Roddy James, instructed by Advice Wise Solicitors, represented the director of a company providing meet and greet parking services at Gatwick airport.
Prosecuted by Trading Standards, the defendant was originally charged with fraudulent trading but admitted a single regulatory offence and was sentenced on the basis that she was put in place as a director by others, enabling them to defraud customers without proper oversight.
The case is a salient lesson in the importance of anyone acting as a director of a company understanding and fulfilling the legal obligations of the role.