• You need to be a registered member of Barbel Fishing World to post on these forums. Some of the forums are hidden from non-members. Please refer to the instructions on the ‘Register’ page for details of how to join the new incarnation of BFW...

trent pollution

Neil Partridge said:
whilst watching the bbc local news this afternoon there was a report on the clean up operation on the trent. i'm sure it will be on midlands today this evening too. the link below also answers a few question some of you might be asking. the little video is quite informative.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/8295402.stm
Click to expand...

This disgraceful polution scenario seems endless, doesn't it? Sadly, as long as the judges/magistrates see it as 'a bit of a nuisance', rather than the serious problem it actually is, that situation is unlikely to change. The derisory fines meted out by these ill informed....gentlemen...mean that it is usually cheaper to just dump whatever toxic nasty you need rid of into our rivers, and pay the fines (should the perpetrators ever be identified) than it is to pay for proper disposal :rolleyes:

Cheers, Dave.
 
Used to work with the EA prosecuting such companies a few moons ago. First hurdle is to get the prosecution past the EA's internal prosecution panel. Next is to satisfy the EAs solicitors. And, as Dave outlined, magisterial considerations on such cases varies greatly. For info, I had some good results from my cases in the East Midlands Area. It is being taken more seriously & if the case file is compiled properly & presented to the court, the layman magistrate gets a better grip for what has actually occurred.

My considerations that such cases needs more knowledgeable 'stipendiary magistrate' rather than a Joe Blogs Magistrate.

Cheers, Jon
 
For info:

Note: Stipendiary Magistrates were renamed District Judge (Magistrates' Court) in August 2000.

Stipendiary magistrates are full-time magistrates who sit alone. They will have been qualified as barristers or solicitors for at least seven years and have served as Acting Stipendiary Magistrates for a minimum of two years. They are usually aged between 40 and 55.

There are over 30,000 lay magistrates who are also known as Justices of the Peace (JP). They normally sit as part of a bench of three, for at least 26 half days each year.

In court, they will be advised on questions of law, practice and procedure by a Magistrates' Clerk (who must have been qualified as a barrister or solicitor for at least five years).
 
Jon,

"Used to work with the EA prosecuting such companies a few moons ago"

Fancy that, so did I, left on 01.
 
Tony,

Think we overlapped working in differing regions but worked with some of the same colleagues at the Gainsborough Office - older B.Shorthouse, young P.Crawforth, etc..

Good times for me...
 
Sat next to Bob for 7 years up in E Yorks, only man I ever met who would count the slices of bread in a loaf before he bought it...... I went to his retirement do, last time I saw him......Happy times indeed.

I remember Paul C too.
 
Richard Parsons said:
We have to be glad we live nowhere near the Danube - that's a shocker!!
Click to expand...

Absolutely :eek: Mind you, I suspect the aluminium company involved wishes they lived over here as well....they would get a £50 fine and told to restock with a jam jar of minnows :D

What?...exaggerate...moi :p

Cheers, Dave.
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top