tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post2138028233928907414..comments2023-07-10T10:57:18.522+01:00Comments on The Magistrates' Blog: Wish I Had Been ThereBystander http://www.blogger.com/profile/10211688955428527960noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-46758744471941516602012-08-30T15:11:29.394+01:002012-08-30T15:11:29.394+01:00I have folowed this blog with much interest. This ...I have folowed this blog with much interest. This particular item was quickly followed by publicity arising out of an interview with Lady magasine that advanced the proposition that it's easier to find loopholes for women than men because women are more emotional. <br />I have represented drivers for years and am increasingly dismayed by the way some of the work is done, and promoted. Much of it is undertaken quietly and out of the public gaze, but the concern is that all road traffic practitioners are seen as tactitions. This is not so.<br />I have written a blog item which might be of interest, and its on my web site:<br /><br />www.motorists-lawyer-kent.co.uk<br /><br />David Barton Solicitor Advocate<br /><br />David Bartonhttp://www.motorists-lawyer-kent.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-5639349615447392112012-08-29T19:45:50.198+01:002012-08-29T19:45:50.198+01:00Issue the ancient common law writ of de clave sang...Issue the ancient common law writ of de clave sanguinari abiacienda - throw the bloody key away!Andrew Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273362558325263161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-4584277231300111092012-08-29T19:44:41.292+01:002012-08-29T19:44:41.292+01:00More like a bucketload. Who reads the Daily Hate M...More like a bucketload. Who reads the Daily Hate Mail to learn the truth?Andrew Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273362558325263161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-56575853615818520522012-08-25T22:50:17.039+01:002012-08-25T22:50:17.039+01:00They may be having very confidential telephone dis...They may be having very confidential telephone discussions in the car and could not possibly trust any chauffeur to keep them confidential, according to Tony Pulis, manager of Stoke City.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-78969112232943643932012-08-25T22:42:33.131+01:002012-08-25T22:42:33.131+01:00My opinion does differ. Legal advisers are not omn...My opinion does differ. Legal advisers are not omnipotent, and I have very occasionally been given totally wrong advice in the past. In any case it is useful to know enough of the law to be able to ask the LA relevant questions and understand the answers. Sitting as a JP while knowing nothing of the law would be like trying to do surgery on the basis of someone reading you out a text book.<br /><br />Hypophetically speaking that is, if I were a JP Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-4827925065235442972012-08-24T00:21:14.870+01:002012-08-24T00:21:14.870+01:00My Oh My. I bet (in the immortal words of Sam Vime...My Oh My. I bet (in the immortal words of Sam Vimes) Mr George had damp socks at the end of that one.Seannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-68758286217022164232012-08-23T18:54:24.554+01:002012-08-23T18:54:24.554+01:00It's an entitlement thing.
There are a large ...It's an entitlement thing.<br /><br />There are a large number of people out there who think that their wealth and/or their background excuses them from having to follow the rules that the rest of us (not always happily) accept as being part of society.<br /><br />You only need to witness the recent examples re: tax avoidance/evasion to see this in action in an equally pernicious form.Bikernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-82046441682383579042012-08-23T17:28:01.864+01:002012-08-23T17:28:01.864+01:00There's a report here:
http://www.dailymail.c...There's a report here:<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2176874/Nick-Freeman-Judge-accuses-celebrity-lawyer-Mr-Loophole-sharp-practice-speeding-case.html<br /><br />OK, it's the Daily Mail, so maybe a pinch of sodium chloride is needed.VBWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538273773504183218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-71033659915593561702012-08-23T17:13:55.744+01:002012-08-23T17:13:55.744+01:00As a layman, I cannot see why anyone (who can affo...As a layman, I cannot see why anyone (who can afford Mr Loophole) should fight a motoring offence that results in a fine and a ban.<br /><br />Surely they have the funds to hire someone to act as chauffeur for the term of the disqualification.<br /><br />Or is it a man thing? VBWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538273773504183218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-81189989112612894232012-08-23T03:44:29.551+01:002012-08-23T03:44:29.551+01:00Keeping up with the law stuff (which is literally ...Keeping up with the law stuff (which is literally a full-time job) is probably best left to the legal adviser. I would suggest that believing you are legally well-informed on the basis of reading the occasional thing off a blog would lead to a misplaced overconfidence. Your opinion may differ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-48021737837419780262012-08-23T03:17:53.783+01:002012-08-23T03:17:53.783+01:00Thank you for that,mind you the A34 goes just pass...Thank you for that,mind you the A34 goes just pass my house and I live in Oxford.