201106.05
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Motoring law specialist warns: think very carefully before enhancing records to speed car sale

SPECIALIST motoring solicitor Oliver Gardner is warning that anyone even faintly considering altering mileage or garage records to think again after a first time offender narrowly avoided jail. The case of Manchester car dealer Sebastien Jaziorko illustrates the gravity with which the law treats such offences. The court found that Jaziorko had presented receipts for…

201105.09
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Cohabiting couples need to address property issues as new landmark case shows the limits of legal protection

FAMILY Lawyer Neil Grunfeld is urging cohabiting couples to address their property and financial affairs in the light of a landmark case being heard in The Supreme Court. The head of family law at Manchester based Howards Solicitors is warning couples to avoid possible financial and emotional distress by considering Declarations of Trust and cohabitation…

201104.04
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Bribery Act needs rethinking in the consultation period

The Bribery Act needs significant reworking according to white-collar criminal solicitor Oliver Gardner. Gardner, managing partner at Howards Solicitors, believes that the Act is clumsy and ill defined in planning and will prove controversial in implementation as it lacks concrete guidance. The Bribery Act aims to attract inward investment to the UK by routing out…