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Law is a system of rules created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and the art of justice. State-enforced laws can be made by a group legislature or by a single legislator, resulting in statutes; by the executive through decrees and regulations; or established by judges through precedent, usually in common law jurisdictions. Private individuals may create legally binding contracts, including arbitration agreements that adopt alternative ways of resolving disputes to standard court litigation. The creation of laws themselves may be influenced by a constitution, written or tacit, and the rights encoded therein. The law shapes politics, economics, history and society in various ways and serves as a mediator of relations between people.
Legal systems vary between countries, with their differences analysed in comparative law. In civil law jurisdictions, a legislature or other central body codifies and consolidates the law. In common law systems, judges make binding case law through precedent, although on occasion this may be overturned by a higher court or the legislature. Historically, religious law influenced secular matters, and is still used in some religious communities. Sharia law based on Islamic principles is used as the primary legal system in several countries, including Iran and Saudi Arabia.Law's scope can be divided into two domains. Public law concerns government and society, including constitutional law, administrative law, and criminal law. Private law deals with legal disputes between individuals and/or organisations in areas such as contracts, property, torts/delicts and commercial law. This distinction is stronger in civil law countries, particularly those with a separate system of administrative courts; by contrast, the public-private law divide is less pronounced in common law jurisdictions.Law provides a source of scholarly inquiry into legal history, philosophy, economic analysis and sociology. Law also raises important and complex issues concerning equality, fairness, and justice.

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    Mains Pressure Tap above Consumer Units OK? UK Law *See Photo*

    I would like a professional plumber's advice on this attached image, which shows a mains pressure pipe with tap located above the consumer units. Is this ok for the legal requirements in the UK? Can someone let me know what the law is on this matter please? have a link? Thanks all.
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    • Forum: USA
  2. G

    Brother in Law - Water Pressure!!!

    Hi All, Last time I wrote on here my brother in law just got a place and in the end we removed the storage heater because of space and now he has just a couple of electric rads. He doesn't get cold much so the space saving (and aggro reduction) over a year is worth the increase in cost from...
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    Business, Health and Safety and Consumer Law courses

    There are some useful course here, at very reasonable cost: http://trustmark.businesstraining.org.uk/course/categories Obviously won't replace qualified legal advice but should help tradesmen avoid falling into the kind of situations where such advice might be needed! Hope it's of some help...
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    Bye law 30 cold water storage tank

    Hi All, I recently changed the tank in my loft as I am fitting a new digital power shower and the old one wasn't big enough and was made of asbestos. So I bought a Polytank 50 gallon tank and fitted it according to the instructions. My question is - is the dip tube on the overflow supposed to...
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    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  5. AlexGas

    Plumbing courses 'beat law degrees in race for jobs'...

    Plumbing courses 'beat law degrees in race for jobs' - Telegraph
  6. B

    why you need to know the law when dealing with balifs

    and this ones a sheriff and a total knob to boot,i recommend you all watch it,you may need advice one dayhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8g_tNimjEo&sns=em
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    When are TMV's required by law?

    Can anyone clarify the regs regarding TMV’s please, in England, since 2010 they are required on new builds and refurbishments. How would you define a refurbishment? If a suite is simply replaced like for like would it be a legal requirement? Thank you
  8. R

    ferroli maxima 35c

    tried to get a wiring loom for this boiler told by parts centre it is obsolete, boiler is under 10 years old are the manufacturers not meant to carry spares for the first 10 years?
  9. T

    I need your urgent advice - Mother in Law care with plumbing problem?

    Hi Guys, some may think this is unusual for a bloke to take an interest in the 'Mother in Law' but she's is a great Mother in Law who is in her 80's and unfortunatley now suffers from Dementia and has been living in a really good council managed care home. So what's the problem...
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    Mot car is law because it may not be safe, but it's not in the gas trade.

    I know this will never happen, but we have to pay out for course after course, it's about time we were helped,and made it law that all gas appliance had a annual gas safe check regardless if it's landlord or not. At the end of the day if you own your property, you are still putting others at...
  11. J

    the law?

    Hi, sorry new to this found a lot of info through your forum so just looking for a little more advice. Basicly im helping out on a garage conversion at home which is being looked after by labc, its fairly basic one end room the other a small toilet room my main concerns are that i have read...
  12. D

    What a lucky day ... crossing to the wrong side of the law ... twice!

    Avoided a parking ticket this morning. Came out of barbershop as parking warden was peering in through the window. Was carrying my toolbox and towel. He said I shouldn't be parking on a double yellow. I said it was working on a burst pipe. He said "I knew you'd say that." I said, "I was...
  13. S

    strange noise

    got a problem when ever i turn on my hot tap i get a strange noise coming from some where sounds like the mains just wondering if i need to chage the ballvalve in my loft tank as when the noise happens if i flush the wc it stops the noise. got a hot water cylinder and i think its the ball...
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  14. J

    Baxi 552 BBU - burner re assembly after clean out

    I reported on this forum last weekend my success in cleaning out 552 burner and removing lint trapped in filter. This cured a yellow burning flame - very pleased with result EXCEPT:- I am getting a lot of expansion clicking and ticking now from what I reckon is the burner when cycling on and...
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  15. C

    Has anyone set up in business recently

    Hi guys has anyone set up in business recently and if so how successfull have you been in getting your customers.
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    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  16. B

    okay a question for any one thats gas safe (boiler).

    okay so a question for all you engineer's....if you were to fit a boiler in a house where a family lived would they have to leave the house for hour's while you do so? we are having trouble with our landlord,we havent had heating or hot water for a while now and it's really frustrating as my...
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    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  17. H

    Paul

    Hi Everyone, Can't get hold of a plumber or Baxi the manufacturer of our boiler. Our boiler service contractors can't get to us at the moment and my 88 year old mother in law is getting cold! So I thought I'd look on the internet for some help and found you lot. Please help. Like many...
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    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  18. F

    Gas Safe are a joke!!!Fact

    This is an update on my original post back in July , any one who followed it will know the full sp , After all the promises and bull**** from Gas safe about inspecting engineers and companies who will not adhere to safe practice and MI,s because they think they don,t really need to . It turns...
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    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  19. S

    Homecall Plus

    Anyone contracting to Homecall Plus, just wondering what they're like paying invoices? Cheers in advance.
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  20. M

    advice please

    hi all , new to forum and need a bit of advice , had a new flavel misermatic fire installed yesterday , by a reg gas fitter , he said we needed to take the pepper pot off the chimney stack as it should not be on there , but this has been there for over 20 odd years and the stack has...
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