Hi,I live in Bavaria,Germany.

I lent my account to a friend, but this violates the EULA—that is, the Terms of Service. Everything would have gone smoothly had customer support not noticed. However, two months ago, my friend accidentally sent screenshots of our chat regarding the account exchange to customer support. Consequently, they concluded that we had engaged in "account trading" and banned my account. I filed an appeal, arguing that no trading had taken place—merely simple account sharing. Customer support, however, insisted that account sharing is prohibited even in the absence of trading. When I later filed a second appeal, they claimed the account was under suspicion of cheating, even though no one other than myself had used the account (I have the login IP addresses as proof). I do not want to lose this account for nothing (it could be worth 3,000 euros; I have invested 7,000 hours of gameplay). If I were to sue my friend, what legal avenues are available to me? What are my chances of success? How long would the proceedings take? Are there any similar cases?

I am aware that the Terms of Service prohibit account sharing, but I assumed my friend was also aware of this, which is why I did not explicitly tell him. Am I bound by the Terms of Service? Are these terms legally binding?

Does the fact that he forwarded our chat history to customer support without my consent constitute an invasion of my privacy? He claims that customer support specifically requested it.

Location: Spain

Standard interview, they asked about salary expectations, I mentioned I signed an NDA and couldn't disclose my previous salary. All normal so far.

Then they told me they needed proof of earnings , because "they were taking a big risk with this position." When I gave them a WTF look, the interviewer said it was just paperwork and he didn't care about it either.

For context: this is in Spain. Not a bank, just a regular software/recruitment company.

I found an article stating that the EU Pay Transparency Directive requires Spain to ban asking about salary history by June 7, 2026 which is literally in two weeks. The directive is already EU law.

So my questions:

• Is this already illegal or does it become illegal on June 7?
• Does asking for documentary proof of earnings cross an extra line vs. just asking verbally?

Hi all,

A quick update to my previous posts about the Dutch/German jurisdiction dispute.

The District Court of Amsterdam previously ruled in my favour on jurisdiction and held that the Dutch courts did not have jurisdiction over the dispute. The plaintiff was also ordered to pay my legal costs, which has now been paid.

However, I have now been formally gedagvaard in hoger beroep (appeal proceedings), so the jurisdiction ruling is being appealed.

It appears that my lawyer no longer wishes to represent me and has referred me to Juridisch Loket for advice. However, Juridisch Loket has responded on several instances that they cannot assist because I was a freelancer (not employed) when I was working with the Dutch company.

As I understand it, legal representation is generally required in Dutch appellate proceedings.

My questions

• Is it realistic to try applying again to the Raad voor Rechtsbijstand for legal aid at the appeal stage?
• Does anyone have experience changing lawyers between first instance and hoger beroep?
• Any practical advice on how to proceed from here?

For context, the original issue involved a cross-border NL/DE commercial dispute and the court ruled that Germany, not the Netherlands, was the correct forum.

Appreciate any advice or experiences people may have.

Previous posts:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/LegalAdviceEurope/comments/1pljkep/netherlands_germany_being_sued_in_nl_after_german/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/LegalAdviceEurope/comments/1pnf0sn/update_netherlands_germany_raad_voor/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/LegalAdviceEurope/comments/1s9odgg/netherlands_won_jurisdiction_case_awarded_costs/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/LegalAdviceEurope/comments/1sm2hfd/netherlands_update_no_payment_received_after/

Hello everyone,

I have a friend who is a refugee in France and is considering studying in another European country (the Netherlands or Switzerland). We are trying to understand the practical and legal aspects of this process.

From what we understand, he would need a student visa or a student residence permit in the country where he will be studying.

My main question is: what happens to his refugee status and his residence permit in France if he goes to study abroad?

Also what are the chances of the student visa getting approved?

We have searched online, but we haven't found any clear official information regarding this specific situation. I have seen general information indicating that long absences can affect residence permits in some countries, but I don't know how this applies in France to someone with refugee status.

