Who is Mr Loophole, which celebrities has the lawyer worked with and how did he help David Beckham avoid prosecution?

MR Loophole - Nick Freeman - is known for helping David Beckham dodge proscution following a speeding offence.

But who is the lawyer and what other celebrities has he worked with? Get the lowdown...

Who is Mr Loophole?

Nick Freeman is a celebrity defence lawyer who specialises in traffic and speeding offences.

He describes himself as Mr Loophole and prides himself on his ability to get celebs off the hook with technicalities.

He is rumoured to be one of the highest-paid lawyers in Britain.

He lives near footballer hotspot Knutsford in Cheshire, and has a villa on the French Riviera.

What celebrities has he worked with?

The high-profile celebrity lawyer has previously represented the likes of ex-cricketer Andrew Flintoff, former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and ex-Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina.

Freeman has also defended a long list of celebs after they were caught playing with their phones behind the wheel, including comedians Jimmy Carr and Paddy McGuinness.

Mr Loophole worked his magic in Carr's case by convincing the court his client wasn't making a call, but rather that the comedian was using the phone as an interactive device to record a joke.

How did he help David Beckham avoid prosecution?

Becks was accused of driving a Bentley at 59mph in a 40mph zone.

But Freeman managed to successfully fight the allegation.

He pointed out the notice of intended prosecution was "defective" because it arrived on February 7 - one day later than the deadline set by law.

Mr Freeman argued that it would be "unsafe" to allow the proceedings to continue because of what he claimed was a lack of admissible prosecution evidence.

And after five and a half hours, District Judge Barbara Barnes found the notice of intended prosecution was one day outside the legal limit.

Prior to this, she had warned Mr Freeman that a tribunal could reasonably convict Beckham on the evidence and ruled there was a case to answer.

Almost 20 years ago, Mr Freeman helped Beckham win an earlier appeal.

Freeman successfully overturned a disqualification the footballer had back in 1999.

Becks was given an eight-month ban for driving at 76mph in a 50mph zone.

The lawyer used the defence that the star was being chased by paparazzi.

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