A company director, already subject to a lifetime driving ban, was caught behind the wheel of a Jaguar XF on the ‘killer’ A9 while almost five times over the legal booze limit. Perth Sheriff Court was told it was Derek Hughes’ fifth conviction for contravening the drink/driving legislation - and his second for driving while disqualified. And it prompted Sheriff Lindsay Foulis to question whether the maximum 12-month jail term open to him was adequate. The accused, who runs a consultancy business, was jailed for a total of 10 months and was ordered to re-sit - and pass - the extended driving test before he can drive again. But the sheriff refrained from ordering the sportbrake automatic car, said to be worth £24,000, to be forfeited. “It seems to me to grant that motion might deprive two persons of their livelihood. “They should not be penalised for your criminal behaviour,” explained Sheriff Foulis. The 55-year-old admitted driving on the A9, at … [Read more...] about Driver was FIVE times the legal drink drive limit while on ‘killer’ A9
Legal
McDonald’s Has a Legal Problem in Pizza-Loving India
McDonald’s Corp. has a problem in India and its rivals are loving it.Even as the world’s largest restaurant chain tries to woo Indian stomachs with such menu items as the McAloo Tikki (a potato and pea patty on a bun), a legal dispute with a key franchisee partner has put it on the back foot. Shares of India’s Domino’s Pizza operator Jubilant Foodworks Ltd. have more than doubled in the past year as the country’s biggest quick-service outlet benefits from a surge in online orders for home pizza delivery.A pickup in the economy and growing demand from the planet’s largest youth population are boosting fast-food sales in India. Researcher Euromonitor International predicts the market will expand 5.8 percent to $21.2 billion this year -- a 50 percent jump since 2008. Domino’s and Subway have gained share, eroding McDonald’s hold, Euromonitor data show.“Our growth has completely petered off,” said Vikram Bakshi, managing director … [Read more...] about McDonald’s Has a Legal Problem in Pizza-Loving India
Italian man cleared of aubergine theft after nine-year legal battle
An Italian man has finally been acquitted of stealing an aubergine nine years after first being charged, ending a legal wrangle that cost taxpayers thousands. The man, then aged 49, had the aubergine in his bucket when police caught him trying to escape through a privately owned field near Lecce, in the southern region of Puglia, in 2009. While being taken away, he pleaded with the police that he had tried to steal it because he was unemployed and desperate to feed his child. However, the courts initially showed no mercy, sentencing him to five months in prison and ordering him to pay a €500 (£440) fine. That punishment was reduced on appeal to two months’ jail and €120. The man’s legal counsel was still not satisfied and took the case to the court of cassation in Rome, Italy’s highest appeals court, where the defendant was acquitted nearly a decade after he was first arrested. The court criticised the lower courts in Lecce for not taking into account … [Read more...] about Italian man cleared of aubergine theft after nine-year legal battle
Two lawyers turn down Trump legal team
Two lawyers US President Donald Trump had wanted will not be joining his legal team handling the special counsel's Russia investigation because of "conflicts"."The president is disappointed that conflicts prevent Joe diGenova and Victoria Toensing from joining the president's special counsel legal team," Jay Sekulow, the president's personal lawyer, said in a statement on Sunday."However, those conflicts do not prevent them from assisting the president in other legal matters. The president looks forward to working with them.'The announcement came nearly a week after Sekulow said diGenova would join the legal team handling Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in the 2016 presidential election.The quick reversal is likely to add to the perception that Trump's legal representation is in disarray as his lawyers have been negotiating the terms of a possible interview with the president.Trump's lead lawyer in the special … [Read more...] about Two lawyers turn down Trump legal team
Conflicts Prevent diGenova From Joining Trump’s Legal Team
The husband and wife legal team of Joseph diGenova and Victoria Toensing will not be joining President Donald Trump’s personal legal team representing him in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation after a determination that their firm’s existing work presents a conflict.“The President is disappointed that conflicts prevent Joe diGenova and Victoria Toensing from joining the President’s Special Counsel legal team,” Jay Sekulow, counsel to the president, said in a statement. “However, those conflicts do not prevent them from assisting the President in other legal matters. The President looks forward to working with them.”Sekulow’s statement came hours after two tweets early Sunday morning by Trump saying he is happy with his existing legal team and that bringing on any new lawyers could take months and more money.“Many lawyers and top law firms want to represent me in the Russia case,” he wrote in one tweet, … [Read more...] about Conflicts Prevent diGenova From Joining Trump’s Legal Team