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22 July 2022
Issue: 7988 / Categories: Legal News , Criminal
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NLJ this week: Hands off! The new law on driving with a mobile phone

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How can drivers be deterred from the dangerous practice of driving while using their mobile phones? 

One difficulty is the ‘lack of clarity regarding the lawfulness’ of doing so, writes Nick Dent, managing associate, Mishcon de Reya, in this week’s NLJ.

That could change, however, with a recent amendment to the Road Vehicles Regulations. Dent looks at the changes between the 2003 and recently amended 2002 legislation for drivers on their devices.

He highlights anomalies but predicts the change in the law will make it easier for prosecutors to be able to prove their case.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
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