More specifically:

Does studying in another country affect one's refugee status or French residency permit?

Is it generally considered a problem if one lives outside France for an extended period for studies?

Or can one retain their French status during a temporary stay abroad for studies?

Are there any official sources or accounts from people who have experienced a similar situation?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Hi everyone,

I bought a monitor in Poland using instalment payments, and I am now worried because the documents are a mess.

When I was buying the monitor, my girlfriend told me that I should ask for an invoice under her brother’s details because he is self-employed and it would be useful for him. She said he could possibly get the VAT back, or that it could help him somehow with his business.

I told her I was not comfortable with that because I thought it could cause problems later, but she insisted that it would only bring benefits and no issues.

She came with me to buy the monitor and gave her brother’s details when the store asked for the invoice information.

Now I checked all the documents and I noticed the following:

The invoice is issued under her brother’s name/company details. My name does not appear on the invoice at all.

However, the instalment payment/credit agreement contains my personal details, including my name, surname and ID.

The problem is that other details in the financing agreement are wrong:

The address listed is not my address, but her brother’s address.

The employer field is also wrong. Instead of my real employer, it lists her brother’s name/company, as if I worked for him.

So basically, the invoice is under one person, while the financing agreement is under me but with an incorrect address and incorrect employer information.

I am worried because I do not know how serious this is.

Could this cause problems with the financing company, warranty, returns, consumer rights, or tax/accounting matters?

Should I contact the store and financing company immediately and ask them to correct or cancel/reissue everything?

I do not want this to create any legal, tax, or financial issue later.
Any advice would be appreciated.

Hey everyone,

I’m dealing with a situation at work and wanted to see if anyone here has experience with something similar or knows what my rights are.

I’ve been working at this company for about 2 years, and over the past few months things have gotten really uncomfortable. After I brought up unpaid overtime, my manager started making comments like “maybe this job isn’t for you” and now I’m being excluded from meetings and treated differently from the rest of the team.

Lately it feels like they’re trying to push me into quitting voluntarily instead of firing me. I haven’t signed anything or agreed to leave, but the pressure is definitely there.

Is this something I should get legal advice for? And should I be saving emails/messages as proof?

Any advice would really help. Thanks.

Hi everyone,

I’m originally from Ukraine, but I currently have long-term/permanent residence in Slovakia (unlimited stay). I now want to move and live in Belgium, and I already have accommodation arranged there.

My question is: am I still eligible to apply for Temporary Protection in Belgium, or would my residence status in Slovakia affect this?

Has anyone been in a similar situation or knows how Belgian authorities handle cases like this

Posting because the procedural dimension is what no Austrian body has been able to address. The Begutachtung (formal expert-assessment process) side of the case is documented in detail at msakkal.me/en/posts/the-evidence.html.

The institutional contradiction (both Gutachten side by side at the link above)

Two formal Gutachten (expert reports), two Austrian authorities, same person, same listed conditions, opposite conclusions on whether treatment is exhausted (medizinisch ausgeschöpft, "medically exhausted"):

• Pensionsversicherungsanstalt (PVA, the Austrian pension/insurance authority), Pflegegeld (state care allowance) Gutachten, page 6/9:"Die medikamentöse Therapie wurde oftmals umgestellt und ist ausgeschöpft." ("Medication therapy has been adjusted many times and is now exhausted.") Pflegestufe 1 (lowest care-allowance level) granted.
• Sozialministeriumservice (SMS, federal social-ministry agency), Behindertenpass (formal disability ID) Gutachten: "Eine Stufe unter dem oberen Rahmensatz, da bei neu diagnostizierten Autismus Behandlungskonzepte noch unausgeschöpft." ("One level below the upper range, because for newly diagnosed autism, treatment concepts are still not yet exhausted.") 30 % Gdb (Grad der Behinderung, percentage degree of disability) only.

