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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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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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What Bankruptcy Exceptions Can Protect Property In Colorado And Connecticut?

One of the main benefits of filing for bankruptcy is the ability to protect your property. In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, for example, a debtor's assets will be sold to pay back creditors. Thankfully, there are US federal bankruptcy laws that set up...

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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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Do Police Have Privacy Rights During Traffic Stops?

What is the extent of police officers' right to privacy during routine traffic stops, especially with regard to photography or recording? Since they are typically pulling people over on public roads, it would fall under "fair view," meaning if a...

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Litigation Funding

Litigation funding is a form of financing that helps plaintiffs pay for legal expenses associated with their lawsuits. This practice has become increasingly popular in recent years as more people turn to litigation as a means of seeking justice for t...

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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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The Budget 2005 & Inheritance Tax: Has the Chancellor Done Enough?

Introduction The Governments economic objective is to build a strong economy and a fair society, where there is opportunity and security for all." So reads the opening statement of the Labour Governments 2005 Budget. But the word fair is wide off the...

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Jones Act Lawyer Straight talk: Seaman Injured by Equipment - - A Case Study

Working aboard ships can be extremely dangerous. Sometimes crew members are seriously injured on ships. Seriously injured crew members and their families need to understand maritime law. In order to illustrate these points here is a Jones Act acciden...

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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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