by Kris | Nov 29, 2014 | Criminal law, Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Motoring Law, Private client criminal defence, Road Traffic law
You’ve never had a car accident before, never been arrested and never even seen a trial – much less be the subject of it. Yet you have to explain your driving decision-making and judgement to Magistrates – and be cross-examined by a Prosecutor. I prosecute as well as...
by Kris | Nov 23, 2014 | Despicable You, DIY Law, Miscellany, Motoring Law, Road Traffic law
Parked on private car park and have a “fine” on your windscreen? The Telegraph reports that Michael Green, a Cambridge law graduate, “is fighting to take every private parking firm in Britain to the High Court”. Mr Green may be on to...
by Kris | Aug 22, 2014 | Criminal law, DIY Law, Motoring Law, Private client criminal defence, Road Traffic law
Day 1 of my pupillage was spent at City of London Magistrates Court observing how to prosecute a “simple” Traffic list. I had zero understanding what s172 was – and mystified by the explanation that it was simply “reading”. S172s are so much more than the Prosecution...
by Kris | Jul 28, 2014 | Criminal law, DIY Law, Motoring Law, Private client criminal defence, Road Traffic law
Is “radio interference” a defence to an Intoximeter (evidential breath machine) reading? For anyone looking for Home Office Circular 39/1989 – you won’t find it on a government website and you won’t even find it in the online National...
by Kris | Jan 30, 2014 | Criminal law, Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Motoring Law, Road Traffic law
I don’t think many people intentionally drive without a valid insurance policy – but I’ve met many who haven’t got to grips with the terms of their policy and find, when it’s too late, they’re not covered after all. If you’ve...
