Wednesday 29 October 2008
Tuesday 28 October 2008
Finally, a unisex shaving product!
Let’s be honest, the best gifts are the ones you buy for others but get to use yourself! That’s why women everywhere are buying their man products from the Max Skincare range.
There is nothing like Max Skincare’s self heating shaving balm available in the UK. It actually warms up on the skin, which opens the pores and softens hair follicles, providing an extremely close shave. So while the guys are raving about what a great shave it gives them, us ladies are discovering it’s just as good when shaving our legs!
The man who invented the range, Roland Meli explains, “I initially created the Max Skincare products for men, but when my wife tried them was so impressed she started using them! Now more and more women are telling me how much they love them.”
Sexy Great Britain and Wigan Warriors Rugby star Stuart Fielden was unveiled recently as the face of the brand, and also admits his wife uses his Max Skincare products. He says, “My wife thinks its great because I buy them for me, then she gets to use them!”
The Max Skincare range also features: active face wash, hot face scrub, self heating shaving balm and cooling moisturizing crème. They are suitable for sensitive skin, made in the UK, free from parabens and preservatives, and have not been tested on animals.
More information can be found online at www.maxskincare.co.uk
There is nothing like Max Skincare’s self heating shaving balm available in the UK. It actually warms up on the skin, which opens the pores and softens hair follicles, providing an extremely close shave. So while the guys are raving about what a great shave it gives them, us ladies are discovering it’s just as good when shaving our legs!
The man who invented the range, Roland Meli explains, “I initially created the Max Skincare products for men, but when my wife tried them was so impressed she started using them! Now more and more women are telling me how much they love them.”
Sexy Great Britain and Wigan Warriors Rugby star Stuart Fielden was unveiled recently as the face of the brand, and also admits his wife uses his Max Skincare products. He says, “My wife thinks its great because I buy them for me, then she gets to use them!”
The Max Skincare range also features: active face wash, hot face scrub, self heating shaving balm and cooling moisturizing crème. They are suitable for sensitive skin, made in the UK, free from parabens and preservatives, and have not been tested on animals.
More information can be found online at www.maxskincare.co.uk
Getting hot under the collar!
An amazing new product from Max Skincare which heats on contact with the skin, promises to change the face of shaving!
Max Skincare’s self heating shave balm has been hailed as one of the most innovative shaving products available in the UK. It actually warms up on the skin, which opens the pores and softens hair follicles, providing an extremely close shave. There is nothing else like it available in this country.
The Max Skincare range also features: active face wash, hot face scrub, self heating shaving balm and cooling moisturizing crème. They are suitable for sensitive skin, can actually help reduce shaving rash and prevent in growing hairs. All Max Skincare products are made in the UK free from parabens and preservatives, and have not been tested on animals.
The genius behind this unique shaving product is Roland Meli. He had his eureka moment three years ago when having a wet shave in a steam room. He decided all men should be able to experience that sort of high quality shave at home. So he started making his totally original idea of a self heating shaving balm into a reality.
Roland explains one problem existing users are finding with the range, “I created Max Skincare products for men, but those who have already discovered it, say their wives and girlfriends have realised that it also works fantastically on their legs!” So gentlemen a word of advice, hide your Max Skincare products before your other half gets to them!
More information can be found online at www.maxskincare.co.uk
Monday 27 October 2008
Warrington restaurant group refuses to make a meal of credit crunch.
Escalating food prices are continuing to hit the UK hard. Supermarket prices are ever increasing, and dining out is becoming more expensive as menu prices increase. However, this is not the case at a restaurant group in Warrington, as its menu prices have been fixed for the past three years!
Customers at the Jahan restaurant in Walton, and The Village takeaway in Grappenhall are being given a welcome respite from the current economic woes. Both venues are part of the Jahan Group, which will soon be opening a third restaurant in Burscough, Lancashire. The group has refused to pass on the price hikes it incurs as the cost of staple ingredients soar, and have managed to keep the prices of the dishes on their menu consistent for three years running.
This is quite astounding when according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) in the past year food prices in Britain have risen by 9.5 per cent. This is more than twice the government's inflation rate, and four times more that the increase in the previous 12 months. Separate figures from the BRC show that the rise in the price of fresh food, meat, dairy products, fruit and vegetables, was even higher at 10.8 per cent in the last 12 months.
