came to conclude with a rejection. It simply claimed that the exp... |
Considering I am the developer/founder of the Uber app and find an investor investing on my app and we made the existing Uber company. Also there is no Lyft or UberEats app out there yet. Which one of the following is possible for me to do and not being sued with the investor:
1- I think Uber is very good but needs ... |
Can investors protect their business idea? |
Considering I am the founder of Instagram, it means I have written 100% of the application code by myself, then found an investor and they put some money into the startup and got 30% of the new established company's shares.
Then I decided to make some modifications and change some of the ideas and create another app... |
The state of Washington does not have an *absolute* requirement that vehicles must be registered. What it has is [RCW 46.16A.030 (2)](https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.16A.030):
> (2) It is unlawful for a person to **operate any vehicle on a public highway of this state** without having in full force ... |
The jurisdiction is Washington State, the specific situation is the purchase of a vintage automobile that had been abandoned. The vehicle was not running at the time, and had no title or registration.
I had the Department of Licensing run a search which came back with no results, but they only claim to go back 7 ye... |
Suppose that Alice is the developer/founder of the Uber app and finds an investor for the startup company resulting in the existing Uber company. Suppose also that there is no Lyft or UberEats app out there yet. Which one of the following is possible for Alice to do and not be successfully sued by the investor:
1. ... |
The state of Washington does not have an *absolute* requirement that vehicles must be registered. What it has is [RCW 46.16A.030 (2)](https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.16A.030):
> (2) It is unlawful for a person to **operate any vehicle on a public highway of this state** without having in full force ... |
The state of Washington does not have an *absolute* requirement that vehicles must be registered. What it has is [RCW 46.16A.030 (2)](https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.16A.030):
> (2) It is unlawful for a person to **operate any vehicle on a public highway of this state** without having in full force ... |
Of course you must do whatever you have to to deal with the situation, so hire an attorney to advise you of the consequences. You might try [this][1] (8 slots available at this moment), and enjoy the drive. The law simply says what procedure you have to follow, and there is no law mandating that the agency must devote ... |
The state of Washington does not have an *absolute* requirement that vehicles must be registered. What it has is [RCW 46.16A.030 (2)](https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.16A.030):
> (2) It is unlawful for a person to **operate any vehicle on a public highway of this state** without having in full force ... |
Hello ~ Does "square" in "[during daylight hours, a red flag should be attached to the end of the extension or load. The flag must be at least 30 centimetres (one foot) long on each of the four sides of the square][1]" refer to the flag itself? Or does it refer to the extension or load? Thank you!
[1]: https://w... |
I recently sold my car to a dealer, and when he collected it he wanted to take it for a test drive. I asked for proof of insurance but he didn't have any on him. I let him go ahead anyway, and it was OK. But it set me wondering.
Suppose we had an accident, and it turned out the dealer had no insurance. I know that... |
I just spent a year in jail because I didn't know it was a serious crime to change the tiers on your car on a Wednesday evening between 8pm and 9pm. Ignorance of the law does not excuse, right? Well, that doesn't happen.
Laws make it illegal for you to do illegal things to others, but it also makes it illegal for ot... |
It is said to have the equivalent status of the High Court, so that would suggest yes. And yet, it is not a proper court, so to speak, so what is the status of its decisions on lower courts that are not tribunals? |
Is a precedent of the Upper Tribunal binding on a county court? |
the section states [7A. Taking undue advantage to influence public servant by corrupt or illegal means or by exercise of personal influence.--Whoever accepts or obtains or attempts to obtain from another person for himself or for any other person any undue advantage as a motive or reward to induce a public servant, by ... |
the section states [7A. Taking undue advantage to influence public servant by corrupt or illegal means or by exercise of personal influence.--Whoever accepts or obtains or attempts to obtain from another person for himself or for any other person any undue advantage as a motive or reward to induce a public servant, by ... |
the section states [7A. Taking undue advantage to influence public servant by corrupt or illegal means or by exercise of personal influence.--Whoever accepts or obtains or attempts to obtain from another person for himself or for any other person any undue advantage as a motive or reward to induce a public servant, by ... |
The section states: "7A. Taking undue advantage to influence public servant by corrupt or illegal means or by exercise of personal influence.--Whoever accepts or obtains or attempts to obtain from another person for himself or for any other person any undue advantage as a motive or reward to induce a public servant, by... |
(No penalty imposed or confiscation made under this Act shall prevent the imposition of any other punishment to which the person affected thereby is liable under any other law for the time being in force)
does this neccesarily mean that if there is a later law that has the same definition but a larger punishment. t... |
what is the meaning and implication of this phrase? |
(No penalty imposed or confiscation made under this Act shall prevent the imposition of any other punishment to which the person affected thereby is liable under any other law for the time being in force)
does this neccesarily mean that if there is a later law that has the same definition but a larger punishment. t... |
(No penalty imposed or confiscation made under this Act shall prevent the imposition of any other punishment to which the person affected thereby is liable under any other law for the time being in force)
does this neccesarily mean that if there is a later law that has the same definition but a larger punishment. t... |
A recent answer distinguishes the two but I had always thought that common law includes both civil and criminal components. Does it not? |
Does common law encompass criminal law? |
>No penalty imposed or confiscation made under this Act shall prevent the imposition of any other punishment to which the person affected thereby is liable under any other law for the time being in force
does this neccesarily mean that if there is a later law that has the same definition but a larger punishment. the... |
The Indian Penal Code states that
> physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures
is guilty of sexual harassment. Pikewise, POCSO act sections 7 and 11 state
> Whoever, with sexual intent touches the vagina, penis, anus or breast of the child or makes the child touch the ... |
How is sexual intent proven or disproven in Indian criminal law? |
> what is the meaning and implication of this phrase?
