Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Drugs and Driving
A new law on drug driving has been hinted to be in the Queen's speech next month. This will specifically tighten the law on driving under the influence of drugs. The police will then have road side devices for the testing of drivers under the influence of drugs and there may be stricter sentences on fatal road collisions. This new law will also cover those who decrease their driving awareness with certain prescription drugs. There is a campaign under the name of a 14 year old girl (Lillian Groves) who was hit and killed by a driver under the influence of cannabis.
It is called 'Lillian's Law.'
Here at M23Law we are preparing for these fundamental changes in the area of impaired driving.
Friday, 13 April 2012
Hefty ban for footballer Chris Eagles
BBC News Manchester reported on 11/4 that Bolton Wanderers player Chris Eagles had received a 12 month disqualification from driving.
The full article can be found at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-17684135.
It was said that Eagles had driven his Bentley Continental at 60 in a 40mph limit and had used his mobile phone whilst driving. He received 7 penalty points in total, but already had 7 points on his licence for a previous offence.
M23LAW Solicitors frequently represent clients who accrue 12 or more penalty points for offences committed within 3 years of one another. A minimum 6-month disqualification is imposed unless it can be shown that 'exceptional hardship' would result from the disqualification.
We represent clients throughout England & Wales. It's a shame Eagles didn't fly our way....
The full article can be found at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-17684135.
It was said that Eagles had driven his Bentley Continental at 60 in a 40mph limit and had used his mobile phone whilst driving. He received 7 penalty points in total, but already had 7 points on his licence for a previous offence.
M23LAW Solicitors frequently represent clients who accrue 12 or more penalty points for offences committed within 3 years of one another. A minimum 6-month disqualification is imposed unless it can be shown that 'exceptional hardship' would result from the disqualification.
We represent clients throughout England & Wales. It's a shame Eagles didn't fly our way....
Thursday, 5 April 2012
Sexual Acts Against Children
The Government has been encouraged to act as figures show that over 400 children are sexually abused every week; 1 in every 20 minutes. In England & Wales, there were over 23,000 recorded child sex offences in 2011. These include a whole range of offences that HSandCo regularly deal with such as rape, incest, child prostitution and child pornography.
The NSPCC want the Government to treat this plethora of offences as if it were dealing with an outbreak of chronic diease. The cost in the Met Police area is about £36 million a year investigating child abuse. This contrasts with an estimated £40 million bill for probing phone hacking by the News of the World and their ilk. The ratio seems to be 6 times as many girls were abused as compared with boys.
However, in the experience of the Sexual Offences team at HSandCo a considerable number of offences in this sometimes delicate or difficult area of work go unrecorded. There also seems to be differing resources employed by each of the 43 police forces of England & Wales.
The NSPCC want the Government to treat this plethora of offences as if it were dealing with an outbreak of chronic diease. The cost in the Met Police area is about £36 million a year investigating child abuse. This contrasts with an estimated £40 million bill for probing phone hacking by the News of the World and their ilk. The ratio seems to be 6 times as many girls were abused as compared with boys.
However, in the experience of the Sexual Offences team at HSandCo a considerable number of offences in this sometimes delicate or difficult area of work go unrecorded. There also seems to be differing resources employed by each of the 43 police forces of England & Wales.
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