<br />John GibsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-31435023178878472282012-08-23T02:13:18.851+01:002012-08-23T02:13:18.851+01:00I actually felt sorry for the barrister in the cas...I actually felt sorry for the barrister in the case (Mr George). In the circumstances, I think he did remarkable job in keeping up a semblance of rationality. All credit to him (and a hearty cheer for LJ Thomas and his colleague). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-65606409123728376142012-08-22T18:26:07.770+01:002012-08-22T18:26:07.770+01:00Love it - love it... And about time too...Love it - love it... And about time too...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-12299057601629103652012-08-22T18:09:25.032+01:002012-08-22T18:09:25.032+01:00Quite right. I should have said "gassed"...Quite right. I should have said "gassed".Seamasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603506055285659476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-80727431203631547292012-08-22T17:23:57.148+01:002012-08-22T17:23:57.148+01:00Please, Seamaster, not 'caged'. That's...Please, Seamaster, not 'caged'. That's a 'Sun' word. You can do better, I am sure.Bystander https://www.blogger.com/profile/10211688955428527960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-74441926387635626392012-08-22T16:16:33.376+01:002012-08-22T16:16:33.376+01:00Ah yes. I remember sitting with one of the few fem...Ah yes. I remember sitting with one of the few female CC judges as she delivered our decision to the hapless appellant with the words, "There is a word for you Bloggs, and that word is toerag. And when, as you inevitably will, you breach this order, you will come back to me and then you will go to prison."Ian Hurdleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322290011259357106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-46961259909291379062012-08-22T15:26:41.630+01:002012-08-22T15:26:41.630+01:00117 mph? He should have been caged.117 mph? He should have been caged.Seamasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603506055285659476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-73283696960519104812012-08-22T15:24:01.138+01:002012-08-22T15:24:01.138+01:00Oh the joys of sitting with judges whose lips can ...Oh the joys of sitting with judges whose lips can be far more unfettered than a humble JP.<br /><br />For which reason I recommend sitting on CC appeals to all of my colleagues.Bikernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-88903005022392485842012-08-22T15:11:22.166+01:002012-08-22T15:11:22.166+01:00It is reports such as this, drawing our attention ...It is reports such as this, drawing our attention to case law and higher court judgements, which underline just how important legal blogs are to other members of the judiciary such as ourselves. I cannot imagine JCs disseminating such judgements to their benches, and how else would we find them? Top marks to you BS, and let's hope the next meeting of the Magistrates' Liaison Group can persuade the Senior Presiding Judge to retract.north bucks jpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-20068596718000607782012-08-22T14:35:04.927+01:002012-08-22T14:35:04.927+01:00That should, of course read "Thank you BS...&...That should, of course read "Thank you BS..."Ian Hurdleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322290011259357106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-32480341075375843922012-08-22T14:34:23.004+01:002012-08-22T14:34:23.004+01:00As one who once found himself successfully appeale...As one who once found himself successfully appealed against by way of case stated by the gentleman in question, I took great pleasure in reading this transcript. Than you BS for linking to it.Ian Hurdleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322290011259357106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-52633264473904116342012-08-22T13:41:46.508+01:002012-08-22T13:41:46.508+01:00I am very glad not to have been the advocate at th...I am very glad not to have been the advocate at that hearing. On on.the face of it the judge's comments seem well-founded. I might often think that motoring law is oppressive to motorists, but this kind of conduct by Mr Freeman and othes like him does not reflect well on the legal professiAndrew McGeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-68784750558109831972012-08-22T13:29:02.122+01:002012-08-22T13:29:02.122+01:00I'm grateful to _you_ for giving the link to t...I'm grateful to _you_ for giving the link to the transcript. However, some connected to the case may think you a (inaudible) for linking to it.<br /><br />I'm interested in the way the English and Welsh legal system is separating as Welsh devolution and autonomy progresses. When - as seems inevitable - the Welsh get their "Brif Ustus" (Chief Justice), will the somewhat unfortunately named Roger John Thomas throw his wig in the ring for that office?Westenglandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044799705613669714noreply@blogger.com