Mr Loophole – Road Traffic Law And Safety http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk Mr Loophole's Blog Mon, 13 Nov 2017 16:16:55 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.7 110222576 “Weight Taken Off Scaffold Firm Boss’s Shoulders” After Mr Loophole Successfully Wins Weighbridge Court Case http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/mr-loophole-wins-weighbridge-court-case/ http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/mr-loophole-wins-weighbridge-court-case/#respond Tue, 11 Jul 2017 15:28:34 +0000 http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/?p=159 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…

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]]> http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/mr-loophole-wins-weighbridge-court-case/feed/ 0 159 Nick Freeman Interviewed On BBC Over Hugill’s Law http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/nick-freeman-interviewed-bbc-hugills-law/ http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/nick-freeman-interviewed-bbc-hugills-law/#respond Fri, 05 May 2017 08:11:57 +0000 http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/?p=149 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…

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]]> http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/nick-freeman-interviewed-bbc-hugills-law/feed/ 0 149 Mr Loophole Launches “Hugill’s Law” Campaign On Day He Presents Acquitted Farmer With Cheque To Cover Court Costs http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/mr-loophole-launches-hugills-law-campaign-day-presents-acquitted-farmer-cheque-cover-court-costs/ http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/mr-loophole-launches-hugills-law-campaign-day-presents-acquitted-farmer-cheque-cover-court-costs/#respond Fri, 28 Apr 2017 07:55:27 +0000 http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/?p=142 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…

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]]> http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/mr-loophole-launches-hugills-law-campaign-day-presents-acquitted-farmer-cheque-cover-court-costs/feed/ 0 142 Mr Loophole Launches Petition Calling For Defendants Acquitted By The Courts To Recover Legal Fees http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/mr-loophole-launches-petition-calling-defendants-acquitted-courts-recover-legal-fees/ http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/mr-loophole-launches-petition-calling-defendants-acquitted-courts-recover-legal-fees/#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2017 08:58:40 +0000 http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/?p=145 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…

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]]> http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/mr-loophole-launches-petition-calling-defendants-acquitted-courts-recover-legal-fees/feed/ 0 145 Mr Loophole Launches Just Giving Page To Help Pay £30k Legal Fees Of 83-Year-Old Farmer Cleared Of GBH http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/mr-loophole-launches-just-giving-page-help-pay-30k-legal-fees-83-year-old-farmer-cleared-gbh/ http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/mr-loophole-launches-just-giving-page-help-pay-30k-legal-fees-83-year-old-farmer-cleared-gbh/#respond Sun, 12 Mar 2017 09:01:04 +0000 http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/?p=147 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…

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]]> http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/mr-loophole-launches-just-giving-page-help-pay-30k-legal-fees-83-year-old-farmer-cleared-gbh/feed/ 0 147 Clamp Down On Lawless Delivery Cyclists, Says Mr Loophole & Cycling Safety Champion! http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/clamp-lawless-delivery-cyclists-says-mr-loophole-cycling-safety-champion/ http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/clamp-lawless-delivery-cyclists-says-mr-loophole-cycling-safety-champion/#respond Mon, 13 Feb 2017 21:25:42 +0000 http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/?p=129 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…

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]]> http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/clamp-lawless-delivery-cyclists-says-mr-loophole-cycling-safety-champion/feed/ 0 129 Statement re “Killer drivers on mobiles to get life” http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/statement-re-killer-drivers-mobiles-get-life/ http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/statement-re-killer-drivers-mobiles-get-life/#respond Mon, 05 Dec 2016 09:25:52 +0000 http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/?p=123 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…

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]]> http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/statement-re-killer-drivers-mobiles-get-life/feed/ 0 123 Figures Reveal Yawning Between Speeders Caught By Cameras Compared To Police Officers http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/figures-reveal-yawning-speeders-caught-cameras-compared-police-officers/ http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/figures-reveal-yawning-speeders-caught-cameras-compared-police-officers/#respond Mon, 05 Dec 2016 09:24:16 +0000 http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/?p=120 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…

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]]> http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/figures-reveal-yawning-speeders-caught-cameras-compared-police-officers/feed/ 0 120 Will Car Bullying Make Our Roads Like A School Playground http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/will-car-bullying-make-our-roads-like-a-school-playground/ http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/will-car-bullying-make-our-roads-like-a-school-playground/#respond Sun, 30 Oct 2016 09:24:33 +0000 http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/?p=111 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…

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]]> http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/will-car-bullying-make-our-roads-like-a-school-playground/feed/ 0 111 Freeman & Co Further Strengthens In-House Team http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/freeman-co-strengthens-house-team/ http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/freeman-co-strengthens-house-team/#respond Fri, 29 Jul 2016 17:57:45 +0000 http://www.nickfreemanblog.co.uk/?p=97 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,…

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