Conditions listed in both Gutachten are identical: Autismusspektrumsstörung / Asperger (autism spectrum disorder, Asperger type), einfache Aktivitäts- und Aufmerksamkeitsstörung (ADHD), rezidivierende depressive Störung (recurrent depressive disorder). Same ten-year treating-hospital file (AKH Wien, the Vienna university hospital) on record in both.

The assessor's specialization was not in the conditions assessed

The external Gutachter (expert assessor) assigned by the SMS was a neurologist whose publicly listed clinical focus areas are headaches, epilepsy, and Parkinson's disease. The conditions on file in the case are psychiatric: autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, recurrent depression. No publicly listed expertise in any of them. The 25-minute assessment by this assessor was treated as more authoritative than both the ten-year treating-hospital file at AKH Wien (psychiatric Ambulanz, outpatient clinic) and the PVA's concurrent Gutachten on the same person.

Two appeals with updated clinical reports, no movement

After the initial Behindertenpass rejection, two formal appeals were filed, each accompanied by updated clinical reports from the treating hospital. The rejection stood at administrative level and at Bundesverwaltungsgericht (BVwG, federal administrative court). Each time, the same 25-minute external Gutachten was treated as dispositive.

Specific legal questions

1. Under AVG (Allgemeines Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz, general administrative procedure act) and BBG (Bundesbehindertengesetz, federal disability act) procedural standards, what is the legal threshold for an external Gutachten to override (a) a ten-year treating-hospital file, (b) a concurrent Gutachten from a different Austrian authority reaching the opposite conclusion on the same medical question, AND (c) where the assessor's own listed specialization is not in the field of the conditions assessed? Any Austrian case law on Beweiswürdigung (evidence-weighing standard) in this configuration?
2. BGStG (Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz, federal disability equal-treatment act) procedural claim aimed at the procedure itself rather than at the underlying determination: anyone navigated it, and what is the realistic outcome?
3. CRPD General Principles in Austrian court: any documented case where they have been successfully invoked against this kind of internally contradictory institutional determination?

Full case context a thttps://msakkal.me/de/posts/the-evidence.html Bescheide (formal administrative rulings) available on request.

UK citizen, living in Germany for the last 5.5 years now marrying a German national in Baden-Württemberg in the Standesamt. We just got approval and an official date on 26th June! Now I need to know how to go about changing my surname in both countries.

I have my honeymoon September 14th 2026 in Asia with my new name and my hen do in London early July, with maybe some travel to Ireland in June/July for work (these flights aren’t booked)

I have taken a look at the gov.uk website and honestly they are so vague it doesn’t feel helpful. I contacted them and the reply was the same as the search results with the extra sprinkle of „the embassy doesn’t help with this.“ what they did say is that changing my passport with a new name will automatically change my name.

But how do I prove this? My marriage certificate? They also advised getting a lawyer for my name change, but what type of lawyer would I need and why do I need one? I read you can pre-order your new passport with the married name 3 months early but the document* is not in German and puts legal obligation on the person at the Standesamt to cancel said name change and passport of the wedding doesn’t go through for whatever reason. I can’t imagine someone from the Standesamt wanting to take on that legal responsibility.

Any advice on this would be helpful!

* https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a81530a40f0b62305b8e567/passportsnewlywedscivilpartnershipsPD2.pdf

I have recently (about 1 month ago) submitted to OLAF a report about what I consider a case of fraud, which is in this case the abuse of power of an executive agency within a public call for project proposals.

Notice that, in this case, the problem is a denial of funding. I still believe that this case meets OLAF's mandate, and specifically their definition of fraud: "An irregularity is an act which doesn’t comply with EU rules and which has a potentially negative impact on EU financial interests... If an irregularity is committed deliberately, however, it’s fraud. (See more in Article 1 of Council Regulation 2988/95)"

However, they also report:

"Please note that OLAF cannot investigate allegations of: fraud with no financial impact on EU public funds."

The case of a "denial of funding" creates some potential friction, as "no financial impact" may be argued since no money was given, still a "financial impact" can be argued as the undue denial of one project proposal due to inadequate reasoning (as reported in the EU page Complaints about Rejections of Project Proposals) affects the EU budget against the EU financial interests.

