Archive: Magistrates Court

Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented this driver before the Magistrates’ Court following the accumulation of 12 penalty points. The driver was a ‘totter’, risking a 6-month driving disqualification. The Court accepted the exceptional hardship application on the basis that the driver provided care for his wife. The Court imposed no period […]

Barrister, Millicent Dooher, represented this Driver before the Magistrates’ Court. The Driver had received 9 penalty points for previous speeding offences. The 4th speeding offence occurred on the same day as one of the previous offences. Millicent was able to agree with the Prosecution that the offence ought to be […]

This Driver, represented by Millicent Dooher had received 12 penalty points following an offence of no insurance. As a totter, the Driver faced a 6-month driving disqualification. Millicent made an application for exceptional hardship for this driver on the basis of loss of employment and impact on his family. This […]

We were asked to assist a driver who had received a notice of disqualification, following a conviction and sentence in the Magistrates’ court that he was unaware of. We quickly arranged for the driver to make a Statutory Declaration, which was served on the Court to remove the ban and […]

Laura Newton, represented a client before the Magistrates’ Court charged with an offence of speeding, recorded at more than 30mph in excess of the speed limit. In additional the vehicle was found to have a defective tyre. The client was a ‘New Driver’ and would ordinarily have been subject to […]

Barrister, Millicent Dooher, represented this motorist before the Magistrates’ Court. The Court had, in the absence of the motorist disqualified him for 6 months as a ‘totter’, with 12 penalty points. This was despite the Driver having requested to attend to put forwards mitigation. The Court’s initially set aside the […]

This driver, represented before the Magistrates by Millicent Dooher, pleaded guilty to one speeding offence. The speed was 106mph in a 70mph zone. The driver wanted to receive penalty points rather than any period of disqualification. The Court’s considered the mitigation and imposed 6 penalty points for the offence.

Barrister, Millicent Dooher, represented this driver following a mobile telephone offence. Any mobile telephone offence carries 6 penalty points. The Driver already had 6 penalty points on his licence. The further penalty points meant he became a ‘totter’. Following submissions by Millicent, the Magistrates accepted that any disqualification would cause […]

This motorist, represented at his appeal hearing by Millicent Dooher, had been convicted of 2 offences of failing to provide driver information under s.172. 12 penalty points had been endorsed on his licence and he risked being a totter. At the appeal, it was established that the vehicle was a […]

This driver, represented by Millicent Dooher at his sentencing hearing before the Magistrates’ Court, pleaded guilty to an offence of driving whilst unfit through drink. The breath reading being almost 4 times the legal limit. Millicent was able to convince the Court to deal with the matter in one hearing, […]