Archive: Magistrates Court
Driving Without Due Care – Driver escapes with only 4 penalty points.
This driver, represented before the Magistrates by barrister Millicent Dooher, was facing up to 9 penalty points or a disqualification following the offence of careless driving (without due care and attention). As this offence occurred within the first 2 years that this driver has held a licence, 6 or more […]
Successful s.172 trial: Unable to identify driver between husband or wife.
Millicent Dooher represented this client at their Magistrates Court trial for failing to identify the driver of a vehicle following a speeding offence. The defence for this charge is whether the recipient has acted with reasonable diligence in ascertaining the identity of the driver and providing it to the police. […]
Drink Driver over 4 Times the Limit Avoids Immediate Custody
Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented this driver at his sentencing hearing following an offence of drink driving. With such a high reading, the starting point is immediate custody. Millicent was able to convince the Magistrates not to impose immediate custody due to the mitigating factors, including the work the driver had […]
HGV Operator with 12 Penalty Points for Speeding Gets No Disqualification.
This driver, who is also an operator of HGVs, was represented at the Magistrates’ Court by barrister, Millicent Dooher following 4 offences of speeding amounting to 12 penalty points. With 12 penalty points, the starting point is a mandatory 6-month disqualification from driving. Millicent was able to make a successful […]
Speeding Totter Avoids 6 Month Ban with Short Disqualification
Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented this car driver following a speeding offence, where the driver was recorded as travelling at 86-mph in a 50-mph restricted zone. This could carry a sentence of up to 56 days driving disqualification, or 6 penalty points. This driver already had 6 penalty points endorsed upon […]
Successful Special Reasons Hearing – No Points, No Fine and No Prosecution Costs Payable.
Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented this client at the special reasons hearing following a speeding offence where the driver’s speedometer was showing a faulty reading. Millicent was able to prove that the speedometer was faulty and persuade the Magistrates to deal with this by way of absolute discharge. This meant the […]
Company Director Escapes Endorsement by Amendment of Charge After Failing to Provide Driver Information
This Company Director was before the Magistrates’ Court following 2 charges of failing to provide driver details following speeding offences committed in his Company vehicles (under s.172 Road Traffic Act 1988). Each offence carries 6 penalty points and a fine, making him a ‘totter’ and putting his Company out of […]
Careless Driver Avoids Disqualification
Motoring lawyer Laura Newton represented a driver before the Magistrates’ Court, facing a charge of careless driving. The driver had been witnessed by police aggressively weaving in and out of traffic and travelling at excess speed. The case had begun in the Single Justice Procedure Court but adjourned as the […]
Totter with 12 Penalty Points Avoids Disqualification with Exceptional Hardship Application
Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented this driver at an exceptional hardship hearing before the Magistrates. This driver had accrued 12 penalty points following 4 speeding offences and risked being a ‘totter’ with a mandatory 6 month disqualification. Millicent was able to persuade the Magistrates to find exceptional hardship in this instance […]
Failure to Provide Driver Details: Found Not Guilty at Court
Following a charge of failure to provide driver details under s.172 Road Traffic Act 1988, this vehicle owner, represented by barrister Millicent Dooher, successfully disputed the charge at Court and was found Not Guilty. Millicent was able to persuade the Court that despite the Notice being sent, it had never […]
