Legal News – Business, Personal and Up to date Law Stories
A new report fro the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies has indicated that the number of criminal cases being brought before magistrates is falling rapidly, in favour of cautions, fines and fixed penalties, given out by police and prosecutors. (more…)
My parents live in the Thames Valley Area where, recently, there has been a switching-off of speed cameras, after hefty cuts in funding. Oxfordshire alone suffered £600,000 of funding cuts and, in response, has turned off 72 fixed speed cameras. Personally, I’m thrilled; no longer do I have to stress about driving a few miles an hour over the limit and, more importantly, nor do the many elderly people in the area who insist on driving around at 20 miles per hour to “be on the safe side”. (more…)
Nick “The Loophole Lawyer” Freeman is famous for his ability to help celebrity figures away with their motoring offences. When Lee Bowyer was caught driving 132 miles per hour on the A1, Freeman argued that the motorway markings were irregular, saving Lee from the worst of the charges. (more…)
Over the course of 2008, 2.3 million fixed penalty notices were issued in the UK. 54% were for speeding, the majority of the evidence for which came from speed cameras. Of the 700,000 breath tests carried out on British motorists over 2008, around 91,000 were either positive or refused – that’s 13%. However, with the right motoring solicitors, many Britons have managed to get off the worst of their charges. (more…)