Delays to justice

The pandemic has had a huge impact on us all over the last 12 months and the courts have been no exception. How criminal cases are funded over the last few years resulted in significant backlogs for the court to deal with, and this has been exacerbated by the pandemic with the backlog now reaching […]

E-Scooter your way to a penalty

E-scooters seem to be the new gadget of choice recently, with Halfords recently claiming that sales had increased by 450 per cent. This is of little surprise given that the pandemic has forced and encouraged people to consider other modes of transportation, particularly in large cities such as London. I regularly see users of all […]

Too much of a merry Christmas

Despite 2020 largely being a write off for most of us with regard to our social plans, we can always (at least hopefully) still look forward to Christmas. Like many, I am optimistic that the current lockdown will end prior to the festive season getting into full swing. It would be fantastic if there was […]

Quintessentially British laws

In celebrating all that is British, I struggled to think how I could tie the theme in with a road traffic, legal slant. Eventually, I decided to look at some of the UK driving laws that could (admittedly, at a stretch) be considered quintessentially British. So with that in mind…   Middle lane hogging   […]

What to do if you are convicted in your absence…

You may be surprised to know that it is common for motorists to be convicted of offences without them going to court and sometimes even without their knowledge. The motivation behind this piece is that I have recently been trying to help a client who committed a minor speeding offence. He sent the NIP (Notice […]

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