Law & Ethics - December 2007

What is the legality of recording a call (in the UK) when you are on the phone as a consumer to your bank/service provider/phone company etc?

As they always state they may record calls for training purposes do you also have to inform them or is the fact that one party has already confirmed/informed that it is being recorded enough?

Also, once you have a recording, what can you do with it? Can you post it on the web? Or just a transcript of this? Or is it just evidence you can use to throw back at them?

And if you are not allowed to secretly record your dealings how come consumer programs (such as Watchdog) can?

2007-12-12 22:52:19 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-12 22:40:47 · 3 answers · asked by katherina w 1

Ive been called to do jury duty starting from monday. I dont think there is anyway i can get out of it. How long will I be there and what can I expect to happen?

2007-12-12 21:52:07 · 18 answers · asked by skinnyjeans 1

Hi,
How do I get an "Income Tax Assessment Order" ? I need it for my passport address proof.
Thanks in advance
Regards,
Gaurav Kadyan

PS: please reply if you know Indian Laws.

2007-12-12 21:41:20 · 10 answers · asked by kadddy 1

Years ago I sang a song for a movie and it was recorded into a soundtrack CD album with my name in it, and it's also broadcasted all over the cinemas, TV and radio. I was not offered to sign any contract or aggreement before that. Am i rightfully supposed to own a copyright for the song? I feel that i've been used by the record company like a moron. Legal experts out there please kindly advise. Thanks a million!

2007-12-12 20:43:06 · 1 answers · asked by OngBak 1

Last night a car full of teenagers went into the side of my partners van on round about. The people in the car have said my partners indictor was not on, but he knows it was. Can the passengers be witnesses to this or not?

2007-12-12 20:17:16 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Opinions welcome.

To me, I think that people should not be able to own lethal firearms. Instead, replace them with more non-lethal bullets, like plastic / rubber bullets and baton rounds, which are to me, the better suited self defence weapon.

2007-12-12 19:15:49 · 11 answers · asked by Legend 4

my dog got out of my yard and was taken to the pound,after $50 to bail my buddy out i recieved a ticket for not having his shots, and not being neutered which he has is shots he just slipped out of his collar, s far as the neutering I had an appointment set the day e got out, it has since been rescheduled. The shelter said they gave him a shot so he would not get kennel cough, now he has at and gave it to my other dog. I know I can file for an extension for my court date which is no problem, but can I file charges regarding all the expenses I now have for both dogs not just the one that was picked up but my 5 year old as well

2007-12-12 18:52:32 · 4 answers · asked by Fred 2

2007-12-12 18:10:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello my fellow jury members. As you jury members might know we are here to prosecute a criminal who endangered two lives and unfortunately one of them died. I, Jeffrey Franco am here to put Alex in jail where hopefully he won’t commit any other crimes. You have heard the arguments from both sides and I hope you are going to make the right decision. If you still don’t know your decisions about the trial, here are my final arguments to support you on making the right decision. The following paragraphs are given to show you why Alex is fault of the crimes. Please pay attention because every detail counts, and when you make your decision I hope that you are 110% sure that your decision is correct.
In the trial that we are arguing over, Alex Flin is 100% guilty; we have gathered information from the witnesses that were at the party who saw everything. That day when Alex arrived at the party everything was going well. Alex seemed well at first when the drinks were just soda and juices. Chris states that when they were eating, beer was brought from the basement to the kitchen by Ken. Ken Conroy is a popular student who organized the party which happened on Saturday night. I suppose that Ken told most of the people that he invited that there was going to be alcoholic beverages at the party. All the people that were at the party, stated that when Ken invited them he gave them a notice to them saying that alcohol was to take place at the party. It seems to me that Alex was told that alcohol was going to take place at the party as well.
As soon as Alex started drinking beer, I know that he didn’t remember that he had to drive back home and drop off Anita. As we started questioning to him what happened on the night of the party he didn’t remember anything, obviously he was already drunk at that time. Alex was warned by his Health teacher that drinking is bad and how drunk driving is dangerous for the driver which in this case was him and how it also could endanger other people in the car. He clearly knew these procedures since he scored A’s on all his Health Class tests and he had an A on that class. He knew by that time that minors aren’t allowed to drink by law so why did he drink and take his chances on going to jail.
Monica stated that she asked Alex for the keys because she had a feeling that he was in danger because he was already drunk. Monica says that he screamed back to her and didn’t give him the keys to the car so she started to cry. Chris and Erinn briefly describe that as soon as Alex left the parking space he knocked something down which was a mailbox. When they were already on the road, Chris says that Alex was weaving all over the road. He also says that he was speeding up and slowing down as they moved along Old Maine St. To prove that he wasn’t drunk he accelerated eve more when Chris started yelling and Anita started crying with great effort to make him stop the car. Alex ignored these efforts and eventually crashed the car into a tree which was off the course of the street. This crash happened because both Alex and Anita were fighting for the steering wheel, but it was clearly Alex’s fault because he was drunk and because he should have listened to them when they started urging him to stop the car.


