Possession of cannabis charge withdrawn due to breach of PACE
February 1st 2012
The police carried out a search without the requisite authority. A small amount of cannabis was found and our client was asked to attend for interview. He was charged with possession of cannabis and bailed to court where representations were made regarding the breach of PACE………read more…….
Motoring case : Permitting driving without insurance
December 28th 2011
A mother’s initial response to protect her son by saying she had given him permission to drive her car, when in fact she hadn’t, led to both being prosecuted……………….read more
Motoring case : Driving without insurance – failed direct debits. Special Reasons argument succeeds
December 28th 2011
Client who had arranged his car insurance online faced penalty points as the payments had not been properly set up. Read more ………
Motoring case : Special Reasons argument succeeds
October 31st 2011
Our client was insured on his vehicle in connection for social, domestic and pleasure and for use with his motor trade business, but on the day in question he was stopped by police while making a detour to check on a water loss job, which his insurance policy didn’t specifically cover. He was at risk of losing his licence as he already had six points on his licence as driving without insurance incurs six to eight points……….read more
Motoring case : Driver wrongly accused
October 25th 2011
Our client Mr Parker was charges with a number of offences relating to an incident when a car fitting the description of his car had been involved in an accident and failed to stop,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Read more
Motoring case : Young driver avoids the New Driver Provisions
August 3rd 2011
Our client was at risk of disqualification, or receiving at least six points on his licence, his licence being cancelled and a retake of the driving test. However, he had special circumstances……………….read more
Motoring case : Trailer comes loose from tractor and damages house – Case dismissed on technical grounds
August 3rd 2011
This was a driving case involving a tractor and trailer which became separated, the trailer subsequently crashing into a house. The defence successfully put forward submissions at the end of the prosecution case, and the Magistrates dismissed the case.
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Possession of controlled drugs (steroids) Are they a medicinal product?
May 9th 2011
Possession of Stanozolol and Danabol took our client to the Crown Court, but because they were originally manufactured for medicinal purposes he was entitled to rely on sec 130 of the MISUSE OF Drugs Act 1971, and be acquitted.
A case where two defendants were charged with burglary ends with one pleading to handling stolen goods, but our client’s case was dropped.
January 18th 2011
Two defendants were accused of a joint burglary, but when one in the Magistrates’ court pleaded to handling stolen goods the burglary charge against him was dropped. Our client had elected for Crown court trial, and the CPS had to reconsider their position. Read more…………………
Young lorry driver and the complications of HGV insurance
December 10th 2010
Our client was a nationally recognised horseman, travelling all over the country to show horses. He had applied for an HGV licence and was assured by DVLA that he could drive a lorry with L plates if he had an authorised driver with him. However, when he was stopped by the police, his situation was not so straightforward.
