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Threatening Behaviour Contrary to section 4A Public Order Act

Our client was accused of verbally abusing her neighbour (an off duty Police Officer) making him fear for his safety.  During the Trial the Magistrates did not find the neighbours evidence credible following our cross-examination of him and our client was acquitted. Another client  was caught up in a City Centre fight recorded on CCTV.  […]

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Theft Contrary to section 1(1) and 7 of the Theft Act 1968

Our client was accused of theft of alcohol from a garage whilst also purchasing credit for an electric card.  Evidence was called during the Trial that confusion arose in the crediting of the card leading to her waiting at the till for 10 minutes during which time she took the alcohol from the till and […]

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Failing to Furnish Driver Details Contrary to s172 Road Traffic Act 1988

My client was accused of not replying to a s172 notice aka the ‘NIP.’ My client successfully contended that the presumption of service by first class post should be rebutted on the basis that his post often goes missing as he lives on a development which shares its postcode with a number of other properties. […]

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Drink Driving Contrary to section 5 Road Traffic Act 1988

My client was convicted of drink driving by ‘pushing’ his broken down vehicle (it was accepted that he had only returned to his car after a night out drinking to push it off double yellow lines into a parking bay further up the street). He, however, successfully argued special reasons (distance pushed) for not receiving […]

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Greater Manchester Police v Hookway – Implications Upon Police Bail

This is a very significant case in relation to police bail.   The Court has held that the custody clock does not stop once an individual under investigation is released from custody on bail.  The implication therefore is that once an individual is arrested the Police are now unlikely to be able to release them on […]

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Keep Up to Date with Gray and Co Through Social Media

With the internet growing into an ever more wide-reaching medium of communication, there are a continually expanding number of platforms for sharing information. As a reader of the Gray and Co blog you’re no doubt fully aware as to how much value we place upon online communication. In order to make it easier for people […]

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