Full Description
'I wish I had been in possession of this book when I was starting out...It contains a great deal of helpful advice for advocates including top tips on specific aspects of the job.' From the Foreword by Warby LJ.
For many people, their first and only encounter with the criminal law arises from their experience on the roads. Road traffic is one of the most frequently encountered areas of law in every-day criminal practice. It is wide-ranging, sometimes complex, and occasionally required in tragic circumstances.
This title draws together, in a simple and easy-to-use format, those aspects of road traffic work which most commonly arise in court practice. It explains how a case makes its way through the courts, setting out in detail the various offences and how to deal with them at every stage, including sentencing. In addition to explaining the relevant law and procedure, the authors provide advice on delivering persuasive and effective advocacy tailored to the nature of the case and the tribunal deciding the outcome.
Written by a combination of authors, drawn from both the solicitor and barrister arms of the legal profession, under the General Editorship of Susan Cavender and Alistair Haggerty of Guildhall Chambers, Bristol, this book is a handy courtroom guide for solicitors and barristers written in a style that will also assist the increasing number of people who choose to represent themselves in court.
Contents
PART 1: INTRODUCTION
1. Survival guide
2. Definitions of a vehicle and a road 9
PART 2: PROCEDURE
3. 'How to be legal'
4. Licences
5. Basic procedure
6. Journey of cases through the courts
PART 3: OFFENCES
7. Speeding
8. Acquisitive offences
9. Regulatory offences
10. Drink/drug driving
11. Careless driving
12. Dangerous driving
13. Wanton or furious driving
14. Dangerous driving causing serious injury
15. Causing death by dangerous driving or careless driving
16. Defences
PART 4: EXPERTS
17. Expert Reports
PART 5: SENTENCING
18. Opening a case for sentence
19. Mitigation
20. Special reasons, mitigating circumstances and exceptional hardship
21. Penalty points
22. Mandatory disqualification
23. Summary tables of road traffic offences
PART 6: MISCELLANEOUS
24. An introduction to goods vehicles
25. Taxis
