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Can I be sued for the late delivery of goods under a contract?

March 2, 2020 by Daniel ShenSmith

  If you are concerned as to whether you can be sued for the late delivery of goods that you supply contract in this video is for you When you supply goods as part of a contract, there is usually …

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Seatbelt offences While Driving

February 26, 2020 by Daniel ShenSmith

Today, I am going clear up the mysteries surrounding the offences of failing to wear a seatbelt. It’s the Road Traffic Act 1988 that specifies the offences of failing to wear a seatbelt. Clearly, the driver, him or herself, failing …

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Categories Barristers' publications, motor offences, Road Traffic Law

Totting up to 12 Points on your Driving Licence

February 25, 2020 by Daniel ShenSmith

Transcription: To help you understand what it means to get 12 points on your driving licence, often known as totting, or totting up. If you reach 12 points or more with a three-year period, the court is obliged to ban …

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Categories Barristers' publications Tags clocking ban, driving, driving ban, totting ban, totting up

What Is The Difference Between Litigating And What Barristers Normally Do?

July 28, 2016 by

When the Bar’s public direct access scheme first appeared, it was designed to enable lay clients who could manage their case without the assistance of a solicitor to instruct a barrister directly. It was not intended to let barristers perform …

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Categories Barristers' publications, Case and file management|Litigation|Courts business, Direct Access, Legal Support Services, Litigation

Understanding Inquests, with Stephen Harvey QC – ShenSmith Barristers

April 8, 2016 by Daniel ShenSmith

  What is an inquest? Inquests and public enquiries are unlike ordinary court hearings, because, as their name implies, they are inquisitorial proceedings, whose primary purpose is to investigate a situation and to arrive at a conclusion. Whether that conclusion …

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Review of convictions in Joint Enterprise

April 8, 2016April 6, 2016 by Daniel ShenSmith

Note prepared by Stephen Harvey QC – R v JOGEE (APPELLANT), and RUDDOCK (APPELLANT) v THE QUEEN (RESPONDENT) (JAMAICA) [2016] UKSC 8; [2016] UKPC 7. Preliminary: The recent joint decision of the Supreme Court and the Judicial Committee of the …

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Criminal Matters and Criminal Prosecutions

July 14, 2016March 16, 2016 by Stephen Harvey QC

What do I do if I am arrested upon the suspicion of a criminal offence? Anyone who has been arrested upon suspicion of any criminal offence needs the very best of legal advice urgently. With proper and sensible written representations …

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Categories Barristers' publications, Criminal Law, Criminal Matters, Direct Access, Videos

Commercial and regulatory investigations and prosecutions

March 8, 2016 by Daniel ShenSmith

(transcription:) Businesses, regulations, and the law. Businesses today, whether they be large or small, have never been subject to so much regulation. And that is so, whether it be Health and Safety regulations, or regulations controlling some other aspect of …

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Categories Barristers' publications, Commercial law, Direct Access, Investigations, Legal Terms Explained, Regulatory, Videos

Taking the First Step – Instruct a Barrister Directly.

March 1, 2016February 29, 2016 by Daniel ShenSmith

When Should I Get In Touch With a Barrister? The sooner you come the better, because the sooner you come to someone, the better they would be able to take instructions from you, the more time they would be able …

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Categories Barristers' publications, Court Proceedings, Direct Access, FAQs, Frequently Asked Questions, Videos

The Benefits of Direct Access to a barrister, with Stephen Harvey QC

June 28, 2018February 25, 2016 by Daniel ShenSmith

We interviewed Stephen Harvey QC about the benefits of coming to a barrister directly: How are solicitors and barristers different? Solicitors and barristers have traditionally performed very different functions. Whilst the solicitor has been responsible for briefing the barrister, the …

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