For context, my employer is 100 miles away from me. On my last day, I was meant to be in office to return the IT equipments ( whole bunch of stuff requiring multiple boxes, not just a laptop).

On my final day, I fell ill and couldn’t go to the office. Now, my employer is requesting that I a ex employee drive total 200 miles to drop off their equipment, and they won’t cover for my fuel.

I have asked them that it’s their responsibility now for them to take their asset back, they said on my contract of employment it states that I need to return the equipment at my own cost.

“Please find attached a copy of your Contract of Employment. The relevant contractual provisions regarding Company equipment and the return of Company property are set out within clauses 20, 25, 40.6 and 46.
These clauses require the return of all Company property issued during employment upon termination of employment, including laptops, monitors, docking stations, mobile phones, peripherals, and any related accessories.
 
In accordance with the contractual provisions referred to above, responsibility for returning Company property following termination of employment rests with the employee.”

It’s just seems unreasonable for me to do this for them …. Do I have any legal stance here ?

Location: England.

Hi all,

I’m hoping someone can help me understand my rights here.

I’ve been a paying user of a cloud-based translation software system by a Czech-based software company. I’m a UK consumer (in Wales) and have a day job, but sometimes do freelance work in the evenings and weekends and this is what I use the software for. I have always paid for my subscription personally (not through an employer and not via a LTD company).

I noticed my annual subscription was up for renewal, and as I recently had a baby I am just too busy to take on freelance work, I decided to cancel for the year and hopefully pick up again in around a year when the baby is sleeping better etc. They only have a 1 year subscription option, no monthly option, so I didn't want to pay around £255 for something I won't be using. They did send a reminder 1 month before my subscription renewed, but the email did not mention the 30-day notice period.

When I logged in to cancel it the day before renewal, the cancel subscription button was greyed out, and I noriced in their Terms and Conditions they require 30 days notice before the renewal date to cancel, which I think is absurd given that I haven't used the service past the renewal date, I haven't even logged in. I froze my bank card so they couldn't charge me, and contacted them immediately asking to cancel, citing the 14-day cooling off period under the UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 and the EU Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU (since the company operates from the Czech Republic, which is in the EU).

Despite this, they are refusing to cancel the renewal. They say I didn’t give “30 days’ notice” before the renewal and are insisting I pay the invoice for the full annual fee of CZK 7,140 (about £250).

They’re now threatening to escalate it to their legal team for non-payment. I’ve pointed out that EU and UK consumer law both provide a 14-day right to cancel digital services bought online, but they’re saying their Terms of Service (governed by Czech law) override this.

1. As a UK consumer purchasing an online service from a company based in the EU, do I still have a right to cancel within 14 days of renewal? From what I can see online, it only applies to people in the EU, but since the UK has similar laws, am I covered?

2. Can they legally demand full payment for a service I’ve not used, or threaten “legal escalation” from abroad?

3. Should I simply refuse to pay and let them pursue it, or is there a smarter way to handle this (e.g. through a consumer protection authority)?

Any guidance or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

My son (21m) has been the victim of a false allegation which is he is currently serving a sentence for. The girl who accused him has now been messaging a friend of his which is causing trouble for him, is there anything we can do legally?

Apparently he got a phone call from his friend telling him they'd been messaging his accuser and were questioning him about things she told them. I Found all this out when I got a phone call from him and he was very distressed telling me all this.

We're worried about this for two reasons—
Firstly she is supposed to have a 'right to anonimity' meaning my son isn't allowed to name his accuser to anyone and if he is found to have done so he could get hus sentence extended.
Secondly he's worried how this will affect his friendship. This friend is someone he's been closed to for years who is one of the few people he's been able to confide in and has stuck by him through this whole ordeal, now he's scared they're gonna turn against him.

I contacted the friend myself and they confirmed it all.

My questions are could ge get in trouble over the fact his friend now knows the victims identity, and also is there any actions we can take legally for this?

We're reluctant to contact our solicitor yet in case that ends up dobbing him in it

Any input whatsoever please

Location: Wales

Hi everyone long story short I brought a van in August 2025 in the uk, did hpi check came back fine not stolen or no other issues still have this.

Used the van and had no issue was insured and taxed in the uk no problem, decided to sell it in April 2026 and today I've had the buyers dad turn upto my house saying the police have seized the van for being stolen this is what the police have said:

The "Ringer": A stolen car fitted with false identities to match a non-existent or destroyed vehicle.

Method: Criminals buy wrecked or "total loss" cars from insurance auctions simply to obtain their paperwork and VIN plates, then attach them to a stolen car of the same make/ model.

