The Magistrate in Downing Centre Local Court allowed our 34 year old client from Mosman to avoid a conviction and a licence disqualification despite the fact that he was an ‘L plater’ and registered a blood alcohol reading of 0.07. The charge arose when our client decided to drive home after having some drinks on....
Our client is a 46 year old Sales Executive living in Frenchs Forest, Sydney. He was pulled over for a random breath test just after 9pm on a Friday night on Blackbutts Road, Frenchs Forest where he registered a blood alcohol reading of 0.100. He told police that he had been drinking red wine at....
Our client is a 41 year old accountant in a multi-national company. After finishing work on a Thursday night, he drove to a nearby pub where he consumed a meal and 1 schooner of beer. He then drove towards his home, but just before arriving had a minor collision with another car. While police were....
Our client is a 48-year-old truck driver from Edgecliff. He came to us with a lengthy traffic record including 3 prior drink driving offences and a number of speeding offences. He was also on a good behaviour licence. While on the good behaviour licence, he was stopped by Police for not wearing a seatbelt while....
Our client is a 29-year-old off-loader from Bankstown. He has an extensive traffic record of drink driving offences, driving whilst disqualified, reckless driving and negligent driving, and previously had a Habitual Offender Declaration quashed. A month later, he re-offended and was again declared a Habitual Offender. Without a licence, he was unable to make deliveries....
Our client was pulled over by police after he was seen veering from lane to lane without indicating. After lowering his window, police smelt an ‘overpowering scent of cannabis coming from the vehicle’. They asked whether he had smoked anything recently, to which he replied ‘Yes I smoked it 20 minutes ago, on the way....
The Magistrate in Manly Local Court has allowed our 48 year old client from Fairfield to avoid a conviction and a licence disqualification despite driving whilst suspended twice and also running a red light. Our client has a lengthy traffic record including: speeding by more than 45km/h three times, speeding by more than 30km/h twice,....
Our client is a High School Teacher who attended a Hotel in Sydney’s South West with several friends. She consumed a number of apple ciders over the course of the evening, then got into her car and drove towards her home less than 15 minutes away. She was pulled over for a breath test and....
Police pursuit, also known as ‘Skye’s law’, is treated seriously by the courts. The latest sentencing statistics for Skye’s law cases show that 933 cases came before the courts in the past 4 years. Of those cases, 387 people were sent to prison (41%), 177 received ‘suspended prison sentences’ (19%), 155 received good behaviour bonds....
A Jury in Downing Centre District Court found our 22 year old client ‘not guilty’ of all charges after a hard-fought two week trial involving extensive expert evidence. Our client faced charges of Aggravated Dangerous Driving Occasioning Death, Dangerous Driving Occasioning Death, Negligent Driving Occasioning Death and Police Pursuit (‘Skye’s Law‘). The charges arose from....