Law Category
Drugs
Many different drugs can be prescribed by doctors in the UK, except for substances that have no…
Finding Treasure
After so much history on these small islands, it is not surprising that people actively search with…
Value Added Tax (V.A.T.)
Until 1940, Britons paid tax only on their incomes, but wartime shortages saw the introduction of a…
Gun ownership
There are approximately 2,300,000 guns legally held in the UK, primarily for pest control on one’s own…
Listed Buildings
Since its inception in 1882, the designation of ‘Listed Building‘ has been applied to all shapes, sizes…
Burials and cremations
In the Christian era, churchyards became the place to bury the dead, with proceedings conducted by the…
Smoking
The first concerns from the medical industry over the effects of long-term smoking were raised in 1957.…
Scheduled Monuments
The Ancient Monuments Protection Act of 1882 established long-awaited regulations for governmental safeguarding of certain historically important…
The Truck Acts
Employee welfare in Britain’s unprecedented and, for some, traumatic passage through the Industrial Revolution was not always…
The right of peaceful assembly
Large crowds are desirable for a ticketed or invitation event or meeting, but the right of peaceful…
Magistrates’ Courts
There remain around 200 operational UK Magistrates’ Courts (called Justice of the Peace (JP) Courts in Scotland)…
Family Courts
The Family Courts deal with the acrimonious aspects of domestic strife. The judges and lawyers deal with…