Alex’s parents have let him go to previous parties before, but they have never seen him drink beer or look drunk at all. My hypothesis is that every time Alex comes back from a party, his parents are either sleeping or aren’t present when he arrives because of the time he arrives at home. The police say that he was driving at 75 miles per hour when the speed limit was 45mph. The police also gathered evidence that his BAC level-Blood Alcohol Concentration was 0.07. Alex maximum BAC level should be 0.0 because he is a minor and isn’t allowed to drink. The police officers also saw that Alex had blood and vomit on his clothes due to the concussion from the beer. From this party he arrived between 3:40 A.M. to 4:30 A.M to his house because the crash happened at 3:20 A.M which is proved by the police officers.
When the police arrived at his house at 5:00A.M in the morning, his parents had no idea what was going on and didn’t expect Alex to be in deep trouble. Alex at that time was also confused and didn’t know that he had crash and that one of his friends was dead because of his carelessness.
Alex was behaving very negligent so he should be charged with the following crimes; criminally negligent homicide, vehicle manslaughter, and DWI. Criminally negligent homicide is when a person is guilty of a person’s death and the person was acting very irresponsibly. Vehicle manslaughter is when a person is acting irresponsibly, therefore he causes the death of a person and this happens when he is intoxicated, in this trial Alex was drunk. DWI is when someone is driving while intoxicated, in this case Alex was drunk because of the alcohol he consumed, that person won’t be able to control the vehicle properly and safely because alcohol is running throughout their body. This brings a lot of danger to them and anyone who is inside of the vehicle.
So please my fellow jury members I ask for you to make a wise decision and put yourself in our shoes. Do you think an irresponsible senior should be in the streets maybe causing another crash or killing someone because of his negligence? Please make the right choice for the safety of the city, you, and everyone else that is outside there living a safe life. Thank all of you for your patience and time.

2007-12-12 17:47:08 · 5 answers · asked by H0llywoodzZ Star (: 2

2007-12-12 17:39:22 · 9 answers · asked by Paul K 3

this woman who kept comming on to me and would take no for a answer was married. kids and husband . she was always calling me and my buddie to come up when he was gone all she did was bother me and wanted well sex she was in her.40.s and i was .19. as well my buddie to. well she always kept it on then one day it happened . right in her home. her. idea sex yes sadley to say then she also did my buddie later on . in the same place her home. can her husband have us in court over this after all it was her doing.s on this and she was the one who told him can he have us in court over this and what can happen to me. and my buddie by law if we have to appear in a court legal wise over her doing.s on this matter it would be in a w.va court . thanks but she was doing this i need to know what can happen where they was married for .20. some years thank again

2007-12-12 17:37:09 · 8 answers · asked by matthew v 3

Has Ron Paul ever talked about how he intends to go about implementing his policies? Please give me a video in which he breaks it down.

2007-12-12 17:34:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

this is another two part question, both are realative to the topic, but are seperate questions.

my first one is, should men have a say in abortion? i'm figuring most of you will say no, but i'm interested to see if someone thinks men should have some part of this process/decision.

my second part is, would you find it reasonable for a legal agreement on responsiblity? women have the right to alleviate any responsibility for taking care of a child by getting an abortion(in general). a guy has no voice in the matter. this hurts men in two ways. one, is if the guy wants and is willing to take care of the child on his own. maybe rare, but it happens. but number two is what really bothers me. if a women chooses to keep the baby, despite the fact that he doesn't want the child, he is forced to take responsiblity for it. this goes back to the question, should there be a contract, for a guy to "abort" his rights as a father. this means no visitation, no child support, nothing.

