Small fine for supplier of Sky card sharing

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett

A supplier of Satelite systems was today given small fines totalling £2,000 and ordered to pay costs for supplying card sharing software that allowed users of set to boxes to view Turkish and Italian football.

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Jeremy Barnett to represent Mr La Roux Fourie

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett

‘Jeremy Barnett has been instructed on a direct access basis to represent Mr Le Roux Fourie, the eminent Cosmetic and Reconstructive Plastic in respect of ongoing litigation. He is assembling a team of specialist lawyers to advise on various aspects of the recent case that was brought by Penny Johnson.’

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Court of Appeal reduce sentence in counterfeiting case

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett

Court of appeal reduce sentence in major counterfeiting case by 3 years 8 months

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Firms face unlimited fines over Crewe chemical fire

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett

Article from Crewe Chronicle July 27 2011 . 

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TWO companies face unlimited fines after their failings led to an explosion and catastrophic chemical fire at the Gateway Industrial Estate in Crewe in 2007.√جª¬ø

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HSE claim for costs substantially reduced.

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett

The Judge at Chester Crown Court fined two companies for safety failures following a blaze at the Gateway industrial estate in June 2007.  A ‘newton hearing’ was avoided by a novel use of a ‘Joint Experts Meeting’ to reduce costs.

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Jeremy Barnett to represent Segway rider in High Court Appeal

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett

Phillip Coates, from Cudworth Near Barnsley, was convicted by District Judge Rosenberg, of riding his Segway PT motorised scooter on the pavement. He had denied the charge as he was not alleged to have ridden the Segway in a dangerous or inconsiderate manner, but simply for using it on the pavement under the Highways Act 1835.

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