Detection: Signs include tampered riveted plates, ground-away stamped VINs on the chassis, or discrepancies in the vehicle's history. and that it had been put under a false title.

He wants some money back or wants to take me to small claims court, but I also didn't realise the van was stolen as it came back clear when I brought it.

This is a bad situation for myself and the buyer but I'm not sure how I'm not meant to go about this legally and where I stand does anyone have any advice please.

I’ve also spoken with the police who confirmed it’s impounded but won’t tell me much as I’m no longer the legal owner.

I currently provide consulting services through a UK intermediary company under a contractor agreement governed by the laws of England and Wales.

The contract names a large IT services provider (“Company X”) as the client, but in practice the work is carried out on a European Commission project where Company X acts as one of several suppliers/contractors.

I’m now considering an opportunity to provide the same type of services to the same end client (the European Commission), but through a different company that operates in parallel with Company X on the same project.

So the move would effectively be:

Current:
European Commission (end client)
→ Company X ("Client")
→ UK intermediary company ("Contractor")
→ Me

Proposed:
European Commission (end client)
→ Company Y
→ Me

So I would not be replacing Company X - I would simply be working for another supplier delivering services to the EC in the same environment.

Before speaking to a solicitor, I’m trying to understand whether this could realistically be considered a breach of contract under English and Welsh law.

Here is the important clause of my contract:

Consultancy - me

Contractor - the english intermediary

Client - Company X (services provider for EC)

People are telling me to persue legal action but I’m not sure if there’s anything I can do about the situation. Basically I’m an 18 year old girl. I went on a dating app to find a boyfriend because all the guys irl wasn’t looking for anything serious. But I soon realised it was the same on the dating apps.

So I changed my relationship goals on the app to long term relationship to casual sex. I got so many more matches after this change and ig just changed to the times.

I matched with a 20 year old guy and we actually had a very pleasant conversation. Not sexual or anything we just were getting to know eachother. Exchanged pictures of our dogs. Talked about casual things. He asked me if I work I said I do I’m self employed as a babysitter/dogsitter. He didn’t immediately end the conversation but stopped after a bit. Which is quite normal on these apps so I didn’t think much of it.

The next day I got sent screenshots from a mother(30’s) of a kid I babysit who’s 3 years old. It was a conversation with the guy of a screenshot of me saying I’m a babysitter/dogsitter saying “wait isn’t that the name of (child)’s babysitter?” She said “it is 😮 what’s her profile?” and him then sending her screenshots of my full profile.

She didn’t say anything with the screenshots and I thought it was creepy so didn’t respond. But an hour later she called me asking if I’ve seen her message. I lied saying I hadn’t and I’ll check it now and she said it’s urgent.

I messaged her saying that I wasn’t aware they knew eachother what a small world. She said it’s her younger brother and asking if I don’t see the problem. I said now I know it’s her brother it wouldn’t be professional to continue things with him of course no problem.

And she said that’s not the problem and started dissecting my whole profile. How I want to have casual sex so what if I have sex around her child and am a bad influence. I said of course I wouldn’t do that. She said and I said on my profile I smoke that’s dangerous to be around children. I told her I do not smoke there just wasn’t a vaping option but I don’t vape in other peoples houses or around children or near people who I’m not sure vape period.

I actually leave my vape at home while babysitting. She still said I shouldve told her about my risky sex life and that I vape because why would I hide that I’m a “horny teenager” from someone who’s letting me around their children. I told her this isn’t a professional conversation and to find a different babysitter who isn’t such an I quote “horny teenager” the church probably provides daycare. And left it there.

She then took it a step further. I have a Facebook group with all the parents and dog owners where I post the dates I’m available to babysit and dogsit. And just any important information. She made comments on all of my recent posts on there with screenshots of my dating profile and our conversation and tagging group members to be aware of the kind of person they’re letting around their children and animals.

I then got a woman who called out of babysitting arrangements due to this. I’ve obviously banned her from the group now but this is insane.

I’ve had a few clients who are on my side and defending me and saying this was wrong but some have been weird with me now.

People are saying I should peruse legal action but I’m not really sure if there’s anything I can do. She’s now posted a Facebook post on her own Facebook talking about the situation twisting it as if I knew it was her brother too and tried to hook up with him anyway which isn’t true. And saying I vape in her house when I don’t.

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!

I’m a freelance remote worker based in the Philippines working for a UK company. Payments became increasingly delayed, and I’m now owed around 6 weeks of unpaid salary. I informed them I would resign due to the situation, but requested my outstanding balance first. As of today, I’ve also lost access to my company email and Teams account without prior notice.