I now submitted the information to OLAF, but the organization reports that I may not be informed in case of dismissal: "If it is determined that the matter you have raised does not satisfy the criteria for opening an investigation, it will be dismissed. If this occurs, OLAF may inform you about this, but this is not done systematically."

I would like to be informed whether this occurs, as this information is important to me to understand how to develop my advocacy action in favor of research, innovation, and the defense of democratic processes.

From a legal perspective, have I a right to be informed about the status of my submission? Can I eventually submit a request to OLAF, and do you know who I can contact in such a case?

P.S. The matter does not involve a specific European country, as the funding agency was an executive agency for multi-country projects.

I’m currently living in Košice, Slovakia, and I have two work options.

The first one is an official warehouse/loading job with a salary around €1000/month.

The second option is a much more attractive online job from a Ukrainian company in the adult/18+ industry. The income could be around $500–3000/month, but the company seems “gray” and probably doesn’t pay taxes officially.

I’m worried about possible legal/tax issues because I live in Slovakia and would probably receive money through PayPal or crypto.

How risky is this realistically? Could it create problems with banks or taxes if I receive regular payments? Is it worth taking that risk compared to a normal official job?

I’m mainly looking for honest advice from people who understand taxes, banking, or international remote work in Slovakia.

Germany. 24-month DSL contract, currently in month 18. Six months ago I received a written notification that my monthly rate would increase by €4 starting the following billing cycle.

I only recently learned about § 56 TKG Abs. 4 (Sonderkündigungsrecht) — apparently this price increase should have given me a right to cancel immediately without penalty. But I didn't exercise it at the time because I didn't know about it.

My questions:

1. The law says the window is 3 months from receiving the price-change notification. Does that window run from when they notified me (6 months ago), or from when the price increase actually took effect?

2. Is there any argument that the window hasn't started yet, or is still running, given that the price increase is ongoing (I'm still being charged the higher rate)?

3. My contract ends naturally in 6 months anyway. Is there any value in trying to exercise the Sonderkündigungsrecht retroactively, or is it clearly time-barred?

The provider is a major national telco. I have the original notification email with the date. I'm not sure if the 3-month clock starts on the notification date or the effective date of the change.

EDIT: My contract says 'for use other than housing, the invoice says 'rent studio (street name)". I will consult a lawyer for next steps, thank you very much everyone for taking the time to read it!

Hi everyone, and thank you in advance to anyone who takes the time to read this and give advice - I would really appreciate it.

I live in Barcelona and moved into my apartment in May 2024. The place used to be an office, but it was remodeled into an apartment. There are still offices in the building, and there is a concierge, but I live here full-time as my only residence. I do not use it for work at all.

I have a normal residential rental contract. I am not autónoma/self-employed, I do not own a business, and my company does not pay for the apartment. I am simply an employee working at a separate office elsewhere.

Since moving in, I have been paying 21% VAT (IVA) on top of my rent every month. At first I did not question it because I am not very familiar with Spanish rental law, but recently my landlord sent me a 2.8% rent increase with only around 10 days’ notice before the next payment, which made me start looking into everything more carefully.

When I previously asked my landlord why I was paying IVA, she replied (translated from Spanish):

“Residential rent does not have VAT, but this is an office area that does have it. If you were self-employed, it could be deducted.”

Original Spanish:
“el alquiler residencial no tiene IVA pero esta es una zona de despachos que si lo tienen si fueras autónoma se podría descontar”

My questions are:

• Is it legal for me to be charged 21% IVA if I am using the property purely as my home and have a residential contract?
• Does the fact that the building/zone was originally offices change things legally?
• Could I potentially stop paying IVA?
• Is there any possibility I could reclaim the IVA I have already paid?
• Also, is a 2.8% rent increase with such short notice legal in Barcelona/Spain?

Thank you again for any help or guidance.

