Regulatory Law
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The recent revocation of the operator’s licence of an Essex-based District Council demonstrates how failures to look after your goods vehicle operator’s licence can have far-reaching consequences. In this case,...
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If an Account Freezing Order (AFO) is made, but the frozen funds investigation ultimately yielded no results and no forfeiture was ordered, it may be possible for the aggrieved recipient...
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An Account Forfeiture Notice (AFN) or a Forfeiture Order, may (if appropriate) follow an Account Freezing Order (AFO). Please refer to ‘Part 1 – A short guide to Account Freezing...
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Our Regulatory team provide a short guide to Account Freezing Orders. What is an Account Freezing Order? An Account Freezing Order (AFO) is a civil injunction order, the effect of...
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The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has published its October 2023 version of its ‘Enforcement Sanctions Policy’ that sets out how DVSA examiners deal with most offences they encounter...
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The Online Safety Bill (the ‘Bill’), which began life as a Green Paper in 2017, is drawing ever closer to reaching Royal Assent and is currently at the Report Stage...
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The proposed new offence of failure to prevent fraud. Corporate failure to prevent fraud If an organisation does not prevent a person associated with their organisation from committing fraud, when...
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When a container lorry, or one carrying other goods, is stopped and checked by the Driver & Vehicle Services Agency (DVSA) at the roadside or at a port, what happens...
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There is significant ongoing concern about the possible impact on laws relating, amongst other things, to animal welfare, the environment, food standards and health and safety because of the so-called...
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In our earlier article, we explained the operator licencing changes taking effect from 21 May 2022. An operator’s licence will be required to cover the use of vans, cars and...
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If you are going to use vehicles over 2.5 tonnes (and up to 3.5 tonnes) to transport goods commercially you may now need an operator’s licence from 21 May 2022...
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As further relaxation of COVID restrictions are delayed, anyone might be forgiven for forgetting what restrictions are actually in force. There are numerous new laws and amendments to existing ones....
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