Mr Loophole drives home a hard lesson

Lawyer Nick Freeman is notorious for using legal loopholes to successfully defend celebrity clients accused of motoring offences. But Mr Loophole, as he is nicknamed, last week refused to use his expertise to get his daughter off a speeding charge.

Sophie, 19, was caught doing 63mph in a 50mph zone – but Freeman said he wouldn’t help her because “every fibre of my parental instinct told me that Sophie had to understand the consequences of breaking the law.” Here are some of his more fortunate clients.