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It’s Ok When It’s Someone else
Have you noticed that those who scream loudest for a new Covid lockdown and more Covid restrictions are always the people whose livelihoods are least affected? I’m talking about the politicians, the pundits, the TV and radio presenters and of course the ‘experts’. They don’t have to worry.
If it wasn’t for your maskie where would you be?
It was a song about wellies which first propelled comedian Billy Connolly to fame. But like the dog which has lost its collar, I am naked without my mask. It wasn’t always thus. When the ‘wearing of mask’ laws first came in, I hated it. I only wore my mask out of politeness to others. But now it’s become part of me. Which makes eating difficult.
£10,000 for a Houseparty?
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I am uncomfortable with the £10,000 fixed penalty notice issued to a student whose party got out of hand. I hope his Dad takes legal advice before writing out that cheque. Thing about Fixed Penalty Notices is that nobody is obliged to pay them. All an FPN does is give the recipient the opportunity to buy their way out of the risk of prosecution. Paying £50 to avoid prosecution might be a bargain. But £10,000? The other thing is that Covid Regulation offences are not that easy to prove. There are too many ‘ifs and buts’. Too many loopholes for the determined defence-attorney. There are the statutory exemptions. The ‘reasonable excuses’. The ‘proportionality’ issues. And even if the offence is proved, there are the ‘mitigating circumstances’.
Freehold Enfranchisement and the Corporate Landlord
I am pleased to enclose a link to the piece I recently wrote for Local Government Lawyer. This article contains important information for any corporate landlord.