I followed up again via email today, but I doubt it will be addressed as my previous follow-ups about delayed payments have often gone unanswered.

Is there anything I can do legally to recover my unpaid salary or pursue payment from them?

I have a weird situation with a guy I was friends with in college, we were friends for a short amount of time due to mutuals and I then rejected him and cut contact from him. For over 2 years he’s constantly contacted me despite being rejected hundreds of times, contacted my friends asking for “ways to win me over”, has knowledge of my family’s names, careers, even where they bank and what they spend their money on ( he’s already been in legal trouble many times for committing fraud). He has knowledge of my parents, siblings, partners of my siblings, cousins, grandparents, everything.

About a year ago after blocking him on countless accounts and numbers he found another way to text me in which he said “one day I'll be on the road and my mind will just take me to your street

And. I won't even know how. And it happens”.

He claimed he would never leave me alone and even said “If i changed completely would you want me” And making statements that he would get full body surgery to make him unrecognizable, and change his entire lifestyle if it meant I would give him a chance.

He parks on my street and I don’t even know how many times he must have just… been there… when I was leaving my house or coming in, I have no idea if anytime I ever go somewhere he’s somewhere in the distance watching.

He has offered money to my friends in return for them to talk good about him to me, hoping it’ll make me want him.

After he found out somehow that I had applied for a job at a company, he made fake email addresses and sent me emails confirming my job offer, then took it upon himself to catfish me as the “boss” for the role I had applied for. He asked for my bank details through email so he could “put me on payroll”. Thankfully I’m not stupid enough to fall for it and knew it was his doing straight away. After I confronted him he said that “He just wanted to make me happy” and that it was my fault cos i wanted the job so bad.

A month or two ago after finding a way to contact me for the millionth time his weird behavior turned into hatred for me where he claimed that “I am evil” bcos i never wanted him and that he “Did so much, tried so much” and that I am some big scary villain and I purposefully hurt him. He told me to “Burn in piss, and your family” and then threatened to send texts to my dad about my own personal relationships with others. Not sure how he got my dad’s number, but he did.

When I mentioned that I have albums upon albums of proof and screenshots of everything he’s done he sent a video of a “wipe” thing he somehow learnt in which he can wipe my phone and everything on it leaving me with no proof.

This morning, he contacted me AGAIN to then say

“Just to inform you I have taken it upon myself after a thorough review to re enter your life, this isn’t for discussion.

Regards”

And now I just know all his weird behavior is going to start again. It’s weird to leave my house and look into every car parked on the street worrying that in one will be him; just sat, staring at my house, waiting for some movement.

I guess my main concern is the amount of knowledge he somehow has about my family, he knows when my dad leaves for work, comes back, where my cousins work what they do what they drive, everything. I worry that he’ll take his actions further one day with the information he has on my family.

I’m not sure what to do and pls don’t be mean, I’m quite young and just want some advice on the best next steps to take. Would it be possible to somehow get him to leave me alone? Should I speak to a solicitor about getting a no-contact order or something legally binding to make him leave me alone?

I’m worried about the extent to which he knows about me and what he has. Idk I feel like he’s somehow always watching, like maybe he somehow has pictures of me videos of me when I’m in the safety of my own room. I know he must have images of me from when I knew him, when I was 16, but have no idea to what extent, was he as weird back then too? I even worry that he can somehow see what I do on my phone all the time, like as I type this i worry he can see this and is getting angry at it and ready to do something worse. He once boasted that he can do anything to anyone’s phone, he’s a known fraudster and keeps company of other odd people who have skills they don’t use for good, so I’m scared as to what he can do and what he knows. What should I do? I’ve made threats of calling the police to him before with which he responded “I’ll call them too and they can see how you led me in and u should know they’re gonna wanna speak to ur parents too” and he knows my parents are a huge deal to me, a reason why i’ve never told them about this is because I don’t wanna put stress on them or worry them, I love them more than anything . Is there anything I can do that’s discreet enough to not have my parents know and worry about it, but just enough to get him to back off? Thank you and sorry for the long read.

Location: United kingdom

I’m dealing with ongoing harassment online and I’m not sure what my best options are.

A woman (aged 40, I'm in my 20s) I interacted with briefly online has been posting daily videos on TikTok accusing me of stalking her for over a year and making other claims that aren’t true. She’s also tried to get my personal details, mentioned violent themes, and attempted to contact my university.

I recently discovered she has apparently been posting about me for much longer than I realised (around a year), but I only became aware of it recently.

At the start, I responded with a few videos showing clips of what she was saying, but I’ve stopped engaging for the past few days. Despite that, she’s continued posting.