Hi, I’m looking for advice regarding a potential probate proceeding in Poland, and I’m feeling quite overwhelmed by it.

I recently received letters suggesting that probate proceedings are underway regarding my late father. The documents mention a potential asset (land), but I’m not even sure if it actually belonged to him or if this information is accurate.

I contacted the Polish Consulate in London, where I was told that I could fill out a form to renounce the inheritance, have it certified at the Consulate in Manchester, and then send it to a Polish court. However, the Polish translator I spoke with suggested that it would be worth seeking brief legal advice, as the situation might be more complicated due to the mention of the land. I contacted a Polish lawyer, who replied that my legal situation might be more complex than I initially thought, which caused me considerable anxiety.

It appears to be a probate proceeding in which I may be considered a potential heir. I likely have the option to renounce the inheritance.

I’m not sure if I need to formally hire a lawyer or if I can handle this matter on my own through the consulate.My main concerns are:

Is it safe to renounce the inheritance without a lawyer’s help?

Do I need legal representation in Poland, or is the consular procedure sufficient?

I would be very grateful for any advice on what my next steps should be and whether I am overcomplicating this matter or if I am right to be cautious. Thank you in advance.

Hey all! I'm based in an EU country (Romania) that taxes worldwide income and participates in CRS/FATCA. I set up a single-member Wyoming LLC for a SaaS product I'm building. No US employees, no office there, not targeting the US market specifically. I'm using a UK-based Merchant of Record so customers are invoiced by the MoR, not my LLC.

From what I've gathered so far: the LLC is disregarded for US federal tax purposes, no ECI means no US tax, but my home country still sees all the income because of CRS/FATCA automatic exchange. I'm not under any illusion that I can just not report - I know the data flows.

My plan once it starts making real money is to open a local company here that invoices the LLC monthly for dev work at a reasonable rate (~€65/h, engineering). Local company pays local taxes. Whatever's left in the LLC gets reinvested.

A few things I'm not sure about:

1. Does using a non-US MoR change anything about the "no effectively connected income" analysis? The MoR handles everything customer-facing, but the money still ends up in my US bank account.
2. If I keep profits in the LLC and reinvest them (don't distribute), am I still on the hook for home-country taxes on that money? I think yes, because the LLC is disregarded so it all flows through to me personally - but I'd like to hear if anyone sees it differently.
3. Assuming I'm filing correctly through the local company invoicing setup, could my home country come back later and retroactively reassess taxes on LLC income from earlier years? Or is that only a risk if you straight up don't report?
4. On the US side, I'm filing Form 5472 + pro-forma 1120 annually. Anything else I should be doing?

If anyone's dealt with a similar setup as an EU-based founder, I'd really appreciate hearing how it went. Thanks.

I want to double-barrel my surname by adding in my Italian mother’s name to my current one.

I’ve read online that the Italian government doesn’t allow surname changes unless it’s an ‘exceptional’ circumstance. I only want to change my name to distance myself from my English father who I don’t have a relationship with, and to feel a greater connection with my Italian side.

Has anyone had any success changing their surname with the Italian government in the UK? Were you required to evidence your ‘exceptional’ reasoning for the change? And would it make a difference that I’m still keeping my original surname, not completely changing the whole thing?

Thanks!

Hi everyone,
I’m looking for advice about my travel situation.
I am a Tunisian student who previously held a German Type D student visa. My visa has now expired, but I currently have a **valid Fiktionsbescheinigung under §81 Abs. 4**, valid until October.
I have:
Completed a German language course in Germany
A university admission (Zulassung) for October
An ongoing residence process in Germany (Aachen)
I plan to travel from a non-Schengen country → Brussels → then continue to Germany.
At Brussels airport, a border officer told me that I “cannot enter with this document” and that it is only valid in Germany.
I am now confused about my situation and would like clarification:
Is entry into Schengen via Brussels possible with a Fiktionsbescheinigung?
Is there a real risk of refusal even if the document is valid?
Is entering directly through Germany the safer option?

