by Kris | Jun 10, 2020 | Advocacy, Criminal law, Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Motoring Law, Police, Private client criminal defence, Road Traffic law
If this police officer can’t get the search right, how can you have any confidence he can get an arrest right? Should you be pleading guilty just because the police say you are guilty? DRIVER: So you stopped me because I am back? POLICE OFFICER: Yeah…but...
by Kris | Jun 9, 2020 | Advocacy, Criminal law, Despicable You, Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Police, Private client criminal defence, Public law, Women & the Law
Is “Fuck Boris” printed on a t-shirt really a breach of s5 of the Public Order Act, 1986? This video encapsulates the danger of thinking, “I must be guilty because the cops say so” – and it really makes my blood boil. The starting point...
by Kris | Apr 24, 2020 | Criminal law, Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Motoring Law, Police, Road Traffic law
Many Americans driving in the UK are scared of being disqualified from driving when they get Penalty Charge Notices, Fixed Penalty Notices and Notices of Intended Prosecution in the mail. They’ve tried to fly below radar on their home state license – but then they’re...
by Kris | Apr 20, 2020 | Criminal law, Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Motoring Law, Police, Road Traffic law
Welcome to this three-part series of Motoring law tips for American drivers in the UK. In this series, I’ll show you some of the everyday mistakes American drivers in the UK are making which are costing them money, points on their licence, and/or unnecessary criminal...
by Kris | Apr 18, 2020 | Criminal law, Direct Access Barristers, Miscellany, Motoring Law, Road Traffic law
Welcome to this three part series of Motoring law tips for American drivers in the UK. In this series, I’ll show you some of the everyday mistakes American drivers in the UK are making which are costing them money, points on their licence, and/or unnecessary criminal...
by Kris | Apr 14, 2020 | Criminal law, Direct Access Barristers, Miscellany, Motoring Law, Private client criminal defence, Road Traffic law
Welcome to Day 6 of this six-day series on the simple things people can do to stay out of the magistrates court. In this series, I’ve shown you some of the everyday mistakes people are making which are costing them money, points on their licence, and/or unnecessary...
