Mr Loophole

“Weight Taken Off Scaffold Firm Boss’s Shoulders” After Mr Loophole Successfully Wins Weighbridge Court Case

A South London scaffolding firm boss has had the weight taken off his shoulders after turning to celebrity lawyer Nick Freeman’s road haulage division after being charged with dangerously over loading his wagon. According to police who intercepted Andrew Swann en route to a private weighbridge, the load on his Mistubishi Canter flatbed van was the equivalent to him carrying an African bull elephant, which would have rendered his vehicle un-drivable. Despite charging him with three offences – overloading the gross weight of the vehicle, overloading the rear axle and…Read more

Published: 11th July 2017

Categories: Mr Loophole, Nick Freeman, Press Releases

Nick Freeman Interviewed On BBC Over Hugill’s Law

Kenneth Hugill is the 83-year-old farmer who was acquitted after just 24 minutes by a Hull jury when he faced a trial for GBH. Despite being acquitted, he faced huge legal costs that would have taken him decades to repay. Nick Freeman, AKA Mr Loophole, was so insensed by the injustice that he set up a Just Giving campaign to help Mr Hugill with his legal fees. In a short time, a massive amount of public support and donations meant that Mr Hugill could pay his legal fees with the…Read more

Published: 5th May 2017

Categories: Crime, Legal Comment, Mr Loophole, Nick Freeman

Mr Loophole Launches “Hugill’s Law” Campaign On Day He Presents Acquitted Farmer With Cheque To Cover Court Costs

A farmer cleared of shooting a suspected burglar at his isolated East Yorkshire home is backing a campaign to change the law enabling defendants acquitted at court to recover their legal fees. Despite being cleared of a charge of grievous bodily harm by a jury at Hull Crown Court, Kenneth Hugill, 83, faced paying legal fees of more than £20,000, which he said would take him “20 to 30 years to pay back”. Following the trial, celebrity lawyer Nick “Mr Loophole” Freeman - who had no involvement in Mr Hugill’s…Read more

Published: 28th April 2017

Categories: Crime, Mr Loophole, Nick Freeman, Press Releases

Mr Loophole Launches Petition Calling For Defendants Acquitted By The Courts To Recover Legal Fees

Lawyer Nick Freeman, aka Mr Loophole, has launched an online petition calling for a reversal in the law which prevents defendants acquitted in the courts recovering their costs. In 2012, the law was changed without proper consultation, leading to hundreds of people each year facing financial ruin despite being cleared of the charges they were facing. Last week, 83-year-old North Yorkshire farmer Kenneth Hugill was cleared of GBH by a jury at Hull Crown Court. Despite him walking free, the pensioner – who has never been on the wrong side…Read more

Published: 16th March 2017

Categories: Crime, Legal Comment, Mr Loophole, Nick Freeman, Press Releases

Mr Loophole Launches Just Giving Page To Help Pay £30k Legal Fees Of 83-Year-Old Farmer Cleared Of GBH

Nick Freeman, aka Mr Loophole, has launched a crowd funding page to help an 83-year-old farmer - who shot a convicted criminal he suspected of trying to steal diesel - pay his £30,000 court costs. A jury last week at Hull Crown Court took just 24-minutes to clear Kenneth Hugill of GBH, after the incident at his isolated East Yorkshire farmhouse, in November 2015. The court heard the man whom he shot in the foot has convictions for burglary, theft and possession of an offence weapon, and, at hospital, gave three different…Read more

Published: 12th March 2017

Categories: Crime, Legal Comment, Mr Loophole, Nick Freeman, Press Releases

Clamp Down On Lawless Delivery Cyclists, Says Mr Loophole & Cycling Safety Champion!

The country’s best known traffic lawyer and a cycling safety champion have joined forces in condemning lawless delivery bike riders who endanger pedestrians, drivers and fellow cyclists. The move by Nick Freeman, aka Mr Loophole, and cycling vigilante Dave Sherry, comes amid growing concerns that cycling dispatch riders and food delivery riders frequently jump red lights, ride on pavements and ride at night without lights. The pair cite riders working for Deliveroo as some of the worst offenders, despite the company claiming that safety of their riders and other roads…Read more

Published: 13th February 2017

Categories: Mr Loophole, Nick Freeman, Press Releases, Road Traffic

Statement re “Killer drivers on mobiles to get life”

Responding to the news that the Government was considering introducing new legislation that see drivers receiving life sentences if convicted of killing someone whilst using a mobile phone, Nick Freeman, the country’s leading road traffic lawyer, said: “The new legislation is a dangerous route to go down as it could mean there is too much emphasis placed on the consequence of the driving as opposed to the driving itself. “In respect to death by dangerous driving, the current law is adequate, but it’s the sentencing guidelines that need to be…Read more

Published: 5th December 2016

Categories: Legal Comment, Mr Loophole, Road Traffic

Figures Reveal Yawning Between Speeders Caught By Cameras Compared To Police Officers

Figures obtained by the country’s leading traffic lawyer reveal the yawning gulf between motorists caught speeding by fixed cameras, and those caught by uniformed traffic officers. The statistics – acquired by Nick Freeman, aka Mr Loophole, under the Freedom of Information of Act from six forces - comes the day after the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) called for even more average speed cameras to help reduce air pollution on the nation’s A roads. In 2011, Merseyside Police caught a total of 48,675 drivers for speeding -…Read more

Published: 5th December 2016

Categories: Legal Comment, Mr Loophole, Road Traffic

Will Car Bullying Make Our Roads Like A School Playground

As a person who enjoys the pleasure of driving, I have followed the progress of the driverless car with both interest and a little trepidation. The first time many of us would have thought about the possibility of a driverless car was from watching science fiction films. I remember seeing the iconic Johnny Cab in Total Recall and thinking how dystopic [sic.] it all seemed. The idea of being driven by a robot. Preposterous. Let’s move on, not a few hundred years but a few decades and the press’ column…Read more

Published: 30th October 2016

Categories: Legal Comment, Mr Loophole, Nick Freeman, Road Traffic

Freeman & Co Further Strengthens In-House Team

Celebrity lawyer Nick Freeman has further strengthened the in-house team at his Manchester practice with the appointment of a talented senior solicitor. Damien Simmonds, who has spent his entire legal profession working in the North West, will work closely with “Mr Loophole” assisting him on road traffic cases, which is his particular speciality. Mr Freeman, who is the country’s most high-profile defence solicitor, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Damien to our growing team in what is proving to be one of our busiest years on record. “Damien brings with him…Read more

Published: 29th July 2016

Categories: Mr Loophole, Nick Freeman, Press Releases