It means that multiple penalties may be applied if the defendant's same act was in violation of multiple laws that were in force when the act took place.
> does this neccesarily mean that if there is a later law that has the same definition but a larger punish... |
> would the tenant have any right to demand detailed explanation how to the bill is calculated or the lease is pretty solid and the tenant must absorb whatever charges the landlord throws at them.
The clause is valid, but it does not entitle the landlord to arbitrariness or discretion. The method is explicit in tha... |
At work we recently had a bit of a debate about whether or not it would be legal to destroy a work of art if you are the owner of said work.
A few years ago, Banksy destroyed his own painting by shredding it, and recently there have been several instances where people have vandalized paintings by throwing paint, or ... |
Is there a law against destroying works of art of historic importance when you are the owner? |
When a court is trying to decide the meaning of a law, can it consider the discussions which begot it? |
Can courts consider hansard transcripts in interpreting statutes? |
I just spent a year in jail because I didn't know it was a serious crime to change the tires on your car on a Wednesday evening between 8pm and 9pm. Ignorance of the law does not excuse, right? Well, that doesn't happen.
Laws make it illegal for you to do illegal things to others, but it also makes it illegal for ot... |
Of course you must do whatever you have to to deal with the situation, so hire an attorney to advise you of the consequences. You might try [this][1] (8 slots available at this moment), and enjoy the drive. The law simply says what procedure you have to follow, and there is no law mandating that the agency must devote ... |
There have been several distress for rent acts in the 17th and 18th centuries, which provide a right for 'distress'. What is the nature of this right and the origin of its name? |
What is `'distress," as in "distress for rent"? |
Can anyone in the chat provide the specific tax code, and possibly where (paragraph, sentence, etc.) which states that income tax on individuals (not businesses) is mandatory and not voluntary? I have not found it myself, but I would like to have it to reference when I am approached with this topic in conversation. Tha... |
The 16th Amendment to the Constitution says:
"The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration."
Congress has exercised that power and the main controlling law is in the ... |
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> Can loss sharing ratio of all the partners in the LLP be kept 0%?
No.
The profit and loss sharing ratio of all of the partners combined (for tax purposes) needs to add up to 100% of the profits and losses in every tax year. |
If so, how much is the fee? Tenant fees act provides a special procedure and form TFA1 to recover banned fees, but must one pay a fee to file such an application? |
Is there a fee payable when applying to a First Tier Tribunal for recovery of a prohibited payment? |
Citations to cases are often in the form *Style of cause* (year, if not reflected in the citation), `[citation]`.
The `[citation]` element generally will include an abbreviated form of the reporter (e.g., S.C.R., All E.R., Sask. R., P.), or a neutral citation of the Court (e.g. SCC, UKSC, ABPC, etc.)
How can one ... |
If so, how much is the fee? Tenant Fees Act 2019 provides a special procedure and form TFA1 to recover banned fees, but must one pay a fee to file such an application? |
English judges and barristers have for a long time had to wear wigs. What was the intended implied message by the object aesthetic? What was the look of a judge or advocate wearing that type of courtroom wig intended to say about the character, authority, or other aspects of the court and legal process at the time when... |
What was the original idea behind the practice of courtroom wigs? |
English judges and barristers have for a long time had to wear wigs. What was the intended implied message by the object aesthetic? What was the look of a judge or advocate wearing that type of courtroom wig intended to evoke about the character, authority, or other aspects of the court and legal process at the time wh... |
Indian Penal Code section 71 states [Where anything is an offence falling within two or more separate definitions of any law in force for the time being by which offences are defined or punished, or
where several acts, of which one or more than one would by itself or themselves constitute an offence, constitute, when ... |
what does the term (falls under two or more seperate definitions of an offence) mean in IPC section 71? |
Indian Penal Code section 71 states [Where anything is an offence falling within two or more separate definitions of any law in force for the time being by which offences are defined or punished, or
where several acts, of which one or more than one would by itself or themselves constitute an offence, constitute, when ... |
The standard limiation period is 6 years. So why are human rights act breaches - supposedly more serious than other matters - confined to one year? |
Why must claims against the police for human rights act breaches be brought within 1 year? |
At work we recently had a bit of a debate about whether or not it would be legal to destroy a work of art if you are the owner of said work.