For context, we did fall out last year and I said some negative things about her at the time, but I haven’t had contact since and have not engaged until recently.

This situation is really stressful, and I just want it to stop.

Has anyone dealt with something similar?

\- Is it worth reporting this to the police in the UK?

\- Are there specific steps I should take to protect myself (legally or personally)?

\- Should I continue not engaging, or is there something more effective?

I have contacted the police but haven't heard back.

Any advice would be appreciated.

(I live in England btw!)

Hi everyone,

I’m planning to launch a new line of intimate apparel (bras, thongs, loungewear pieces) and have questions about labelling requirements. Specifically, I want to know if it’s possible to minimize the number of sewn labels in our garments. Ideally, we would only have the brand and size labels sewn in, while including composition and care information on a hanging tag or sticker in the packaging.

We will be selling (B2C via Shopify) in the UK and Europe, so any insights on legal compliance in these regions would be greatly appreciated! 

Thank you for your help!

Location: UK and Europe

I (18F) think I’m being stalked by a guy I used to be in college with. I spoke to him ONCE very briefly before he asked me if I’m single he wasn’t in most of my classes only two so I barely knew him. But I said I am single because atp I didn’t really find it creepy I thought maybe I could get to know him better.

But after that he wouldn’t leave me alone. Like at break time I would vape alone at the smoking shelter a lot of the time. He knew I vape and he would then come there at break and just stand next to me and watch me vape. He doesn’t vape himself. And he is actually usually quite anti vaping. But he would stand there and I’d try to talk to him and he would only give me like short answers. But with everyone else he was able to have a conversation with fine and he’s actually quite popular.

But like I asked him “do you vape”. And he’d go “no”. “Oh how are you?” “Good” “why are you at the vaping shelter if you don’t vape” “I know you vape”.

But if I stopped talking or didn’t initiate the conversation he’d just stand there in silence. I ended up going to a different spot at break. At the back of the school where no one goes. And that only worked for one break because he ended up finding me.

The third time I moved I told him beforehand about having a lesson there now and my break being moved so he wouldn’t look for me. I ended up quickly going to a place that’s very hidden that not a lot of people know about. It was a specific “quiet” yard in the middle of the special needs unit. That you have to actually go through the special needs unit to get into. I went there because most people don’t know about the special units yard. And I had some friends who was in the unit so I was allowed there to “be with my friends”

But then I got a message from him after a few times of doing this. He said he was waiting outside of the classroom I was supposedly in and a class came out but it wasn’t my class. He asked if he was waiting outside the wrong class. I said I’ll come to find him and went to him and said that’s the wrong class but I’ve finished now and we went to the vape shelter together.

The next day he waited outside a class he knows I’m definetly in and followed me again. And the day after that I finished a class early so I went to go walk over to the special unit but I saw him and a group of friends walking in that direction. I decided to turn around and walk the other direction into like an alley part of the school that no one really goes and just wait there for the rest of break but as I started walking into the alley someone was following me.

I spead up and the footsteps spead up too so I kept walking until I got to a busier part of the college. And then slowed down and he then spead up to “coincidentally” walk beside me alone this time and pretended to happen to have been walking that way too. Not realising I saw him walking the other direction with a group of friends. He then followed me around for the rest of break this time he asked me out. I said I’m not sure because I don’t know him very well but maybe. He again asked if I have a boyfriend and I said no and he asked for my number and I said I don’t remember it and my phones ran out of battery.

That night I got a message from an unknown number saying “hey. Do you have a boyfriend?” I responded “umm who’s this?” And he said it was him and I said oh as I’ve said today I don’t. And he then asked me if I’m a virgin. I asked why. And he said because he’s not and he wondered if that’s what I’m worried about with dating. I said I’m not a virgin but I like to get to know people before dating. I asked him how he got my number and he said “I just have it I don’t know how” I’ve never given him my phone number and I don’t think ANYONE had my phone number from the college we all just had eachother on Instagram and Snapchat. So I’m not sure if maybe he knew someone from out of college but it creeped me out and I let it slide.

This went on of him messaging me everyday and following me around or pretending to be “coincidentally” going to places I’m going. He even “coincidentally” came to the cafe I worked at. Didn’t order anything and just watched me serve people. And would sometimes come up to me and compliment my costumer service skills.

He ended up getting a girlfriend THANK GOD. So I thought it would be over with. I then went back to my smoke shelter spot. And all was good I thought he was over me.