So at time when the cost of living goes up and people make sacrifices, the price of a meal at the Jahan restaurants remains the same. The reason behind this is to show appreciation to customers for their loyal trade, ensuring they won’t have to sacrifice dining out or treating themselves to a takeaway.
www.jahangroup.co.uk
Customers at the Jahan restaurant in Walton, and The Village takeaway in Grappenhall are being given a welcome respite from the current economic woes. Both venues are part of the Jahan Group, which will soon be opening a third restaurant in Burscough, Lancashire. The group has refused to pass on the price hikes it incurs as the cost of staple ingredients soar, and have managed to keep the prices of the dishes on their menu consistent for three years running.
This is quite astounding when according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) in the past year food prices in Britain have risen by 9.5 per cent. This is more than twice the government's inflation rate, and four times more that the increase in the previous 12 months. Separate figures from the BRC show that the rise in the price of fresh food, meat, dairy products, fruit and vegetables, was even higher at 10.8 per cent in the last 12 months.
So at time when the cost of living goes up and people make sacrifices, the price of a meal at the Jahan restaurants remains the same. The reason behind this is to show appreciation to customers for their loyal trade, ensuring they won’t have to sacrifice dining out or treating themselves to a takeaway.
www.jahangroup.co.uk
Warrington’s, Jahan restaurant in Walton is not closing down despite some crazy rumours!
You may have heard that Jahan is closing and being replaced by a housing estate, but do not fear it is NOT happening. In fact Jahan is better than ever having undergone a major refurbishment. The restaurant now boasts new carpeting throughout, a redesigned bar area, and new decor offering customers a delightful ambiance to dine in.
Jahan on Chester Road is regarded by many as one of the best Indian Restaurants in the area, and will soon celebrate its 3rd birthday.
The team at Jahan are delighted with the new look of the restaurant. Serving the best food using only the finest ingredients is their priority, but they reached a point where they needed to refresh their appearance. There is now more flexible seating, which means Jahan can provide areas for meetings and parties. The main restaurant is now separated into cosy areas to make the dining experience at Jahan more intimate. The whole restaurant continues to have a modern yet comfortable feel.
So far Jahan’s makeover has received really positive comments from customers. But for those who haven’t seen its new look yet, the staff think you should come and check out the best face lift in Warrington!
www.jahangroup.co.uk
Friday 24 October 2008
Guilty plea brings warning from AMOL president Jeanette Miller
A man has pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice at Court yesterday (24th September 2008). Abdul Moosa from Blackburn admitted to taking the rap for around 150 speeding offences he didn’t commit. He took money in exchange for admitting to speeding for other people. However, the police caught on to him and yesterday he pleaded guilty to the offence.
Jeanette Miller, President and Chief Executive of AMOL (The Association of Motor Offence Lawyers) and Senior partner of one of the country’s leading motor defence firms, Geoffrey Miller Solicitors, says that it is surprisingly common for prospective clients of her firm to suggest that they nominate someone else in their place as a driver, knowing that it was not them who was driving, as a means of avoiding penalty points. She says “many people do not realise the very severe consequences of such a tactic if discovered by the police.”
Jeanette explains “we would always advise against nominating someone else as the driver or saying you are not sure who the driver was. Misleading the police is classed as the very serious offence of perverting the course of justice. It carries a prison sentence as its penalty and is an offence of dishonesty which could have far reaching consequences for anyone. Penalty points are not without their own consequences but would not prevent you from getting a visa to enter the USA or prevent you from performing your professional role or getting a new job. A spell in prison for a dishonesty offence is a completely different matter.”
“People who do this clearly bank on the fact that the photograph taken of their vehicle, will not be clear enough to identify the driver. I am certain many spouses will “take points” for one another to balance out the number of points on a license. Usually the photograph taken by a speed camera is of the back of the vehicle. However, I have seen very clear photographs where the sex and approximate age of the driver is easily identifiable and I have no doubt if the police become suspicious of a nomination, they will investigate it thoroughly.”
“As solicitors, we are under a duty not to mislead the police or the court and so could never defend a client who falsely names a driver and put forward this false account to the court or the police, if we know this to be the case.”
“When these cases are exposed, the defendant will always be made an example of, to act as a warning and deterrent to anyone considering adopting a similar strategy.”
