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BEEN CAUGHT SPEEDING
Thousands of drivers are wrongly fined for speeding each year because of errors with speed camera evidence.
HOME REPOSSESSIONS BY A LANDLORD'S LENDER
For several months it has been difficult to pick up a newspaper or turn on the television without learning of another casualty of the recent economic downturn. However, the events of the last few months, which led to what people now call “the credit crunch”, are not just another news story – the credit crunch really does exist! I know because I see clients every week that are affected, either directly or indirectly.
HOW THE LAW CHANGES - PART 2
This is the second in a series articles considering how the Government reforms the law by passing a Bill through Parliament. You may recall from Part 1 of this series that murder carries a mandatory life sentence and that the defences of provocation and diminished responsibility exist to reduce to a manslaughter conviction what would otherwise be murder. This provides a 'safety valve' for the sentencing judge because it allows the judge to impose a less onerous sentence if they so wish. In part 1 of this series, I considered the current defence of provocation and the proposed replacement defence of loss of control. In this article, I will examine the current defence of diminished responsibility and the proposed replacement. I will examine the law against the case of Kiranjit Ahluwalia in order to explain the differences between the current law and the proposed new law.
IGNORE THE LETTER AT YOUR PERIL
The scenario is a common one. A driver goes a little too fast past a speed camera. About a week later, the registered keeper of the vehicle receives a letter from the Police asking them to name who was driving. Many drivers who receive these letters do not realise that they are legally required to answer this letter and will commit a criminal offence if they fail to do so.
MOTORING Q&A
Jeremy Scott of the Specialist Road Traffic Law Team answers some of your legal queries.
OPERATION HELICAL - BULLETIN
On 30th July 2007 Operation Helical was launched by North Yorkshire police. Intensive police action will target dangerous, careless and irresponsible road users, and officers warn that they will take firm, decisive action against offenders.
THE COMPANIES ACT 2006 - OCTOBER 2009 IMPLEMENTATION
The Companies Act 2006 (CA2006) was implemented in phases with the 1 October 2009 phase being the final one. This briefing aims to cover the main changes going live on that date together with how they apply to both your existing company and new companies you plan to form. The driving purpose of the CA2006 is the enablement of business, deregulation and streamlining to ensure that doing business in England and Wales is as straightforward as possible.
SPEEDING AND THE LAW
Jeremy Scott of the specialist Road Traffic Law Team answers your legal queries
CAN YOU USE A COMPETITOR'S TRADEMARK AS A SPONSORED LINK?
It is common practice for businesses to advertise by purchasing a sponsored link on Google or other internet search engines. But is it permissible to use a competitor’s registered trademark as a sponsored link? This is the question which the court was asked to consider last month in Interflora, Inc Interflora British Unit v Marks & Spencer plc [2009] EWHC 1095 (CH) Alex Weston, specialist intellectual property and IT lawyer writes.
IS YOUR WEBSITE DISCLAIMER VALID?
A landmark ruling from the Court of Appeal means it's time for businesses to review their website disclaimers, Alex Weston specialist IT lawyer writes. The court has decided, in the case of Patchett v SPATA, that companies may be liable if they make inaccurate claims on their websites.
REDLINE RACING LIMITED
Langleys’ Construction team have recently completed advising Redline Racing Limited on the necessary procurement in relation to the £800,000 project to design and build Redline Racing Limited’s new premises at St James Business Park, Knaresborough.
DRIVERS AND EMPLOYERS BEWARE!
The Road Safety Act 2006 received Royal Assent last November which means it will be implemented in stages over the coming months and years. Some parts of it are already in force and have far reaching effects for all road users.
DEVELOPERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THEIR HEALTH & SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES
While Health & Safety should always be high on everyone’s agenda it is fair to say that the construction industry is always under close scrutiny. As we discuss below there has also been recent additions to the statutory regulations, both generally and specific to construction. These increase the responsibility of the Client/Developer, heighten the requirement to have the appropriate heath and safety “culture” and raise the level of fines and likelihood of imprisonment should the regulations be breached.