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Regulatory Blog Remote licencing hearings - are they lawful? 4 May 2023 3 min read Can you vape and drive? Private Client Articles Blog Can you vape and drive? 28 March 2023 3 min read Directors Disqualification Following Conviction Business Articles Blog Directors Disqualification Following Conviction 14 March 2023 5 min read Single Justice Procedure to now include prosecution of companies Business Articles Blog Single Justice Procedure to now include prosecution of companies 6 February 2023 2 min read Failing to provide a specimen - drink driving Private Client Articles Blog Failing to provide a specimen - drink driving 23 January 2023 6 min read Drinking (and driving?) over the festive period Driving Offences Blog Drinking (and driving?) over the festive period 30 November 2022 6 min read Public Inquiries: The Good, The Bad, and The Stressful Regulatory Blog Public Inquiries: The Good, The Bad, and The Stressful 1 January 2020 3 min read
Online Safety Act 2023 Regulatory Blog Part 10 of the Online Safety Act 2023 introduces new offences as well as repealing existing offences. 22 April 2024 4 min read
Directors' Risks with Transport Operator Licences Regulatory Blog For many organisations, holding a transport operator licence is essential to their business, so ensuring it is well managed should be a priority. 26 March 2024 5 min read
XL Bullies included in new dangerous dog laws Regulatory Blog From 1 February 2024, it will be a criminal offence to own an XL Bully in England and Wales unless your dog has a Certificate of Exemption. 30 January 2024 3 min read
UK-US data bridge extends the EU-US data privacy framework General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR Blog On 12 October 2023, the UK government published a new regulation governing data transfers between the UK and the US. 9 November 2023 4 min read
New sentencing guidelines for motoring offences Regulatory Blog New sentencing guidelines for motoring offences 6 July 2023 3 min read
Armed Forces Day 2023: Support from Birkett Long Regulatory Blog Armed Forces Day 2023: Support from Birkett Long 19 June 2023 5 min read
Remote licencing hearings - are they lawful? Regulatory Blog Remote licencing hearings - are they lawful? 4 May 2023 3 min read
Can you vape and drive? Private Client Articles Blog Can you vape and drive? 28 March 2023 3 min read
Directors Disqualification Following Conviction Business Articles Blog Directors Disqualification Following Conviction 14 March 2023 5 min read
Single Justice Procedure to now include prosecution of companies Business Articles Blog Single Justice Procedure to now include prosecution of companies 6 February 2023 2 min read
Failing to provide a specimen - drink driving Private Client Articles Blog Failing to provide a specimen - drink driving 23 January 2023 6 min read
Drinking (and driving?) over the festive period Driving Offences Blog Drinking (and driving?) over the festive period 30 November 2022 6 min read
Public Inquiries: The Good, The Bad, and The Stressful Regulatory Blog Public Inquiries: The Good, The Bad, and The Stressful 1 January 2020 3 min read