He who hesitates is lost – New Law Journal
“Jonathan Aspinall reports from the Court of Appeal on hesitation, liability and costs.”
New Law Journal, 30th May 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Category: road traffic offences
Traffic courts in every area – Ministry of Justice
“Local areas are being urged to work with the judiciary to set up the courts as part of proposals to reduce delays and focus more on serious and contested cases. This forms part of the Government’s vision for a more efficient and effective criminal justice system that meet the needs of victims, witnesses and communities.”
Ministry of Justice, 17th May 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Special traffic courts to deal with motoring cases under ministers’ plans – The Guardian
“Traffic-light jumpers and speeding motorists are to be dealt with in special traffic courts in a bid to free up time for more serious cases, the government has announced.”
The Guardian, 17th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
CPS publishes Guidance on Charging Offences arising from Driving Incidents following public consultation – Crown Prosecution service
“The Crown Prosecution Service has today published its Guidance on Charging Offences arising from Driving Incidents. The two most significant changes from previous guidance concern drivers in emergencies and deaths where the victim is a close friend or relative of the driver.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 9th May 2013
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Mike Gordon: Ministerial Responsibility After Huhne – UK Constitutional Law Group
“Does the Chris Huhne affair have constitutional implications? In one sense, the answer to this question might be a rather obvious one. From a constitutional perspective – although certainly not from a political perspective – the case seems relatively uncontroversial.”
UK Constitutional Law Group, 25th March 2013
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Prisoners charge £200 to take speeding points – Daily Telegraph
“Prison inmates are offering to take points for motorists caught speeding as part of a thriving scam, the Daily Telegraph has learned.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce each jailed for eight months – The Guardian
“Chris Huhne and his ex-wife, Vicky Pryce, have each been jailed for eight months for perverting the course of justice over an arrangement 10 years ago in which Pryce took speeding points for the former Liberal Democrat MP.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sign error on M42 motorway may mean speeding let-off – BBC News
“Thousands of motorway speeding convictions could be overturned because the font used to display the numbers on some variable speed limit signs may not have complied with traffic regulations.”
BBC News, 9th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce to be sentenced – BBC News
“Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce are due to be sentenced for perverting the course of justice.”
BBC News, 11th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Guilty: Vicky Pryce convicted over Chris Huhne speeding points scam – The Independent
“The woman who plotted Chris Huhne’s downfall was herself facing jail today after a jury found that she was an accomplice in the scam to take her former husband’s speeding points for a driving offence ten years ago.”
The Independent, 7th March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Vicky Pryce retrial decision triggers defence of jury system – The Guardian
“Britain’s jury system should not be judged by the outcome of a single, complex and highly unusual case, senior lawyers have warned following the collapse of the Vicky Pryce trial.”
The Guardian, 21st February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge who jumped red light ‘wasted court resources’ – Daily Telegraph
“[The defendent] was caught racing through a Central London junction at more than double the speed limit but then spent almost a year trying to get the charge thrown out.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th February 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Chris Huhne admits perverting the course of justice – BBC News
“Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne has admitted perverting the course of justice over claims his ex-wife took speeding points for him a decade ago. The Liberal Democrat MP, 58, changed his plea on the first day of his trial at Southwark Crown Court. He could face a prison sentence for the offence.”
BBC News. 4th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Driver who killed pedestrian after texting escapes jail – Daily Telegraph
“A motorist who killed a pedestrian after sending a text on her mobile phone has escaped jail after a judge accepted there would be no one to care for her elderly mother and 12-year-old daughter if she went to prison.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gap in the UK’s law on cycling? – BBC News
“A driver opens his car door. There’s a collision with a cyclist. Is this a criminal act?”
BBC News, 15th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
£23m awarded to girl paralysed in crash that killed her mother – The Independent
“A teenager who was paralysed in a car crash which killed her mother is to receive record compensation worth £23 million.”
The Independent, 19th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Matthew Freud banned for driving at 117mph with son – BBC News
“PR guru Matthew Freud has been banned from driving after being caught at 117mph (188km/h) with his young son asleep in the front of the car.”
BBC News, 15th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Policeman who hit cyclist at 45mph given suspended jail sentence – The Guardian
“A speeding police officer who caused ‘catastrophic’ injuries to a singer-songwriter while responding to an emergency call in his van has been given a suspended eight-month jail sentence.”
The Guardian, 9th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Estate agent who framed innocent man for speeding jailed – Daily Telegraph
“A selfish estate agent put an innocent client through a terrifying court ordeal after he framed him in a bid to wriggle out of a road ban.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
