Erik ten Hag has equaled Sir Alex Ferguson's record for the most Manchester United home games won in a single season.
09.05.2023 - 17:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Nick Freeman has made millions getting his celebrity clients off drink-drive charges and other motoring offences.
He became a prosecutor for Greater Manchester Police after he graduated in law in 1979. Then used his forensic knowledge of the Road Traffic Act to defend motorists and - ironically - became the scourge of GMP.
His courtroom skills soon brought him to the attention of celebrity clients.
In 1999 he hit the big time when he famously helped David Beckham avoid a speeding rap, claiming he was fleeing the paparazzi for ten miles through Cheshire.
He earned his nickname - Mr Loophole - by defending other big name celebrities, often using technicalities and highlighting procedural errors that force magistrates to throw cases out.
When Sir Alex Ferguson was caught avoiding a traffic jam by driving down the hard shoulder of a motorway in 1999,
Mr Loophole successfully argued Fergie had no choice because he had a stomach bug and was rushing to get to the toilet at United’s training ground.
Ex-cricket star Andrew Flintoff was accused of driving at 87mph in a temporary 50mph zone on the M62 in 2007.
The lawyer pointed out the documents were sent out 16 days after the alleged offence – and the law says the paperwork should be given to the defendant within two weeks.
Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson was charged with speeding at 82mph in a 50mph zone in west London in 2006. Mr Loophole had the case dropped within minutes, successfully arguing the offending Alfa Romeo had been loaned by the car company and that any of the Top Gear team could have been at the wheel.
Ronnie O’Sullivan was accused of failing to provide police with a urine sample when suspected of drink-driving in 2007.
But the snooker star was cleared
Erik ten Hag has equaled Sir Alex Ferguson's record for the most Manchester United home games won in a single season.
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