A few years ago, Banksy destroyed his own painting by shredding it, and recently there have been several instances where people have vandalized paintings by throwing paint, or ... |
At work we recently had a bit of a debate about whether or not it would be legal to destroy a work of art if you are the owner of said work.
A few years ago, Banksy destroyed his own painting by shredding it, and recently there have been several instances where people have vandalized paintings by throwing paint, or ... |
The meetings are training sessions for software that we use in our day to day, discussions about best practices, talking about learnings from a project etc. So not directly chargeable to a customer.
Previously, the meetings were charged to an "overhead" - but due to the company not meeting its financial targets, we... |
UK - Can a company ask employees to attend meetings on their own personal time, during normal work hours? |
Has it ever been done to FOIR the office of parliamentary counsel to find out whether certain minute idiosyncrasies judged by courts to be nonetheless unequivocal so as to reflect intentional distinctions were in fact reflective of intention to nuanced distinctions or simply coincidental oversights?
I'm thinking of... |
Tax protesters are frequently penalized for raising the "frivolous" argument that the individual income tax is mandatory and not voluntary.
Can anyone provide the specific provision of the tax codethat states that the income tax on individuals (not businesses) is mandatory and not voluntary?
I have not found it ... |
What laws prove tax protesters are wrong? |
There have been several distress for rent acts in the 17th and 18th centuries, which provide a right for distress. What is the nature of this right and the origin of its name? |
What is "distress," as in "distress for rent"? |
Tax protesters are frequently penalized for raising the "frivolous" argument that the individual income tax is not mandatory but voluntary.
Can anyone provide the specific provision of the tax codethat states that the income tax on individuals (not businesses) is mandatory and not voluntary?
I have not found it ... |
If I name my son "Nintendo", and my son goes on to make headlines doing bad things, I can imagine the company named "Nintendo" wouldn't be too happy. Similarly if I named my kid "Google" or "Microsoft" or "Sony", etc..
As such, would the name you give your child be subject to copyright/trademark law?
As a follow-... |
Is your child's name subject to copyright/trademark law? |
Manually migrating this from here because the answers were unsatisfactory: https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/26079/is-it-legal-to-scrape-youtube-videos-for-training-data
Can a machine learning researcher scrape youtube or use youtube videos/snippets of youtube videos to train a model? Would this violat... |
Can a researcher use YouTube videos to train a ML model? |
In the fictional TV comedy "Night Court" (both the [original][1] and the [recent remake][2]), the court is described as an "Arraignment Court", which I understood should serve to read the charges, set bail and potentially record a plea.
In the TV show, the judge often declares "Guilty/Not Guilty/Dismissed", and even... |
What is a "Night Court"? |
The download/scrape would be a prima facie copyright infringement if the content is protected by copyright (most is).
This would be excused only if a fair use defence were established, which is a case-by-case assessment as described here: [In the US, when is fair use a defense to copyright infringement?](https://law... |
The download/scrape would be a prima facie copyright infringement if the content is protected by copyright (most is) and not licenced for such use.
This would be excused only if a fair use defence were established, which is a case-by-case assessment as described here: [In the US, when is fair use a defense to copyri... |
In the fictional TV comedy "Night Court" (both the [original][1] and the [recent remake][2]), the court is described as an "Arraignment Court", which I understood should serve to read the charges, set bail and potentially record a plea, but defer the rest of the process (discovery, pre-trials, depos, trial, and eventua... |
I'm 15 and I live in Kansas. I bought and currently pay for my phone. My mom demanded I relinquish my phone and I protested. After the police were called the officer claimed it is a parents right to discipline a child. He quite essentially claimed minors have no rights. Is this true, and if it is, in what law is it men... |
Can my mom take away my phone on police order? |
I'm 15 and I live in Kansas. I bought and currently pay for my phone. My mom demanded I relinquish my phone and I protested. After the police were called the officer claimed it is a parents right to discipline a child. He quite essentially claimed minors have no rights.
Is this true, and if it is, in what law is it m... |
Would the following advert be illegal currently?
What specific laws would it disobey and why?
Or would it be totally legal?
It's hardly controversial compared to i.e. Tinder laws, or Sex in the City shows,or Hooters so my intuition would be that this advert is totally fine by law.
[![Advert of Delta airline... |
Would the following advert be illegal currently?