I actually ended up dropping out of college. Not because of him but I thought it was over with. Until last month he’s started messaging me again daily asking me out and asking me if I’m single. I lied and said I have a boyfriend now. But that didn’t stop him from messaging me. He asked me if he is good in bed. He asked if I still work in that cafe because he’s been a few times and I wasn’t there I told him I have a new job now. And he asked if my boyfriend is happy for me like he is. I said my boyfriend is very happy.

He kept asking me weird things like if I masturbate now I have a boyfriend. I didn’t answer and blocked him. He then made a fake account on Facebook as one of my friends. I added it back not thinking much of it. Then got a DM on Facebook asking me if I’m single. I knew my friend wouldn’t ask me that and screenshotted her it and she was like “WTH THATS NOT ME?”. I responded to the Facebook message “I know you aren’t [Friend] who is this?” He said it was him and I asked why hes pretending to be my friend and he said because my messages aren’t going through. I told him I got a new number that’s all and making fake accounts isn’t going to make me want to date him and I’m not single. He asked if this guy I was in a picture with is my boyfriend and I said yes. (He’s actually gay but I knew he’s a real friend so would stand up for me).

He then messaged him on his real instagram account apologising for asking me out. And my friend said “yeah that’s ok just don’t talk to my girl anymore ok?” And he said ok. But has again contacted me on Instagram today and yesterday flirting with me despite me saying I have a boyfriend.

I really don’t know what to do. I’m really creeped out. Is there anything I can do to get him to stop? I’m scared. I’ve been quite nice to him because I’m not a very confrontational person and quite shy. Does this mean I can’t take legal action too?

I booked a Full Flex ticket through lastminute.com for a Dublin → Keflavik flight with Icelandair.

Full Flex on their website clearly states:

Cancellation any time before departure

No reason needed

Refund or voucher up to 80–90%

I paid extra specifically for this flexibility because I was waiting for my visa.

However, lastminute.com did something unacceptable:

They purchased a LIGHT fare from Icelandair on my behalf — NOT a flexible ticket.

A LIGHT fare is:

Non-refundable

No cancellation allowed

Cheapest tier

So I paid for a flexible ticket but received the least flexible ticket.

When I requested cancellation before departure (with proof, screenshots, timestamps), they:

1. Delayed me for several days

2. Closed their portal so I couldn’t pancel

3. Asked for random documents

4. Finally said the airline rejected my request

5. Offered me €70 refund on a €900 booking

This feels like:

Mis-selling

Misrepresentation

Charging for a product they didn’t provide

A violation of EU Consumer Protection law

I even booked another flight later (also through them) and traveled, so they know I wasn’t trying to scam anyone — I literally just wanted what I paid for: a refundable fare.

Has anyone dealt with something similar?

What’s the strongest route?

Chargeback?

EU consumer complaint?

UK ADR

Icelandair complaint (even though they said: "contact the agency")?

Any advice from people with similar experiences would be appreciated.

This whole situation has been extremely stressful and feels very dishonest.

Hi everyone,

I’m a non-EU national, married to an EU citizen, and I live and work in the UK under pre-settled status. Some time ago, I unknowingly overstayed my allowed time in the Schengen area by just 2 days. It was a genuine mistake, and I only realised much later. Nothing was flagged at the time, and I’ve since been issued two Schengen visas without any problems.

However, I recently applied for a visa to visit Greenland, and today I received a call from an immigration officer who told me they had reviewed my passport stamps and found the overstay. They’ve now transferred my case to the Danish Immigration authorities for further assessment.

This was my first and only overstay, and it was genuinely unintentional. I’m now extremely nervous — could this lead to an entry ban? Has anyone been in a similar situation, especially as a spouse of an EU citizen?

Any advice or shared experiences would be hugely appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone, apologies if this is misdirected but I'll keep it snappy. I'm based in Scotland, previously residing in the USA, married a dual citizen but now neither of us reside there and wish to get a divorce. She wants an annulment, I do not. I have reached out to various legal parties to get advice, but to no avail. Is there an easy way of doing this, especially being abroad? Thanks in advance to all and hope all are good :)

Basically my brother has been staying with me on and off as he would see fit for the last 3 years. We aren't exactly close but I give him a place to stay either way.

Anyway a few months ago a police officer came knocking asking for him but I didn't think much of it since the officer didn't say much of anything, but then 2 days ago 5 police officers wake me up at 7 or 8am kicking my door down and when I answer they ask "can we come in" and when i say no, there response is "it isnt a request" before rushing past me and searching for him. They then spend the next 30/40 minutes questioning me about his location, how I know him etc. (They are really hostile in this interaction, threatening to kick my door in everyday if I don't answer and to arrest me)

The next day they turn up at the same time and immediately start searching for him as soon as I open the door before saying they will be back as many times as it takes. (This time they was not as hostile and actually alright but still dented my poor door)

The thing is he doesn't live here permanently hence not being there the last 3 encounters and because of all this he has ghosted me. Yet they say they will keep knocking on everyday till they get him. I understand this is apparently the only address they have for him but I can't deal with all this. They won't even say what they need him for.

