Car owner was not the speeding driver
May 27th 2009
The defendant was charged with speeding, and with failure to complete a Section 172 Notice which required him to return details of who was the driver at the time of the speeding incident. He had not received the Section 172 Notice in the post, and was unaware of the speeding incident. The case went to trial at Carmarthen Magistrates Court on 27 May 2009, and after hearing all the evidence the defendant was acquitted..
Coracle drama on the River Towy
April 11th 2009
A coracle fisherman was arrested for obstruction of a Water Bailiff, and a Public Order matter after an incident on the River Towy. He denied the offences, calling another Water Bailiff as a defence witness, and was ultimately acquitted by Carmarthen Magistrates.
Cannabis farmers or burglars???
February 26th 2009
Police who arrested two defendants in a cannabis “factory” in the Ammanford area charged them with production of cannabis, but at the Llanelli Magistrates’ Court the prosecution offered no evidence on that charge and they pleaded guilty to burglary.
Trebanos protest
May 25th 2007
We acted for a number of persons who were arrested in the protest at Trebanos in South Wales against the construction of the Gas Pipeline.
Gas line protests
February 14th 2007
Several further arrests were made on Valentines Day at the site of the gas plant at Milford Haven.
The Unknown Man!
October 6th 2006
We represented the mystery prisoner who was charged with burglary and whose identity baffled the court . He became known as the “Unknown Man”. Read on for the full story.
Driving with due care and diligence
July 21st 2006
Section 172 Notice under the Road Traffic Act 1988 – Due Care and Diligence. Stephen Allsopp – Carmarthen MC (21/07/06)
Driving under the influence of drugs
July 3rd 2006
An interesting case which examines the law and the evidential requirement/tests required to prove the offence of driving whilst unfit through drugs.
Cannabis and the Human Rights Act
September 24th 2001
Neil Morgan was charged with possession of fourteen grammes of herbal cannabis and cultivation of one cannabis plant. Neil Morgan argued in the Crown Court that article 8, the Right to Respect for Private Life, applied in this case
Raphael Gray internet “hacker” exposes Microsoft security weaknesses
March 28th 2001
Raphael Gray, known as Curador, was arrested by FBI agents at the age of 18 in March 2000 at the end of an FBI investigation into computer hacking. Curador had set up a website on which he had published some credit card numbers in order to draw attention to security weaknesses in computer software.
