Archive: Crown Court
Crown Court Judge Finds Special Reasons for not Endorsing Licence and Gives an Absolute Discharge to Woman Charged with Dangerous Driving for Driving Wrong Way Down Dual Carriageway!
This driver, represented by barrister Harry Bowyer, was driving down a dual carriageway late at night when the police stopped the traffic. The driver’s profoundly autistic child, aged 16 was in the car. The traffic was stopped for over a hour. The driver’s daughter, easily triggered by noise and unusual […]
Successful Exceptional Hardship Appeal Where Sole Trader Business Would be Lost.
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
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 […]
Suspended Sentence for Dangerous Driver Involved in Head on Collision
This driver, represented in the Crown Court by barrister Harry Bowyer, was charged with dangerous driving as a result of a head on collision occasioned by an overtaking manoeuvre undertaken by the defendant. The defendant pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity and expressed appropriate remorse and the judge, despite a […]
Successful Appeal to the Crown Court for Totter
This driver, represented by Millicent Dooher, had received a totting disqualification of 6 months having received more than 12 penalty points on his licence following a number of speeding offences. A suspension of the disqualification was obtained by Millicent in the first instance, so the client could continue to drive […]
Exceptional Hardship Application Allowed on Appeal to the Crown Court
This appellant, represented at the Crown Court by barrister, Harry Bowyer, failed in an exceptional hardship application in the Magistrates’ Court. The Bench of Magistrates was particularly hard nosed and refused to lift the disqualification pending appeal. SBC organised an expedited hearing for the appeal and the Judge and Justices […]
Successful Appeal to the Crown Court: 6-month Disqualification Quashed due to Exceptional Hardship
Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented this driver at his appeal hearing before the Crown Court following the imposition of a 6-month disqualification after accumulating more than 12 penalty points in 3 years, ‘totting’. The Court were persuaded that this driver would suffer exceptional hardship should the disqualification be reimposed and as […]
TfL Private Hire Driver Wins Appeal Against Revocation of License Following Allegations of Fraud.
This Private Hire Driver, based in London, had his private hire licence revoked by TfL following an allegation of providing fraudulent insurance documents. The Magistrates’ heard the appeal and determined that the driver was a fit and proper person to hold a private hire licence and his private hire licence […]
New Driver with 6 Penalty Points in First 2 years Keeps Licence on Appeal to Crown Court.
This driver received 6 penalty points on his licence in his absence following being caught speeding. Under the new driver legislation, any driver who accumulates 6 points within the first two years of driving, the licence is revoked. This driver appealed the decision to the Crown Court and was represented […]
“Boy Racer” accused of Dangerous Driving Acquitted by Jury
This motorist, represented by Barrister Harry Bowyer was charged on an indictment, alongside with three others, on a single count of dangerous driving. The allegation was that they had been seen by police racing along the A38 at speeds of over 100mph. The driving complained of lasted less than 2 […]
