The Law of Banking

The following is a series of extracts from Paget’s Laws of Banking, 1904. SECURITIES FOR ADVANCES The Banker’s Lien APART from any special security, the banker can look to his general lien as a protection against loss on loan or overdraft. The general lien of bankers is part of the law merchant and judicially recognised […]

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A Promise to Pay

Contrary to every day usage of bills of exchange, all money is debt.Since all forms of legal currency since the abolition of the gold and silver standards are nothing more than a promise to pay the bearer the value of the pledge, as evidenced by every bank note currently in public circulation, it is easy […]

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Cometh the Moment…

“Whoever may be guilty of abuse of power, be it Government, State, Employer, Trade Union or whoever, the law must provide a speedy remedy. Otherwise the victims will find their own remedy.” Alfred Thompson “Tom” Denning, 23 January 1899 – 5 March 1999. Over the course of the last four years I have watched the […]

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Maxims of Equity, Commerce & Law

Maxims of Equity Equity regarding what ought to be done Equity will not suffer a wrong to be without a remedy Equity delights in equality One who seeks equity must do equity Equity aids the vigilant, not those who slumber on their rights Equity imputes an intent to fulfill an obligation Equity acts in personam […]

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Denial of Consent to Register Children

This is a sanitised process used by my wife and I to deny our consent to register the birth of our daughter. NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF DENIAL OF CONSENT TO REGISTER CHILDREN NOTICE TO AGENTS IS NOTICE TO PRINCIPAL NOTICE TO PRINCIPAL IS NOTICE TO AGENTS Dear CAROLINE SHORT-TEMPERED, Following today’s receipt of your letter […]

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Success with the Taxman

After five years of unreturned tax returns and unpaid late penalty fees, the taxman issued a demand, giving my STRAWMAN a month to bring the account up to date or face legal proceedings. This is what they received in response. Ariel Sharron The Monarch’s Revenue Collectors (TMRC) Windsor House Temple Town W6 66M 16 February […]

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Miscellaneous Trust Research

Some charity trustees, and people thinking about becoming trustees, are nowadays influenced by the thought that they might be “personally liable” if things go wrong with the charity. What they fear is that, if they make a mistake in the running of the charity or if it gets into debt, they might have to make […]

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Success against the Parking Bandits

What follows is a slightly sanitised version of the Skeleton Argument that I used while representing my father under powers of attorney in a matter involving an unlawful imposition of a fine by the parking bandits of Nottingham.   In the County Court Between NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL (Claimant) & A (Defendant) Claim Number: ######### SKELETON […]

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Robin Hoody: A Bankster in Dishonour

The following is a sanitized transcription of the genuine attempt of a former executive level chartered accountant to enforce payment using a credit card remittance slip (cheque) in the geographical area known as England, in the light of the discovery that credit card companies deposit such instruments in accounts at Euroclear, without the knowledge or […]

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The Elusive Life Annuity

“If such person or persons for whose life or lives such Estates have beene or shall be granted as aforesaid shall remaine beyond the Seas or elsewhere absent themselves in this Realme by the space of seaven yeares together and noe sufficient and evident proofe be made of the lives of such person or persons […]

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The Void Court Order

The interesting and important nature of a ‘void’ order of a Court is not fully understood and appreciated in England and this article is written to assist the understanding of a ‘void’ order and to assist legal professionals in any concerns they may have in submitting to a Court that its order is void, if […]

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Assumption, Presumption & Trust

The most difficult obstacle to overcome is not the inherent evil and corruption within the system that has enslaved mankind; neither is it the standard, cognitively dissonant refusal of the courts and legal professions to acknowledge the validity of our claims against the corporatist state. In my own experience, by far the greatest obstacle to […]

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