Resort lawyer warns supermarket snacking is a CRIME

A Southport lawyer has warned residents in the town to curb their habits of eating supermarket foods before they have paid at the till.

According to Rachel Adamson, criminal law specialist at Adkirk Law in Southport, this is actually against the law and very few people even realise.

While it’s not unheard of for a supermarket shopper to tuck into a chocolate bar or a bag of crisps to keep them going while they do their shop ahead of paying, few if not nobody realises this is a crime.

Rachel warned “Worryingly, new legislation is also catching people out such as the illegal use of wi-fi or the illegal downloading of music or certain documents, which now seem entirely natural to do without asking.

“It is also illegal to send unsolicited mail to another person without their consent under the data protection laws and people have been prosecuted for it.

“Be careful. We should all consider the possible consequences before we engage into some of these things – you could be breaking the law on something important and end up in court . Take advice first if you are in any doubt.”