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Old 07-05-2008, 10:38 AM   #1
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I see England cricketer Andrew Flintoff managed to wriggle out of a speeding conviction yesterday on a legal technicality, he was clocked doing 87mph in a 50 zone but hired celebrity lawyer Nick Freeman known as "Mr Loophole" to successfully get him off the hook, must have cost him a good few thousand in fees! The same lawyer represented the C list celeb and 90s model "Caprice" a year or so ago after she was caught driving along the Kings Road 2 or 3 times over the drink drive limit, thankfully there was no legal loophole to exploit and she was banned from driving with a hefty fine and costs. I think the message Mr Flintoff is sending to the public is that: I will drive as fast as I damn well please regardless of the speed limit and use my financial resources to hire a clever lawyer to get me off!
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Apparently he said he was just bowling along
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Was he released on Police bails? He certainly wasn't hit for six on his licence! And now I'm "stumped" as I've "run out" of cricketing terms.

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I see England cricketer Andrew Flintoff managed to wriggle out of a speeding conviction yesterday on a legal technicality, he was clocked doing 87mph in a 50 zone but hired celebrity lawyer Nick Freeman known as "Mr Loophole" to successfully get him off the hook, must have cost him a good few thousand in fees! The same lawyer represented the C list celeb and 90s model "Caprice" a year or so ago after she was caught driving along the Kings Road 2 or 3 times over the drink drive limit, thankfully there was no legal loophole to exploit and she was banned from driving with a hefty fine and costs. I think the message Mr Flintoff is sending to the public is that: I will drive as fast as I damn well please regardless of the speed limit and use my financial resources to hire a clever lawyer to get me off!
you can pay a subscription /insurance policy to that firm of solcitors in case you ever need them for the evil crimes of speeding ,parking on a yellow line ,having a partially obscured tax disc , the kind of stuff the police proritise these days .not sure of exact costs but i dont think theyre the preserve of the rich .in fact i wish a lot more people would question and argue back against such prosecutions
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