Archive: Magistrates Court

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, […]

This driver pleaded guilty to a single offence of careless driving (driving with undue care and attention). He was represented by barrister, Millicent Dooher, at the sentencing hearing. The Court accepted that this was the lowest category of careless driving and imposed 3 penalty points only and a fine. This […]

Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented this driver who had pleaded guilty to a charge of drink driving. There was an additional charge of no insurance which was withdrawn following discussions with the Prosecution. The driver faced a mandatory minimum disqualification of 36 months and up to a high level community order. […]

Millicent Dooher represented this driver who was appealing two s.172 convictions for failing to provide driver details. The driver contended that she was never served the notices requiring the response. The Judge allowed the appeal, accepting that the driver had not been served with the documentation. Any s.172 offence carries […]