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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 Québec, are restaurants legally required to provide free potable water upon request?
In the province of Québec, are restaurants legally required to provide free potable water upon request?
If so, what is the name/article of this law?
user70153
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Are judges immune from prosecution of crimes committed while acting as a judge?
Discussing the civil lawsuit to Hans Reiser's murder conviction, Wikipedia states:
"Judges ... are immune to lawsuits regarding their official conduct."
In the United States, is that true? Surely, if a judge colludes, conspires, or otherwise rigs…
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Am I legally able to use lethal force against a police officer in defense of another?
Hypothetically, let's say I come across a police officer about to discharge his firearm at a person laying face down on the ground, hands in my clear view, clearly (to me) unarmed and apparently complying with the officer's instructions. Am I…
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Do armed residents engaging in self-defense count as civilians during armed conflict?
Resident T does not hold any official position in an armed group
An Army or a militia from a foreign country not recognized by T's country, enters T's neighborhood.
T attempts to defend his neighborhood and is subsequently killed.
Was T a civilian…
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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 a private person deceive a defendant to obtain evidence?
In the 2019 movie "Badla" (spoilers ahead), Naina was accused of committing a murder in the UK, and her trial is in London. She denies the accusation. Her clever lawyer Badal arrives and they have a three hour conversation going over all the details…
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It is really illegal to plug in a device to watch BBC iPlayer or Live TV in a Starbucks?
Please note: it is unlawful to plug in your device in our stores if you are watching live TV or downloading or watching programmes on demand on BBC iPlayer.By using the WiFi, you agree to the terms of use
This is the warning that appears in…
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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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What happens when the opinion of the Court misrepresents the facts of the case?
In Kennedy v. Bremerton School District (2022), the Court ruled 6–3 in favor of a high school football coach who had been leading players in prayer and was instructed by the school district to stop. [PDF]
Justice Sotomayor's dissent disputes some of…
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Can you be punished for planning a crime and what constitutes "planning"?
I just read a different question here on Law.SE that asked something along the lines of "Would it be illegal to do XYZ? I want to do this, but I'm not sure if it's legal."
So, that seems like a completely reasonable question and I don't think anyone…
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Can a 401k plan exclude Union members?
John Hancock manages our 401k at work, they have under eligibility,
Excluded employees: Union employees, Nonresident Aliens, and Leased Employees; 21 years of age and 3 consecutive months
My workplace isn't even unionized. It just shocks me that a…
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Can a software company forbid individuals to consult on how to use their software?
I read on https://easychair.org/licenses:
Please note that we do not allow any organizations or individuals whose professional duties include conference organisation or who are paid, in any form, for doing so to resell our services or consult on…
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Is simple possession of a copyright-infringing item legal in the USA?
There are quite a few laws in the USA (mostly at the Federal level) governing copyright and how to handle infringement. Most of these laws seem to establish criminal and/or civil liability for the act of copying rather than simple possession.
So, my…
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