by Kris | Oct 18, 2019 | Advocacy, Criminal law, Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Football Banning Orders, Motoring Law, Private client criminal defence, Road Traffic law
How do you know if you should say anything after you’ve pleaded Guilty? Many self-represented people who plead Guilty in the Magistrates Court don’t know how to mitigate. Because they don’t know what to say, the get harsher sentences than they probably...
by Kris | Oct 7, 2019 | Criminal law, Direct Access Barristers, Motoring Law, Police, Private client criminal defence, Road Traffic law
Can I be guilty of Drug Drive s5A RTA if I wasn’t the one smoking? You’ve been found by police slumped over your steering wheel at a traffic light. You’ve been arrested and taken to the police station. Your blood has been taken and you have tested...
by Kris | Sep 29, 2019 | Advocacy, Criminal law, Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Motoring Law, Police, Private client criminal defence, Road Traffic law
What is the worst thing you can do when you get a Single Justice Procedure Notice in the post? Do not bring up your personal needs when telling the magistrates why you are not guilty. Here’s the one thing many self-represented defendants write in their forms /...
by Kris | Sep 22, 2019 | Advocacy, Criminal law, Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Private client criminal defence, Women & the Law
Do you need a Non-molestation or Restraining Order? Sometimes, a woman just needs a little court enforced peace in her life – and the difference between an undertaking, a non-molestation order and a restraining order can be confusing. You may be thinking that as...
by Kris | Sep 15, 2019 | Advocacy, Criminal law, Direct Access Barristers, Motoring Law, Police, Private client criminal defence, Road Traffic law
Should you hire a White Collar Crime, Property or Family law solicitor to handle your Magistrates Court trial? When you’re in police trouble, you want the best legal representation money can buy. It’s natural to turn to a solicitor’s firm you already...
by Kris | Aug 11, 2019 | Criminal law, Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Police
Does anybody else find it troubling that Islington Council Parkguard Nightsafe patrols are running around with handcuffs? Particularly when even Metropolitan Police PCSOs do not? Do people actually want private company contractors depriving people of of their liberty?...
