Speeding Habits
7 out of 10 driving convictions are for speeding, and middle-aged drivers in senior management positions are more likely to be convicted, according to an article in the Telegraph. A speeding conviction adds about 8% to the cost of an insurance premium. If you face a speeding conviction in the…
Speeding on the M25 in Surrey
Speed cameras on the M25 in Surrey have not been working due to technical and legal difficulties. The M25 is 117 miles long with around 500,000 drivers using it every day; it is one of the busiest roads in Europe. The speed cameras on the gantries have not been working…
Enterprise Act 2002
We have recently been instructed to represent a client who is being investigated by the Office of Fair Trading for criminal offences under the Enterprise Act 2002. Criminal offences under the Enterprise Act are intended to deter engagement in cartel offences, i.e.: • price-fixing; • limitation of supply and production;…
Negotiation
I recently represented a client at Aldershot Magistrates’ Court who faced two charges: failing to stop after an accident and failing to report an accident. The sentencing range for these two offences is between 10 penalty points and disqualification. My client was a new driver and faced losing his licence…
Complexity
Charges: Using a hand held mobile phone/driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence/failing to give name and address. The case was heard at Staines Magistrates Court. The background facts of this case were considerably complex. It is an unfortunate fact that the CPS is an underfunded and overworked organisation….
Firearms Law: Shotgun Certificate Revocation
Andrew Henley has considerable experience in the use of all forms of firearms and is an expert in Firearms Law. He has the added benefit of being a barrister who is authorised to represent clients on appeal against the revocation of a shotgun certificates in the Crown Court. Two such…
Expertise of Andrew Henley
Expertise of Andrew Henley: Criminal/Civil Fraud Andrew Henley has long and extensive experience in all forms of fraud. He has recently collaborated with Mishcon de Reya on two major civil frauds in development of his unique CaseChart system of presentation. He has also assisted Dass & Co. Solicitors on two…
Private Crime Lawyer
Andrew Henley covers all areas of privately funded crime, from representation at the police station to trials in the Crown Court and the Court of Appeal. This includes: fraud; regulatory/compliance; serious crime; police disciplinary; courts martial; serious assaults; and theft/alleged dishonesty. Our highly experienced advocate, who has 20 years’ experience…
Licensing offences
On the available information, it appears that a significant number of prosecutions by the local authority in Guilford and the surrounding area have been for offences under the Licensing Act and mainly in relation to the sale of alcohol to a person under the age of 18 A person commits…
Counterfeit goods
From the information available, the greatest number of local authority prosecutions in this area in recent years have been under the Trademarks Act 1994, section 92; i.e. sale or possession of counterfeit goods. Penalties for offences under section 92 carry a maximum of 10 years imprisonment when dealt with in…