These stories highlight the extreme lengths some people go to, to avoid points:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6131826.stm
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/222/222597_driver_jailed_for_blowing_up_speed_camera.html
http://www.lincolnhse.co.uk/generic.aspx?pageUniqueKey=news&instanceId=12
There are many legitimate and lawful ways to defend prosecutions for motoring offences and it is crucial any driver seeks advice from an expert at the earliest stage.
AMOL was set up to defend the consumer from those who claim expertise that they don’t possess. Unfortunately, AMOL has seen an explosion of firms of solicitors claiming expertise in this field of technical law, often with no discernible track record and sometimes peddling advice that could land a motorist in Prison with a dishonesty conviction.
Hundreds of speeding convictions could be thrown out of court
Motorists being prosecuted for speeding offences may now have their cases reviewed, following a ground breaking ruling last week. It revealed a handheld laser device used by police to monitor motorists breaking the speed limit, hasn’t undergone the required Home Office checks. Therefore it can’t be used as proof of speeding in court.
Mr. Colin Mattey, a senior Director at British Telecom was accused of driving at 46 mph in a 30mph zone in Birkenhead on 25th May 2007. He contacted Jeanette Miller, Senior Partner at motor defence specialists Geoffrey Miller Solicitors to represent him, adamant he hadn’t broken the speed limit. Mr. Mattey insisted the speed alleged by the officer in the case was simply wrong.
The case concluded at Wirral Magistrates’ Court on 24thSeptember 2008. District Judge Sanders ruled that the Unipar SL700 used to measure Mr. Mattey’s alleged speed was not Home Office Type Approved, and therefore there was insufficient evidence of speeding to convict him. Mr. Mattey’s innocence was upheld, and he was acquitted due to the huge hole in the technical evidence of the case.
There are over 40 type approved devices used to measure speed on the UK’s roads by the Police. Type approval means that the Home Office has approved the use of the device for the purpose of speed detection and evidence in any subsequent prosecution. Type approval involves a rigorous testing process and can take years to achieve.
Calibration of speed is a specific requirement of annual calibration. The annual calibration is one of the main conditions of type approval for a device, and all other manufacturers of speed measurement devices provide this information on their calibration certificates. In this case it was found that there was no evidence of speed calibration being performed as required. Consequently the speed measuring device was uncalibrated. Therefore it could not be relied upon in a court of law, and without evidence of the speed measurement, the prosecution case failed.
The significance of the outcome of this case could be far reaching, and could affect every ongoing prosecution involving a Unipar SL700 in the country. This device has been referred to as the “Rolls Royce of speed detection devices,” and so this major omission in the calibration process will undoubtedly cause great embarrassment to Unipar and to ACPO and the Home Office.
Jeanette is aware of several ongoing cases involving her own clients, and expects the Crown Prosecution Service to review all such cases in the coming weeks. It may also possible for convicted motorists to seek to have their own cases reopened.
Anyone seeking advice about an ongoing case involving the SL700 should contact the team at Geoffrey Miller Solicitors on freephone 08000 85 27 84.
The credit crunch gets legal
The economic climate is causing solicitors who usually practice in criminal law, to take on motoring cases even though they lack sufficient expertise.
As a result of the credit crunch, amongst other sectors of the legal profession, general criminal solicitors are suffering. This is partly due legal aid work, which is commonly undertaken by general practitioners being streamlined and poorly paid. A net result is that many are branching out into motoring law as it’s seen as a lucrative area. However, although criminal law and motoring law have the same procedural rules, beyond that they are poles apart.
Jeanette Miller is the Senior and Managing Partner at Geoffrey Miller, one of the leading motoring law firms in the country. She has noticed, “Many criminal solicitors are finding themselves in financial difficulty, and some see motoring law as a profitable way to fill the gap. This is potentially problematic as motoring law is an extremely complex area of criminal law, involving technical defences that only a true expert can successfully identify, understand and argue before a court. Although many general criminal lawyers are capable of dealing with a very straight forward factual motoring defence, the vast majority of general criminal lawyers do not have the expertise to employ the tactics and knowledge that is gained through years of experience specialising solely in this field. It is a little bit like a GP professing to be an expert in brain surgery. They will know a little bit about brain injury and disease, but would never go as far as to call themselves experts in this specialised field.”
