Postal Rule in UK Law
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Service Of Notice: Some Postal Pitfalls
... ... at 9am on Monday 22nd October. The reasons for this were: the ... postal acceptance rule took effect from Friday 19th October 2007, ... when the notices were placed in the first class mail; it was most ... likely that the letter reached ... ...
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Contract made in two places at once - a possibility under UK law
The High Court of England and Wales has recently decided that a contract can, in principle, be made in two separate jurisdictions at the same time if the contract does not include choice of law and...... ... To recap the English law position on contract formation, the general rule is that a contract is made at the time and place where acceptance of the ... The postal rule applies to delayed forms of communication, with acceptances being ... ...
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Late Entry Into European Regional Phase
... ... filing date or, if priority has been claimed, from the priority date (Rule 159(1) EPC). However, if this deadline is missed, remedies are available ... received or mislaid and, in many situations, may be returned by the postal services to the European Patent Office as undelivered ... In cases ... ...
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VAT And Postal Costs
... ... This is due to the grocery store undertaking to deliver the shopping as part of the sale of the food items. The same rule applies for zero-rated packaged items where the supplier is also the person undertaking the postage of such items. Thus if the items packaged qualify ... ...
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EPO Notice Regarding The 10 Day Rule
... ... delivered to the addressee on the tenth day following the date of ... the document to account for postal delays. When the changes come ... into force, the date upon which notification is deemed to have ... occurred will be the date shown on the document ... ...
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Didn't You Get My Letter?
... ... certainty, clarity and predictability as key constituents of the Rule of Law. His portrait gazes down in the Supreme Court. Certainty, clarity ... could nevertheless be heard to say: "Although I received the postal packet quite safely, I did not read the contents," or "I did not examine ... ...
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Blanket Surveillance Act
... ... procedures, and the services' ability to collate data from telecom, postal and e-service operators ... As you are very likely to use the services ... For this reason, we cannot rule out that in order to ensure the proper protection of client-attorney ... ...
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UK Supreme Court Rules that Notice of Termination Requires Actual Employee Notice to Be Effective in the Absence of Express Contractual Provision
When will an employee’s employment terminate if they do not receive a termination letter until they return from a holiday? The U.K. Supreme Court examined this issue, and announced a new rule requi...... ... Supreme Court examined this issue, and announced a new rule requiring actual notice, in the recent case of Newcastle upon Tyne NHS ... Ensuring all email address and postal address details are correct; and ... Following up on any letters sent ... ...
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Suppliers Can't Charge Consumers For Use Made Of Goods That Are Returned Under Distance Selling Regulations - Pia Messner v Firma Stefan Krueger, European Court Of Justice...
... ... contracts at a distance, such as over the Internet, telephone of postal order. Those rights include a cooling off period to change their mind ... This case involved the European Court of Justice making a ruling on a rule in Germany, under which the supplier sought to charge the consumer for use ... ...
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A Little Housekeeping Goes A Long Way
... ... However, the March Budget's rules regarding VAT and postal charges could potentially affect charities – see the back page of this ... The same rule applies for zero-rated packaged items where the supplier is also the ... ...
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