Regulatory
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The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has issued an update, reminding drivers of what checks should be carried out inside and outside any vehicle. It is a well-established principle...
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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 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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Changes to the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC) regime have been announced. These are proposals at this stage and subject to a Department for Transport consultation that started on...
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Drivers, owners, operators and hirers must be aware of significant changes to the rules relating to their liability when their vehicle is carrying clandestine entrants to the UK. With effect...
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Sometimes a letter will be received through the letterbox from the Police in the form of a Notice of Intended Prosecution. This may be entirely unexpected. What steps need to...
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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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The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/962), often referred to as MEES, (“Regulations”) are changing. After 1 April 2023, a commercial landlord will be...
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Ashtons Legal is delighted to report on a bumper year for their Corporate and Commercial team in 2022, which saw them complete a record number of deals. 2023 has also...
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When are vehicles regarded as being used for Operator’s Licence purposes? Is your operator’s licence large enough to cover all the vehicles in possession in use? These issues have been...
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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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