Hello,
I’m a bit lost and would really appreciate some advice.

I’m a French exchange student currently in Latvia and I’m supposed to come back at the beginning of June. The problem is that I just received a police summons scheduled 2 days after my departure following a traffic incident.

Context:
I was driving a rental car at an intersection. My light turned green to make a right turn, i stopped to let pedestrians cross since they also had a green light then I started moving when suddenly a small child (maybe 5-6 years old max) ran onto the road while his parents were looking elsewhere, I could barely even see his hat above the front bumper and I slammed on the brakes immediately. I got out of the car right away, apologized, and explained that he had suddenly run into the road and that I hadn’t seen him because of his size.
The parents were understanding. We checked the child: he was walking normally, had no pain, no visible injury, no marks at all. After a few minutes, the parents told me everything was fine and explicitly allowed me to leave before the police even arrived.

But now there is apparently an investigation open for “collision with a minor”.

Another important detail: the rental app account was under a friend’s name, so the summons was sent to her. The document says she is currently being questioned only as a witness.

So my question is :
What could happen if we do not attend the hearing and return to France ?

Thanks a lot to anyone who can help 🙏🏼

Hi, i am taking estrogen enanthate for my hormone therapy and will soon travel to greece. I live in germany and its legal (i think?) to own the mefication. So: can i bring the vial and syringes to greece and back to germany?

I am from the UK. I hired a rental car on holiday in Madeira, Portugal and returned the car over a month ago now.
On its return I was ensured there was no damage or payable fees for me as is confirmed on the signed contract.

I have phoned them repeatedly but the staff just blow me off blaming the banking system for taking so long for me to receive the money (they claim they have already issued the refund).

I have also contacted the support from Orbit (the rental comparison site I used) and they have instructed me to make a claim with them for damage to the car and explain the situation in the description.

I paid on a CC is the only other choice I have attempting to claim the money back via my bank

I worked remotely for a gamedev company based in Estonia for about 2 years.

In the beginning everything was fine. But during the second year salary delays started happening more and more often. At first payments were only slightly delayed, and eventually the company always paid, so I tried to be understanding and continued working.

Over time the delays became worse. Eventually salaries were being delayed by more than 2 months at a time.
Even during that period I continued working because the directors kept promising that payment was “coming soon” or would arrive “next week”.

Officially I was employed by a one company, but in practice I regularly worked across tasks and projects connected to other two related companies.
From my perspective, the same people were managing and coordinating work across these companies. One of the main managers I communicated with frequently assigned tasks and coordinated work related to multiple projects and companies interchangeably.
As an employee, it often felt less like completely separate independent companies and more like closely connected projects and teams from an operational perspective.

I handled multiple responsibilities, adapted to different projects, and stayed loyal despite the growing delays because I genuinely believed the situation would improve.

Eventually I had no choice but to resign because waiting 2+ months for salary became financially impossible for me.
However, even after leaving the company, I still have not received the salary I already earned.

At the moment it is already May, and I still have not been paid for February.

I already filed a case with the Labor Dispute Committee in Estonia, which is difficult for me because I am based in the Philippines and not an Estonian citizen. A hearing has been scheduled for June.

But even if the hearing goes well, I am still unemployed, unpaid, and now also have to pay for translation services to participate properly in the process.

What worries me the most is that officially I can only claim unpaid salary from one company, while the projects and related companies continue operating publicly.

At this point I honestly do not know what else to do besides trying to bring public attention to the situation.

I am not trying to create drama or attack anyone personally. I simply want to be paid for work I already completed honestly and professionally.

If anyone has dealt with similar international employment situations, legal escalation, or labor disputes involving Estonian companies, I would genuinely appreciate any advice.

I am a former volunteer at a residential facility for street children in an African country, managed by a religious congregation based in Italy.

During and after my time there, I became aware of several serious situations involving minors in the facility's care, including cases where children with urgent medical needs did not receive adequate or timely treatment, with serious and in some cases irreversible consequences.