What specific laws would it disobey and why?
Or would it be totally legal?
It's hardly controversial compared to i.e. Tinder adverts, or Sex in the City shows,or Hooters so my intuition would be that this advert is totally fine by law.
[![Advert of Delta airl... |
I guess you are *interpreting* the answer of the officer the wrong way. Minors **do have rights.** Plenty of them. But using a phone to contact people their legal guardian does not approve, or to consume media their legal guardian does not approve, is usually **not a right** minors have. And to make those restrictions ... |
This question is inspired by recent news about some of the [strange, out-of-control behavior][1] from Microsoft's new Bing chat AI, but I am asking hypothetically here.
If an AI chatbot such as Bing Chat or ChatGPT said factually untrue things that did measurable harm to a real person, would that person have a case ... |
Can AI-generated text be considered defamation? |
Suppose that a lawyer asks a question that may breach some court protocol. Is it acceptable for a witness to turn to the judge and say "Objection!" and possibly go on to explain the nature of the objection, whereupon the judge makes a ruling?
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Can a witness lodge an objection in response to a question? |
This question is inspired by recent news about some of the [strange, out-of-control behavior][1] from Microsoft's new Bing chat AI, but I am asking hypothetically here.
If an AI chatbot such as Bing Chat or ChatGPT said factually untrue things that did measurable harm to a real person's reputation, would that person... |
Indian Penal Code section 71 states
>Where anything is an offence falling within two or more separate definitions of any law in force for the time being by which offences are defined or punished, or
where several acts, of which one or more than one would by itself or themselves constitute an offence, constitute, w... |
Let's say there is a minor. He/she buys and currently pay for his/her phone. The minor's guardian demanded that the minor relinquish his/her phone and the minor did not agree. After the police were called the officer claimed it is a parents right to discipline a child. Police quite essentially claimed minors have no ri... |
Consider the following hypothetical:
The President learns that China is going to arm Russia with weapons in it's war in Ukraine. The United States, unlike Russia, is not on a war footing. Its economy is not mobilized and its citizens are not being mobilized to work production in the defense sector. Ukraine's muniti... |
Consider the following hypothetical:
The President learns that China is going to arm Russia with weapons in its war in Ukraine. The United States, unlike Russia, is not on a war footing. Its economy is not mobilized and its citizens are not being mobilized to work production in the defense sector. Ukraine's munitio... |
Let's say there is a minor. He/she buys and currently pay for his/her phone. The minor's guardian demanded that the minor relinquish his/her phone and the minor did not agree. After the police were called the officer claimed it is a parents right to discipline a child. Police quite essentially claimed minors have no ri... |
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Generally, a witness cannot object to a question on the grounds that it fails to conform to a rule of evidence (e.g. hearsay).
A witness can refuse to testify on a matter either due to the 5th Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, or on the grounds that some other privilege (e.g. att... |
> If an AI chatbot such as Bing Chat or ChatGPT said factually untrue things that did measurable harm to a real person's reputation, would that person have a case against the company that owns the chatbot for defamation?
There can be liability for defamation, although the circumstances would determine who the liable... |
so the two acts have related provisions in regards to CP offences.
Section 13 of the POCSO act states that [ Whoever, uses a child in any form of media (including programme or advertisement telecast by television channels or internet or any other electronic form or printed form, whether or not such programme or adv... |
Is section 13 of the POCSO act read together with section 67-B of IT act 2000? |
Indian Penal Code section 71 states
> Where anything is an offence falling within two or more separate definitions of any law in force for the time being by which offences are defined or punished, or
where several acts, of which one or more than one would by itself or themselves constitute an offence, constitute, ... |
What does the term "falls under two or more seperate definitions of an offence" mean in IPC section 71? |
*I took a bite of peanut butter and found a stickpin in my mouth, I almost swallowed it, this is the second time this has happened in 6 months but the first time it was a different brand, I don't know why a stickpin would be in peanut butter, but can I, should I sue?* |
I found a stick pin in my mouth after a bite of peanut butter, should I sue the company? |
so the two acts have related provisions in regards to CP offences.
Section 13 of the POCSO act states that
> Whoever, uses a child in any form of media (including programme or advertisement telecast by television channels or internet or any other electronic form or printed form, whether or not such programme or ... |
It's up to you to decide whether you should, though you ought to consult an attorney to see if the costs outweigh the benefits. The main question is, in what way were you harmed by this object? Don't tell us, tell your attorney. Obviously, the cost of fixing the broken tooth or whatever other physical damage ensued wou... |
[tag:united-states]
Generally, a witness cannot object to a question on the grounds that it fails to conform to a rule of evidence (e.g. hearsay).
A witness can refuse to testify on a matter either due to the 5th Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, or on the grounds that some other privilege (e.g. att... |
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