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Legal action launched re Article 50

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  • kinger101
    kinger101 Posts: 6,573 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    wotsthat wrote: »
    ,,like the laws that require carriages to carry a bale of straw when crossing London Bridge.

    Do you know when that one will finally be removed? I don't like getting straw in the upholstery, so I've been using Vauxhall Bridge instead. But it's a bit of a detour.
    "Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance" - Confucius
  • antrobus
    antrobus Posts: 17,386 Forumite
    Rinoa wrote: »
    Fair enough. But if you own 31% you almost certainly control it.....

    No you don't. You need a 51% shareholding to control a company. It's a matter of arithmetic.
    Rinoa wrote: »
    ...Daily Mail has endorsed Theresa May, which is strange considering she was in favour of remain. But tabloids often go with who their readers wishes whilst owners may prefer a different outcome.

    Would you not expect a newspaper to, generally speaking, go with their readers wishes? And what's that got to do with Zoopla?
  • antrobus
    antrobus Posts: 17,386 Forumite
    kinger101 wrote: »
    I presenting the argument many QCs are putting forward. Some disagree. Like I've said already, if it was clear cut, it wouldn't be a matter for the court. So you stop acting like a know-it-all.

    But it has yet to be decided that it is a "matter for the court".
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