Do I have to just endure them smashing my door everyday or is there something I can do?

Location: Wales . 18F.

I’m panicking. The police came to my house today. Only my sister and I were home. They were checking on me because of sexual abuse I’ve been through. And sex work I did as a minor. And getting pregnant at 14 and not telling anyone and having a miscarriage. And being suicidal because of that. I guess that’s what happens when you open up.

I’m so scared of my parents finding out. Especially about the baby and the sex work. My parents came home halfway through them talking to me. I told the police to leave and they did. They took my email and my dad’s phone number.

If they tell my dad this I don’t think I’ll ever recover.

Are they going to tell my dad?

Hi, as the title says, my girlfriend and I are in a long distance relationship. We're planning on closing the gap eventually and are unsure if there are any other options to consider outside of Marriage.

For context:

I am a British resident and hold an ILR with a Polish citizenship and she's from Israel. I am aware that in the case of Marriage, I will most likely need to apply for a British passport which shouldn't be an issue. Work visa for her is improbable as she is not specialised in any field.

I am planning on consulting an immigration adviser but I thought it was worth a shot asking here. Looking forward to your responses.

Location: England

Meant for legal advice UK, Location: central Scotland. But I don’t have enough karma.

My granny passed away recently, and her sister Flo is the prime executor, my dad is second. Granny’s estate was to be left to my dad and uncle, certain jewellery were left to my cousin Ruby, and I was left the remaining jewellery - this was written.

Flo is now making a claim that Granny had said she wanted to leave Flo’s three grandchildren some money (this includes Ruby). But my granny has never said anything of the sort to her immediate family and had only said she wanted 5K each going her own grandchildren which includes myself, my brother, and my uncle’s two sons. If my granny had wanted to leave money to Flo’s grandkids; she either would’ve told us or she would’ve changed her will.

My dad and uncle are pushovers and they’re likely to give them the money to save peace but I don’t think that’s fair on them. I want to tell Auntie Flo myself to back off but I’m not well-versed in legalities and I don’t want to make things worse.

What can I do?

I’m in the UK and I just emailed the manufacturer for a digital screen that I purchased for my 3d Printer, I purchased it in June this year when removing the cord the screen is attached to the power cable has snapped, they are claiming I’m out of the warranty period? Now looking on their website their warranty on “Wearing Parts” is 6 months can a power cable be classified as a wearing part and can they even enforce a 6 month warranty? Does it not have to be 1 year?

Location: England
Posting in this sub because this is about the European Convention of Human Rights which we all follow. I've explained the legislation and law of the UK for anyone not familiar

I was arrested for harassment. Before you make assumptions:
This person had been bullying me and posting stuff on social media. I messaged them and their family to try get them to stop.
They then went to the police accusing me of harassment to get me arrested as a way of bullying me more.

I do not believe it was harassment in the legal definition because it requires the conduct to be unreasonable, oppressive and a few other factors. What is called harassment in a casual way or you/the police's own opinion on what should be illegal is not what matters here.

I don't know what they said to the police as that evidence has been withheld from me. But most of my messages directly spoke about this person bullying me. It's possible he only showed certain ones that didn't mention them bullying me or the police just didn't care about that and continued to treat it as harassment.

I believe the police don't know what harassment in terms of the criminal offense legislation, actually is. Or they do but chose to ignore that.
When I asked the OIC why I was arrested/suspected of harassment they said

"the allegation was over a period of time you sent unwanted messages to the victim and his friends despite being told repeatedly not to."

Unwanted messages simply doesn't constitute harassment. The offense of harassment requires a number of elements not just it being unwanted.

The documents didn't explicitly state the reason to suspect but here's all the relevant stuff I found:

Circumstances of arrest:
DP HAS MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE VICTIM USING NUMEROUS DIFFERENT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. THE DP HAS ALSO GOT IN TOUCH WITH FAMILY MEMBERS IN ORDER TO CONTACT THE VICTIM CAUSING HIM TO FEEL HARASSED, ALARMED AND DISTRESSED.

Another document:

SUSPECT HAS SENT A SERIES OF UNWANTED MESSAGES TO THE VICTIM ON AND OFF AND CONTINUED TO MESSAGE THE VICTIM'S FRIENDS ABOUT HIM WHEN THE VICTIM BLOCKED THE SUSPECT.

