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Speeding Success: the 75 in a 40 hopeless case
Speeding down the North Cray Road, and having clocked somebody driving 75 mph in a 40 zone, the traffic officer was sure this one would stick. But I found a technical defence and my client walked away from the Bexley Magistrates Court with his clean licence intact....
Acting as guarantor for a tenant: is it enforceable?
Guarantor for a friend's tenancy rent and now it's all gone wrong? Is the landlord coming after you because they say the friend you "indemnified" and "guaranteed" is in arrears - and you're friend's disputing the amount, skint, no-where to be found, etc. If you...
My Theft Mindmap
Students get a bit overwhelmed at this time of year - and panic about how they are going to learn - and memorise lots of law. Because I'm more of a "show me" type of learner, I make mind maps. Here's a partial theft mind map for you to complete.
Setting aside a CCJ is easy, right? (Or what Mad Dog Mattis can teach us about supplying legal services)
Despite barristers and solicitors up and down this country posting blogs about the importance of getting legal advice before touching litigation with a barge-pole, I am routinely approached by litigants in person - after their cases have hit the buffers in court. Just...
These finding legal advice tips will amaze you
Lots of people are looking for legal advice but no-one wants to deal with a lawyer to get it. Amirite? Maybe not undeservedly, some solicitors have a reputation for having one eye on the clock and ratcheting up legal fees. And barristers? We've got a rep for being...
Liz Truss’s Domestic Violence Sleight of Hand
This Government talks a big game when it comes to protecting victims of domestic violence - but it's all sleight of hand. After having her feet held to the fire by women's rights charities and even the president of the Family division of the High Court, Liz Truss...
Legal Aid & the Myth of Doing More with Less
Oh look! The Daily Mail have just run another hit piece on the legal profession. The Mail states: Despite strikes by barristers over their pay levels and protests from senior lawyers who demand greater taxpayer subsidies, the legal profession has been booming,...
Private Parking fines: Should I pay or fight?
My client was a bit surprised to get this parking fine "Notice" from APCOA in the post. Firstly, the only place she parked on 14/03/2016 at the relevant time was at her work. Secondly, she still doesn't have any idea where "Falcon Drive" is anyway. She was fuming. To...
Why do I have to go to court?
The short answer is hearsay. Let me explain. My client and the unnamed pop star Unhappy with the way in which he'd been treated on a bus, my client not only threw a brick at the bus, it was also alleged by a pop star passerby, that he went on to throw a brick at a...
Freedom of Speech & Celtic FC Palestine Placards
https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/766201584288014337 Yes, football fans do have an ECHR right to Freedom of Expression, but fans should bear in mind two things: 1. That freedom is a qualified right - this isn't America; and crucially 2. Celtic FC is not the...
