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Private Hire Driver Who Missed Time Limit for Appeal Has Licence Restored Without a Hearing - October 2024
Laura Newton represented a Private Hire Driver who had his licence revoked by TfL because a number of concerns over his fitness to be licenced licence was revoked, but he did not receive his letter until after the appeal window. He took immediate advice from SBC when he was made […]
s.172- Failing to Provide Driver Details, Withdrawn Before Trial - September 2024
This Operator Licence holding company was represented at the case management hearing by Millicent Dooher, barrister, following a not guilty plea to a s.172 offence of failing to provide driver details. Prior to the hearing, Millicent was able to speak to the prosecutor and present the evidence that was to […]
Exceptional Hardship Granted at the Magistrates’ Court- Driver Escapes Disqualification - September 2024
This Driver was facing a 6-month disqualification by the Magistrates for accruing 12 penalty points in 3 years. Smith Bowyer Clarke were able to obtain his instructions and prepare his exceptional hardship application. The Court accepted the submissions and granted exceptional hardship, imposing no period of disqualification. The Court found […]
Totting Ban Successfully Appealed on “Other Circumstances” Resulting in no Disqualification - September 2024
Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented this driver at their Crown Court appeal following a 6-month disqualification for totting. The driver did not have strong exceptional hardship, but did have ‘other circumstances’ he felt were sufficient to mean no period of disqualification ought to be imposed. The Court accepted these submissions, granted […]
Successful Exceptional Hardship Appeal Where Sole Trader Business Would be Lost. - August 2024
Barrister, Millicent Dooher, represented this driver at his appeal to the Crown Court, following a disqualification for totting in the Magistrates’ Court. This driver, who attended the original hearing unrepresented, was disqualified for ‘totting’, accumulating 12 penalty points in 3 years. Millicent was able to successfully argue exceptional hardship, particularly […]
Sentence for Causing Serious Injury by Dangerous Driving Mitigated by 50% from Starting Point - July 2024
The Defendant in this matter, represented in the Crown Court by barrister Harry Bowyer pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity to Causing Serious Injury by Dangerous Driving. The case was particularly serious. The injuries to his passenger were horrific and the case was aggravated by excessive speed, drug use and […]
Dangerous Driver Avoids Prison - July 2024
This driver, represented in the Magistrates Court by barrister Harry Bowyer, overtook a van on the brow of a hill, crossing an unbroken line and forcing an on coming car to leave the carriageway. The entire incident was caught on dashcam. The starting point in the sentencing guidelines was 36 […]
TFL Private Hire Driver Wins Appeal at The Old Bailey - July 2024
Solicitor Laura Newton was instructed to assist a Private Hire Driver whose Private Hire Licence had expired following TfL’s refusal to renew. Upon renewal, TfL performs checks on all Operator platforms and negative feedback was submitted to TfL by Operator Uber during this process. On Appeal, we were able to […]
Driver escapes disqualification following 12 penalty points with successful exceptional hardship application. - July 2024
Barrister, Millicent Dooher, represented this driver who faced a 6 month disqualification for ‘totting’ before the Magistrates’ Court. Millicent was able to establish that the driver, who worked as a sole trader in the construction industry and provided work to his step-son who was due to start an apprenticeship, would […]
Success at the Court of Appeal for Motorist Wrongly Sentenced - June 2024
Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented this motorist who had been wrongly sentenced to 3 months custody for the offence of failing to stop for a police constable. This is a non-custodial offence- not one to be confused with failing to stop/report an accident which does carry a term of imprisonment. The […]