It might sound like reasonable suspicion/harassment, if you believe that's all there is to the story (as I said before, he had bullied me consistently)
But legally, that doesn't constitute harassment. Despite what "harassment" sounds like in casual terms. And the police's job is to arrest for suspicion of CRIME not what harassment is in casual terms or for their own moral beliefs.

A number of English case law has set out what harassment is.
Some saying it needs to be oppressive, unreasonable, unacceptable, deserving of criminal sanction. I'll try find quotes but I know they used those exact terms.
Notably, R v O’Neill [2016] EWCA Crim 92 the Court of Appeal said:

Harassment, within the meaning of the Order, cannot simply be equated with "causing alarm or distress".
iii) The danger of doing so is that not all conduct, even if unattractive, unreasonable and causing alarm or distress, will be of an order justifying the sanction of the criminal law.

Note that the "circumstances of arrest" stated "alarm and distress". But did not mention it being oppressive, unacceptable, unreasonable or deserving criminal sanction.
I believe the police think that alarm and distress is enough to constitute harassment because the original legislation, which is very ambiguous as to what harassment is, only mentions that harassment "includes" causing alarm and distress.
But case law has made clear that this isn't enough to constitute harassment.

There was no mention by the OIC or in the documents given to me about the nature of the messages (i.e were they oppressive, unreasonable, unacceptable, deserving criminal sanction?)

It seems reasonable to suspect the police don't know of this case law and believe that harassment just has to be unwanted and causing alarm and distress. The original legislation would lead you to believe that.
However case law still applies, and it's not unreasonable to expect the police to be educated on it. R v O'Neill was nearly 10 years ago.

I also think it's important to note that we have a human right to speak freely and Article 10 explicitly states this is to give protection to humans from public authorities like the police.
While it is completely valid that the article gives exceptions to the police for reasons like dealing with crime, my issues are it doesn't seem like the police had a reasonable suspicion or even an understanding of what harassment under the PHA 1997 actually is. So not only does it seem to me like that would make the arrest unlawful due to improper suspicion, but it seems like it violates my freedom of speech because my conduct didn't actually amount to harassment and the police didn't even consider if it did in the right way.

If the police arrest everyone for sending messages "causing alarm and distress" and that is considered not to be a breach of Article 10, then that seriously limits your freedom of speech. Saying things other people don't like, is a core part of freedom of speech and democracy. Even if the bar of reasonable suspicion is meant to be low, the purpose of freedom of speech becomes ineffective if you have to worry about being arrested for something that you won't get charged or found guilty for because it doesn't actually amount to any crime.
That is the case for me. The person has continued to bully me but now I'm scared to say anything to them for fear of being arrested even though it wouldn't be illegal.
But also, "causing alarm and distress" isn't enough to constitute harassment legally.

I would equate it to a police officer arresting somebody for driving under the influence because the breathalyzer tested positive for alcohol BUT they were within the limit and the police officer saying "well it's almost over the limit so I'm arresting you for DUI"
But notably, there's not a human right to drink alcohol and drive. But there is to speak freely without interference from the police.

Also there's a case called Pal v The United Kingdom. I haven't read it properly but it seems the judge ruled the police hadn't properly considered the proportionality of arresting Pal with Pals right to speak freely.

So to summarise:

• The police don't seem to know about the case law of harassment and what harassment actually is and if they did, didn't consider it when deciding whether to arrest.
• I think it made it an unlawful arrest because their suspicion wasn't reasonable because it was based on a false understanding of what harassment law is.
• I think it violated my right to free speech because there wasn't adequate suspicion of harassment. (I was held in a cell for 24 hours and then also unable to speak on social media at all due to bail conditions for months. The arrest, time in custody and bail all seem like they would be violations of my free speech)
• The police seemed to completely ignore the content of the messages and the fact the 'victim' had been bullying me which seems very wrong. Or the victim made sure to cherrypick messages. I believe the police should have needed to have reasonable suspicion that they were unreasonable, oppressive, unacceptable, deserving criminal sanction etc. And need to consider the proportionality of arresting me against my right to speak freely. I.e were these messages deserving of an arrest or just a warning or voluntary interview or no police involvement at all

(Wales) I’m 18F. Got arrested twice once at 17 and once at 18 for online harassment towards a girl who made up awful lies about me and encouraged people to harass me over the lies. And people telling me awful things and even assaulting me.