My questions:

What are the risks, if any, of reporting to an international organisation such as UNICEF?

Could I face any legal consequences for reporting what I know?

Which jurisdiction would apply?

Which channels should I use to report these facts in a way that will be taken seriously, given that this type of neglect is unfortunately common in that context?

Which organisations should I report to, given that I have no concrete evidence but only direct witness accounts and information received from people still working in the facility? Is there a channel that would protect me and take this type of report seriously even in the absence of formal documentation?

I am building an online encyclopedia of historical watchmakers, cataloguing their works chronologically per maker. Every watchmaker gets a dedicated page with all known works listed, described in my own words, with full attribution and hyperlinks back to the original auctionhouse (mostly Christie's/ Sotheby's) lot page. The images displayed on my platform are from the auction houses, downloaded and hosted on my own server, which I know is technically the core of the legal problem but is also crucial to the concept because the encyclopedia only works if the images are consistently available. The site also has a small commercial shop component further complicating quotation rights.

Nothing like this can be found online and I would expect that serious collectors, researchers and enthusiasts will find the auction houses through my site. I am essentially building free SEO and traffic. What I found is that both Christie's and Sotheby's explicitly claim copyright on all lot images in their terms. purchasing it from the photographers.

I see that websites like MutualArt and Invaluable do this at scale, some behind paywalls, apparently without issue. It seems tolerated but I cannot find any case law or public statements that what they are doing is allowed. Neither can I find any that these auction houses have filed complaint against smaller websites using their copyrighted material.

My actual question is if there are EU fair use or quotation right that covers this kind of reference database? If I would go public and they object, is the realistic first response a cease and desist or immediately (significant) compensation claims? Their terms actually state the former, which would give some leeway. Not asking anyone to greenlight infringement; genuinely trying to understand the realistic legal landscape before deciding whether to seek formal permission, consult a lawyer or just proceed as is.

Location: Netherlands, EU

To clarify, this concerns Belgian law

On a quiet Sunday morning, I was driving far too fast on the R4 (maximum 90 km/h); I know, it was really stupid. I’m ashamed of it. I didn’t put anyone in danger because it was a stretch of road with no entrance/exit ramps and it was very quiet. But still, it’s inexcusable.

According to the officer, I was driving at 136 km/h.

I was pulled over and questioned on the spot. The officer said I was ‘lucky’, because in his view I was only speeding (i.e. not driving unnecessarily on the left, didn’t forget to use my indicators, didn’t put anyone else in danger, cooperated fully and remained polite)

Because of all this, he told me that, although his boss had told him to call the public prosecutor’s office, he wasn’t going to do so and would simply tell his boss that he’d called them. I then had to give a short statement by their car and was allowed back on the road.

I only have an M18 driving licence (provisional licence, having completed 20 hours of driving with a test). A provisional M18 driving licence allows you to learn to drive without a supervisor in Belgium, once you have passed a test.

Incidentally, this is also my first offence.

What can I expect? What penalty will I face? Will I be summoned to court?

Hello everyone!

I have been framed by ex employers wife and their 2 waitresses for death threats. They initially reported to police that I called and asked for my ex employer and his wife because they owe me money and told them that I will come to their town and burn and kill them all. They changed their report few times with small details like I said I will burn their restaurant and kill the employer and wife. I did call them but I am not stupid to threaten anyone, I just asked for what they have owed me for the past year and avoid paying. Also my phone has been confiscated and they found the call which I of course admitted to. I tried to do screen recording of the phone call but it did not record audio, only video. I reported that employer for frauds, tax evasion, salary withholding and all the stuff I know he did and had proof of, prior to their try to frame me. I need your human ingenuity how to make them admit they are lying or something. I have been using AI, it told me to ask if they remained working after that, who answered the phone and how did both of them hear alleged threats and if yes how so etc. Also, yes, I did get a lawyer but I do not have that much faith in their competence unfortunately.

Thank you very much!

Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina