Transport
Leathes Prior has extensive knowledge and expertise in the field of commercial Transport Law.
Our Road Transport solicitors regularly advise operators of passenger and goods vehicles (HGVs, LGVs, PSVs and PCVs), and appear before the Courts representing drivers and haulage and passenger service operators in relation to a variety of prosecutions brought by both the police and Vehicle Operator Services Agency in the area of road transport law. The firm frequently appears at Public Inquiries representing drivers and operators, and will appear before
Traffic Commissioners.
Areas of specialism
- Obtaining and preserving an Operator’s Licence
- The defence of prosecutions
- Representation at Public Inquiry
- VOSA investigations
- Recovery of impounded vehicles
- Road traffic accidents
The Transport team works closely with the firm’s Employment, Dispute Resolution and Commercial teams, who have in depth experience of the industry, to ensure that bespoke advice can be given in relation to matters
such as:
- Conditions of carriage
- Transport, distribution, warehousing and carriage disputes
- Product liability claims
- Employment aspects of the Transport Industry (e.g. tachograph and CPC compliance, bespoke contracts of employment)
For private individuals, see also the firm’s traffic law service - www.trafficlawyers.co.uk
If you have any enquiries, please contact Tim Cary or Dan Chapman – or alternatively please call us on 01603 610911.
