Why do people persist in answering legal questions with American Law on UK Yahoo ?
American Law is Irrelevant to English law, and therefore incorrect, they are two totally different subjects with two totally different sets of rules.
Are they not checking which site they are on or does it coincide with the American site ?
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Folks- In my answer to law questions, I tell them to check the law of the state. If other lawyers here are like me, they do not know if the asker is from the UK. I don't answer if I know it's British or Indian or Irish, for example. BTW, my state's laws are based on the laws of Spain, as are sev'l other community property states. Louisiana law is based on the French Civil Code. But-we don't know where you're from on most occasions. Obviously, we should never presume to answer foreign law questions.
Yep, some go onto the US page.
Because no matter what they write, they get points for it.
The proper way to answer a legal question is to cite the law of the country applicable. However, since many of the users are based in America, most of the questions are answered using laws in USA.
I think they are the same so you may want to preface your questions by saying it is in the UK.
I am not sure how often that occurs, but I see a lot of UK people on the Answers I use, and I access it from the American site. You are correct that the laws are totally different but those answering may not realize what country someone is from. For that matter, many pay no attention to what state in the US someone is from, another big factor.
Most people have their options set to "All English Questions" by default, and many people do not identify which country they are from,so every once in a while you'll get two countries' legal systems crossed.
I've seen it happen on the other side, too. I think Yahoo! needs to make it so it automatically identifies which country the user is from.
Our law came from English Common Law and IS PART OF our system, which goes all the way back to the Magna Carta! The only state that does not use English Common Law is Louisiana, therefore, how can you say it is irrelevant! Our law is Based on English Law!
Why do people in the UK insist on asking question regarding UK law without diferentiating between the two countries?
Also, they lump UK and US together...we have no idea what country you are in.
And no I am not going to go over and check that box ever there that says US questions only as I don't feel like it.
If some people would point out they are asking about BRITISH LAW then we HERE IN THE COLONIES wouldn't waste our time on the limey's questions!
I am getting this FreeLawAnswer in the OLD COLONY (Virginia, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA).
Get off your high horse and go have some tea and crumpets.
Unless you limit your questions to the US only, all the questions in English come from around the world. Unless the questioner states he is asking about UK law, most Americans or other people would assume the law in question was from their own legal system.
Becareful about answering this person's question. She will send you harassing emails.
Cos they is american. an all americans is tards who just talk through their backsides
Why do people persist in asking legal questions with UK law on American yahoo?
Since I'm not a lawyer, I don't usually answer legal questions. I'm not qualified to answer any legal question unless it is very basic & applies to the state I live in. I don't know why people ask legal questions anyway. Call the police, or a lawyer!
If a question really needs UK specific response, you should make that clear in your main question.
(UK ONLY)
Now please leave the American's alone.
The secret is out about Yahoo.
Yahoo UK, Yahoo US, and Yahoo Canada are the same answers sites.
I think many people believe there are separate question sites because of the different flags. All of the questions and answers dump into one section, so your question posted on the UK site is also on yahoo US and yahoo Canada. It will also be on a few other sites that use English as the primary language.
Yahoo is pulling one over on everyone. HA HA that wacky yahoo.
They are plain daft.
I guess it would be for the same reasons people from the UK post questions like this on the US site.
Procedural rules between the US and Common law are decendants of the same beast and still follow the same procedural rules. But as you said the laws are different so it's like comparing apples to oranges..they both come from a tree and thats about it.
And how are we supposed to know you're in the UK unless you tell us? Yahoo is an American company, and we see your postings here in America.
It's the Indian law questions on the US yahoo that get to me. From those, I gather that India is about 50-75 behind the times, but who knows?
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