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Get Started With Collective Enfranchisement

You are thinking about the freehold ownership of your flat, your contract mentions the right to collective enfranchisement, but you are not sure what this means and whether or not the right to enfranchise applies to you. Forget the dictionary defini...

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How Deep Do Criminal Record Checks Go?

Everyone in this country has rights. You have the right to remain silent. You have the right to freedom of speech and religion. You have the right to refuse medication. You have the right to food and shelter. However, sometimes other people have the ...

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Getting Started With The Right To Enfranchise

If you are one of those people eligible to buy your freehold (also called collective enfranchisement or the right to enfranchise), you should act before you lease drops under 80 years - the same boundary as if you are going to extend. It is then that...

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Is Contesting a Will the Right Thing To Do?

Your father brought you and your younger brother up alone from the age of fourteen. It was fine because you got on well with your dad and his business did brilliantly too. You weren't super rich but there were no big financial worries. He always...

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Is Reinstating The Draft Such a Bad Idea?

The idea of reinstating a military draft in the United States has been a topic of discussion for several decades. In recent years, calls for its reinstatement have been fueled by a variety of factors including rising tensions with North Korea, China ...

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Anti-Phishing Bill Introduced To Congress

Phishing attacks are one of the most prevalent methods used by cybercriminals to steal personal information and money from unsuspecting victims. In 2020, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received more than 241,000 complaints of suspe...

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Parents Pursue Claim Against Doctor And Nurse Alleging Their Child Died While In Fetal Distress

Parents Pursue Claim Against Doctor and Nurse Alleging Their Child Died While in Fetal Distress. Losing a child is a parent's worst nightmare. When a child dies, the parents are left in a state of shock, disbelief, and grief. However, when a child d...

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Anti-Phishing Bill Introduced To Congress

Anti-Phishing Bill Introduced To Congress by: Richard A. Chapo Sen. Partick J. Leahy has introduced the Anti-Phishing Act of 2005 to Congress for consideration. The Act would allow federal prosecutors to seek fines of up to $250,000 and prison s...

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Social Security Disability FAQ

Social Security Disability FAQ by: Sheri Abrams, Attorney at Law WHAT ARE SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS? Social Security Disability is a benefit received from the Social Security Administration by disabled workers and in some cases their d...

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A Breakdown of Maritime Laws

Although many sorts of law are talked about constantly, maritime law remains an unknown area of the law to a lot of people. In fact, even people who are directly affected by maritime law often do not understand it. Maritime law, completely different ...

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