East Lancashire barrister charged for drink-driving (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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East Lancashire barrister charged for drink-driving
1:28pm Wednesday 4th January 2012 in Nelson
A TOP barrister who lives in East Lancs has been left with a £1,300 legal bill after being caught drink-driving.
Leading prosecutor and defence attorney Alaric Bassano was stopped by police in Bury New Road, Prestwich, while twice the drink-drive limit on December 16.
He underwent a roadside breath test and was later taken to Bury police station where he gave a reading of 69mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath.
The legal limit is just 35mg.
Bassano, of Southfield, between Nelson and Burnley, admitted driving with excess alcohol at Bury Magistrates Court on December 30.
The lawyer, who works for Manchester-based Exchange Court chambers, was driving a silver Audi A8 saloon car at the time of the incident, just before 2am, the court heard.
Magistrates fined him £1,200 with £85 court costs and a £15 victim surcharge, and banned him from driving for 16 months.
Bassano generally appears as either a prosecutor or defence counsel in courts across Greater Manchester and has appeared in a number of high-profile cases.
He was involved in the unsuccessful dangerous driving prosecution of boxer Amir Khan and the 2008 conviction of Lancashire priest William Green for sexually abusing boys at a Greater Manchester boarding school.
He also prosecuted Christopher Brown, from Burnley Road, Bacup, who was jailed indefinitely at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court for plying a vulnerable teenager with drugs before having sex with her.
Comments(10)
machinehead
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4:51pm Wed 4 Jan 12
Centaur wrote:I used a mediocre barrister for a day and it cost just that, she was so unprepared it ran into two days - £2600 Ouch !
He'll make up the £1300 in no time, just a days pay I bet!
midas
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5:13pm Wed 4 Jan 12
machinehead wrote:One rule for the rich and one rule for the poor!!!
Centaur wrote: He'll make up the £1300 in no time, just a days pay I bet!I used a mediocre barrister for a day and it cost just that, she was so unprepared it ran into two days - £2600 Ouch !
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You haven't knocked off the 40% for income tax, nor NI contributions, nor 20% for VAT and the 5% for chambers fees. Out of the £2600 she gets about £850 for two days work in Court which also includes all the preperation and the conference she had with you before hand!!!
peely
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6:54pm Wed 4 Jan 12
midas wrote:Ah must be terrible - pass me some tissues , i dont know how they manage!!!
machinehead wrote:One rule for the rich and one rule for the poor!!! . You haven't knocked off the 40% for income tax, nor NI contributions, nor 20% for VAT and the 5% for chambers fees. Out of the £2600 she gets about £850 for two days work in Court which also includes all the preperation and the conference she had with you before hand!!!Centaur wrote: He'll make up the £1300 in no time, just a days pay I bet!I used a mediocre barrister for a day and it cost just that, she was so unprepared it ran into two days - £2600 Ouch !
peely
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6:54pm Wed 4 Jan 12
midas wrote:Ah must be terrible - pass me some tissues , i dont know how they manage!!!
machinehead wrote:One rule for the rich and one rule for the poor!!! . You haven't knocked off the 40% for income tax, nor NI contributions, nor 20% for VAT and the 5% for chambers fees. Out of the £2600 she gets about £850 for two days work in Court which also includes all the preperation and the conference she had with you before hand!!!Centaur wrote: He'll make up the £1300 in no time, just a days pay I bet!I used a mediocre barrister for a day and it cost just that, she was so unprepared it ran into two days - £2600 Ouch !
Cha'mone MF
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7:13pm Wed 4 Jan 12
peely wrote:Your not going to crack one off are you?
midas wrote:Ah must be terrible - pass me some tissues , i dont know how they manage!!!
machinehead wrote:One rule for the rich and one rule for the poor!!! . You haven't knocked off the 40% for income tax, nor NI contributions, nor 20% for VAT and the 5% for chambers fees. Out of the £2600 she gets about £850 for two days work in Court which also includes all the preperation and the conference she had with you before hand!!!Centaur wrote: He'll make up the £1300 in no time, just a days pay I bet!I used a mediocre barrister for a day and it cost just that, she was so unprepared it ran into two days - £2600 Ouch !
QuarryGang78
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11:45pm Wed 4 Jan 12
He underwent a roadside breath test and was later taken to Bury police station where he gave a reading of 69mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath
No mention of why the police stopped him.Maybe it was his flash car that the police just wanted to stop for the fun of it.Heehee. Where is all this going first it was the Sniffing solicitor then a meddling magistrate and now a Pi55ed up Prosecutor.
ianbev26
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8:11am Thu 5 Jan 12
"need a lawyer fast ? you may not lose your licence haha
Lifeinthemix
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11:11pm Fri 6 Jan 12
Aslam Hussain
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1:30am Tue 10 Jan 12
The main point though is this; He still gets to keep His job because of His position and obvious wealth but an ordinary bloke would lose His because He wouldn't be able to afford the expense of travel etc.
Centaur says...
3:48pm Wed 4 Jan 12