Jeanette is also concerned about what appear to be copycat versions of the Geoffrey Miller website that keep popping up. Even more of a concern over recent months is a new breed of what Jeanette calls, “Claims Farmers for motoring offences,” which seem to have emerged. It is difficult to spot them as their sites are similar to those of true experts. She explains how they operate, “People with motoring prosecutions contact these websites and register their cases, solicitors then buy their cases off the people who run the site. It’s very worrying that any solicitor would see fit to buy motoring cases. Solicitors working with such organizations can claim expertise in this field of technical law, but many are without a discernible track record, and could be peddling incorrect advice that could have disastrous consequences. For example, the site http://www.motoroffenceadvice.co.uk/compliance.php looks and reads well and the consumer would have no idea that the people behind the site, RedMag Media Limited are based in Ireland and are not solicitors. They are merely a marketing company selling on the enquiries they receive from the site. It would appear that they would have no way of telling how qualified or suitable the solicitors to whom they sell the enquiries may be.”
She adds, “I have never and will never buy motoring cases from a website. I think it is completely wrong and I think the professionalism and integrity of anyone who does is questionable. Motoring cases are still criminal matters and the “claims farmer” culture which arose from the blame and claim era started by the infamous and now ruined company, “The Accident Group” simply should not be applied to this area of law. I suspect the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Law Society will have similar concerns about solicitors who choose to work with such organizations.”
Those now seeking a lawyer to defend them in a motoring case must be extra vigilant that the person they choose to represent them has the knowledge and experience they claim to have.
For more information www.geoffreymillersolicitors.co.uk
As a result of the credit crunch, amongst other sectors of the legal profession, general criminal solicitors are suffering. This is partly due legal aid work, which is commonly undertaken by general practitioners being streamlined and poorly paid. A net result is that many are branching out into motoring law as it’s seen as a lucrative area. However, although criminal law and motoring law have the same procedural rules, beyond that they are poles apart.
Jeanette Miller is the Senior and Managing Partner at Geoffrey Miller, one of the leading motoring law firms in the country. She has noticed, “Many criminal solicitors are finding themselves in financial difficulty, and some see motoring law as a profitable way to fill the gap. This is potentially problematic as motoring law is an extremely complex area of criminal law, involving technical defences that only a true expert can successfully identify, understand and argue before a court. Although many general criminal lawyers are capable of dealing with a very straight forward factual motoring defence, the vast majority of general criminal lawyers do not have the expertise to employ the tactics and knowledge that is gained through years of experience specialising solely in this field. It is a little bit like a GP professing to be an expert in brain surgery. They will know a little bit about brain injury and disease, but would never go as far as to call themselves experts in this specialised field.”
Jeanette is also concerned about what appear to be copycat versions of the Geoffrey Miller website that keep popping up. Even more of a concern over recent months is a new breed of what Jeanette calls, “Claims Farmers for motoring offences,” which seem to have emerged. It is difficult to spot them as their sites are similar to those of true experts. She explains how they operate, “People with motoring prosecutions contact these websites and register their cases, solicitors then buy their cases off the people who run the site. It’s very worrying that any solicitor would see fit to buy motoring cases. Solicitors working with such organizations can claim expertise in this field of technical law, but many are without a discernible track record, and could be peddling incorrect advice that could have disastrous consequences. For example, the site http://www.motoroffenceadvice.co.uk/compliance.php looks and reads well and the consumer would have no idea that the people behind the site, RedMag Media Limited are based in Ireland and are not solicitors. They are merely a marketing company selling on the enquiries they receive from the site. It would appear that they would have no way of telling how qualified or suitable the solicitors to whom they sell the enquiries may be.”
She adds, “I have never and will never buy motoring cases from a website. I think it is completely wrong and I think the professionalism and integrity of anyone who does is questionable. Motoring cases are still criminal matters and the “claims farmer” culture which arose from the blame and claim era started by the infamous and now ruined company, “The Accident Group” simply should not be applied to this area of law. I suspect the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Law Society will have similar concerns about solicitors who choose to work with such organizations.”
Those now seeking a lawyer to defend them in a motoring case must be extra vigilant that the person they choose to represent them has the knowledge and experience they claim to have.
For more information www.geoffreymillersolicitors.co.uk
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