2007-12-12 17:05:08 · 11 answers · asked by Joshua's Dhrama 3

My father passed away in May of 2007 leaving behind his live-in girlfriend. Since his death, she is now suing his children for his house, saying it was "promised" to her. There is no common-law in CA. and they were not married. Furthermore, he changed the deed to his house 3 months before his death and she was not named. His will stated that his children where to get his assets. Fast forward 7 months . . .we have written up several lease agreements to her, all of which has been rejected (mainly for items in the house that she claims are hers) Once the last agreement, she stated she wants to take the stove "because it was the last thing my father gave her" We have the receipt to prove he bought it with his own money out of his bank account! At any rate, she has continued to hold up the process and it has finally taken it's toll. I am so stressed at this point that I am having anxiety attacks as well as I have a Dr's appt. to get put on Valium. Can I sue her for anguish?

2007-12-12 16:53:02 · 7 answers · asked by cbarb01 1

I have just been screwed around by an independent tradey. He has recently "repaired" a railing of ours on a small balcony, and has done an unfinished job, (leaving after I paid and before I noticed) not to mention breaking some of my belongings without mentioning it and leaving all the offcuts in our car park to dispose of ourselves! After calling him to come back, he has failed to show up, and now wont return my calls. Is there anybody I can o to with a complaint like this? We live in Tasmania AU. I don't want to fork out for another builder!

2007-12-12 16:29:02 · 2 answers · asked by Tique AM VA 3

He hide the secret to tell me that we had an electric bill to be paid and the electricity will be out in 2 days. he had no money he said, im going to make a contract saying that he has to pay 91 dollars within the one month, its the exact he has to pay for half of the electric bill, but im not sure how to write one? i know that you can write it on any kind of paper, and he has to sign it and so do i.. but not sure how to start on the paper? please help? thanks

2007-12-12 16:21:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-12 16:21:18 · 1 answers · asked by jojojo66 4

2007-12-12 15:42:51 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

1. what should the punishment be for those who search for the child porn online? (minors? adults?)

2. what should be the punishment for those who post phots of child porn or videos online, but did not film or shoot them?

3. what about those who did produce and post the material?

4. is there a way to prosecute these crimes effectively?

2007-12-12 15:41:36 · 6 answers · asked by lunaticxxcalm 3

2007-12-12 15:39:00 · 5 answers · asked by BiologyQuestions 3

My guy friend is currently going through a divorce - so he's separated from his wife. But, they have a daughter, so they take turns having some days. Someone told me it's against the law for his daughter to be staying with him over nights - is this true? Sounds ridiculous to me, but you can never be too sure...

2007-12-12 15:35:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I speak a different language to English and while on holiday in Hawaii and Guam several times I was called ugly to my face (in their language )as I was walking by.
I would like to ounch these people or have them arrested would I have the law on my side ?

2007-12-12 15:31:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-12 15:25:13 · 7 answers · asked by shoreke 1

I plead guilty and had to do all the things all the other celebrities had to do.. fines, AA mandated meetings, counsuling classes, placed on informal parole, took a tour of the county morgue, the whole 9 yards. I completed all the things I had to do, took all the documents back to the county clerk's office, got a 'completed' seal on my docket and walked out free and refreshed, never to touch another beer again!! (now I do heavy alcohol and wine.. lol j/k uncle sam, I know you are watching me).. anyway, the question is:
It's been more than 3 years since my informal parole ended and I have been a good boy. Is there a way for me to request that my 'record' be sealed? archived? whatever the terminology is??

2007-12-12 15:19:16 · 11 answers · asked by kewlmocha1 1

Hi, i was recently sent divorce papers, my husband is missing though, i found out the papers were made by his brother in law , he had gone to his own lawyer. the divorce papers just had the complaint, i was told it was supposed to have affadavits and other things too, plus no where on the complaint was a signature of my husbands, just the signature of the lawyer. in my counterclaim i did mention that i dont think my husband sent these papers. can anyone just go and fill out papers for another person?

2007-12-12 15:18:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

all states?

2007-12-12 15:15:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-12 15:10:57 · 4 answers · asked by Yew T 1

I am writing a debate and I need evidence to back up why Physicia Assisted Suicide should be allowed. I do not want opinions, just reasons why it should be allowed, Thanks!

Sources would be GREATLY appreciated!

Strongest claims and sources gets 10 points.

2007-12-12 15:04:28 · 11 answers · asked by The Guru 3

freedom of press says u can print anything as long as its true and doesnt hurt one's reputation, well how come tabloids are fake and are not true and dont get into trouble??!

2007-12-12 15:04:28 · 6 answers · asked by Runner 2