Well they do mention it in their letter. But if it's in a language they can't read, they aren't going to pay to have it translated. Most people here don't send medical evidence. HB

In addition to all of that, TJ, the Observer is reporting that HMG lawyers have said Israel is breaking international law and that arms sales should stop. UK government lawyers say Israel is breaking international law, claims top Tory in leaked recording | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Ex-Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence official Alicia Kearns said at a Tory fundraiser that legal advice would mean the UK has to cease all arms sales...

Unicef's spokesman in Gaza. Powerful stuff.

From this thread on Twitter. https://twitter.com/DanNeidle/status/1774053730008375441

Dan Neidle and the Horizon Compensation Advisory Committee both wrote to the SRA about the Post Office and their lawyers using misleading terms in correspondence with SPMs. They asked them to act and the SRA has sent this.

Hi. I wouldn't worry too much about giving them your English name, lots of people panic when they're stopped by TfL. When you put your name on their form, you could put your Chinese first name and then your English first name in brackets. It's probably worth sending the document about your mental health but if it's in Chinese they may not be able to read it. HB

Amazing claims from South West Water. The public has no right to swim in the sea and SWW has no legal duty to keep waters clean. Who does the sea belong to? EDIT: It seems it's the Crown Estate. Another thought I've had since this started is what happens if the pollution reaches French or Belgian waters the other side of the Channel? Can the UK be sued by them? Public has no right to swim in sea, claims firm that dumped sewage at bathing spot INEWS.CO.UK As South West Water defends a court action from a Devon swimmer, it also claims it has no legal duty to keep waters clean

I think there would be public support for court cases. You would imagine they would be looking at perjury and perverting the course of justice for a start. Not to mention clogging up the courts with SPM cases that were based on dodgy evidence. I don't think that's a crime though.

More on Horizon from ITV, plus details of what Vennells was aware of in 2013. https://www.itv.com/news/2024-03-28/secret-tape-reveals-paula-vennells-was-told-about-faulty-horcccizon-software?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1711664857-1

Good points, UB.

You could also ask about Jeremy Hunt and the multiple flats purchase he didn't declare properly. Or Lord Ashcroft about how much tax he saved while he was a non-dom. According to Private Eye, in Ashcroft's book he says Rayner avoided paying £3,500 to HMRC. Meanwhile he's estimated to have saved £112m by being a non-dom between 2000 and 2010.

Sorry about that, TJ. The person who posted it specifically said it was free access. Here's another version of the FT article. https://archive.is/KYrPa

This piece from Channel 4 news adds to the Times article.

Ben Houchen's court case against a neighbouring port is likely to cost taxpayers £4m - in costs. Teesside body faces potential £4mn legal bill after losing access case WWW.FT.COM High Court finds regeneration group had believed it could extract ransom payment from Brookfield-owned port

UK travellers are being caught out by post-Brexit passport rules. When do I renew my UK passport and what is the 10-year rule? WWW.BBC.COM UK travellers have been turned away at airports because their passports are not valid for EU travel.

We don't know how TfL make decisions because they don't tell the people they take to court or give warnings to. It's impossible to for us to say whether you should be treated like tfluser. HB

Thank you. I think that's the right thing to do. HB

Going back to TfL, if they do offer you an OOC settlement you will need to pay it off in a lump sum within a couple of weeks. If it goes to court you would be able to agree on affordable monthly payments. Don't miss the deadline for sending in your guilty/not guilty plea. HB

While you're waiting for TfL to reply, I think you said somewhere that you can't do part-time work because you look after your mother. Have you checked that you're getting all the benefits you're entitled to as a family? Things like Carers Allowance or Attendance Allowance although I don't know how they interact with your mother's existing benefits. I can't post links from my phone but there are websites like Turn2us who have a benefit calculator you can use. I think the government do as well. If you have other questions once you've tried a calculator, you could start a thread in our Benefits/HMRC forum. HB

Did TfL ever write to your partner? HB

Hi, welcome to CAG. Please start a new thread of your own and we'll be happy to advise you. This one is for advising DinoDave. Best, HB

Crisis talks at Thames Water over its debt problems. Since this was written, investors such as USS [universities pension scheme] and the Chinese wealth fund have said that Ofwat's conditions are unviable and they won't invest any more money. https://archive.is/vojVl

From the Times today. 'The Tory peer Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom, a tireless champion of subpostmasters, was played recordings showing that managers knew of Horizon system errors' He believes Paula Vennells lied to Parliament. https://archive.is/9OTup

Most of the acronyms are in the forum sticky. CPR = Civil Procedure Rules. The one that applies to you is mentioned if you scroll down the sticky with the Qs and As that you posted higher up the thread. HB

You would need to send back the form from the court saying if you plead guilty or not guilty if you haven't already done so. If you plead guilty, you need to think about your mitigation reasons. Other people may turn up with more suggestions. HB