The first time I got NFA’d on an out of court disposal except for getting me banned from the college campus (Even though I had left already because of the harassment I was facing from her and classmates with no help from staff). This time obviously it’s more serious im currently on bail. I really find it hard not to ruin her life I really have a problem.

I feel like she ruined everything for me and I just want to feel in control because basically my whole life I’ve been abused and bullied and hurt and I am tired of being a victim and I’m taking it out on her because I was finally recovering mentally and was happy and had friends when she turned everyone against me.

When I was messaging her mean stuff I felt better. Now I even more depressed and want to do it even more. But I don’t want to ruin my life more than I already have. What’s most likely to happen if I break bail conditions and continue to do this? I want a reason not to because I know I shouldn’t. I guess I want to know the reason I legally shouldn’t do it.

I keep receiving emails and messages from ACI regarding a 400 pound debt i had with E.ON from almost 3 years ago. For context, this is regarding a gas bill, where they claim I had used more than £250 of gas in my property when it was completely empty during that time. No heating or gas was used except for 1 or 2 days. E.ON had sold the debt to another debt collection agency (LCS) around 2 years ago, and after disputing with that company, both parties had agreed to pay 200 to get rid of the debt. I never heard back from them since sending the email to confirm the pay the 200, and only a few months ago, all of a sudden, ACI has started pestering me about the same debt but of roughly 400 pounds. Turns out the previous company had returned the debt to E.ON and had sold it again to ACI, and know they want my money. What do you guys recommend I should do? Thanks alot - Location: United Kingdom

Hello guys.

I’m applying for the EU Settlement Scheme Family Permit and Travel permit. I am a European passport holder with UK citizenship - settled status. I’ve been living and working here nealry all my life. my spouse and I started our relationship in 2018 and got married 2020, but had to be long distance due to uni, work etc.

I am inviting my spouse to come and join me in the UK. I would like to know what the waiting times + timelines are for this? Has anyone done this recently In 2025?appreciate any advice/guidance

Thanks.

For CHOW pump and dump victims, I urge every victim to : 

1)Fill in an FBI IC3 form

https://complaint.ic3.gov/

2)SEC form

https://www.sec.gov/submit-tip-or-complaint/report-possible-securities-law-violations  

3)FINRA.org tip of pump and dump scheme.

https://www.finra.org/contact-finra/file-tip

4),local financial conduct authority ( like FCA in the UK,etc)

https://www.iosco.org/v2/about/?subsection=membership&memid=1&orgID=78

Time is of the essence, authorities like FBI can stop the mess and sometime recover in full or partial amounts ( see CLEU case)

UPDATE 5jan26

Hi all,

A lot of people were recently scammed by a lot of Chinese Pump and Dumps ( or Ramp and Dump) trading scams and especially the big one with CHOW which hit hard on many of us.

Since the 11th of December when it happened, we have been all over Reddit in different threads, posts, and wherever we could find help + ways to report.

After a short period of understanding our options and learning a lot from those who have more knowledge, we (the initial 3 victims group) finally decided to bring those who were affected together not just as a support group but for possibly taking collective action.

We had recently posted a group for CHOW XKTG POM MCTA victims but since the last couple of weeks we have discovered that there are so many tickers which has got thousands of people down.

AGMH, AIHS, APM, ARBB, AXG, BAOS, BQ, BTOG, CCHH, CCTG, CHOW, CJET, CLEU, CRE, CUPR, DKI, DLXY, DOGZ, DTCK, EDHL, EFTY, ELPW, EMPG, ENGS, EPSM, EZH, FATN, FCHL, FLYE, FMFC, HCHL, JYD, JDZG, KXIN, LAWR, LHAI, LXEH, LZMH, MAGH, MAMK, MCTA, MGN, MGNC, MIMI, MLGO, MSGY, NUTR, OST, OTH, OWLS, PC, PCLA, PLTS, PMEC, PMI, POAS, POM, PTHL, PTLE, PTNM, QMMM, RAY, RITR, ROMA, RYDE, RYOJ, SDM, STFS, SXTC, SWIN, THH, TROO, UFG, VNTG, XTKG, YMAT

This is now an honest effort to join forces, connect with suitable law firms (still in the process) and in the best case scenario gain enough support to launch class actions.

At this point we are more than 70 members in the group but every day we realise how big this scam is than we thought we figured it is worth a shot to appeal to all those who have been affected by said tickers and the chinese pnds.

If you have been affected and would like to contribute efforts or even just as a possible signatory when we take action, feel free to join us here

Discord Invite

Hope is all we have now and action is all we can take but in numbers we can find success and really move needles.

Any suspicious accounts or those promising recovery would be instantly banned by admins.