You and the Law

I sent off a film for processing, but after four weeks it still hasn’t come back and I’ve had no satisfactory explanation or offer of compensation. What am I entitled to?

Twenty years ago we bought a property with my mother: we have the main
house and she has the bungalow. How will we stand when my mother dies and we have to move out? How will the property be divided up, in as much as we have maintained and insured both properties over the years?

The company we work for says it is losing money and has proposed drastic
changes to our work patterns in order to remain competitive. The unions
agreed to the changes, but they were rejected in a ballot. We have now been told that we will lose our jobs if we don’t agree. Can they do this legally?

Our son had a relationship with a girl some years ago, which produced our only grand-daughter, who is now nine. The couple split up, and our son has been paying maintenance for his daughter via the CSA. We now discover that the mother has married and is planning to emigrate. We thought our son’s consent would be required for his daughter to be taken abroad?

I have a holiday cottage. My neighbours are putting up a conservatory and a summerhouse and are planning to let the property out this season. This is despite restrictive covenants which state that no new buildings must be constructed without my permission and that the property must not be used for commercial purposes.

I have been married seven years, but the house was my husband’s first marital home. He has four children, the youngest of whom is 15. If he died, would the house automatically be mine? It is in his name only, and he hasn’t made a will. Would his children have any rights over the property? The bank says there wouldn’t be a problem, as it would go to probate. What does this mean?