Telfner v Austria: ECHR 20 Mar 2001
ECHR The victim of a motor accident was able to identify the offending car, or even whether the driver was male or female. The car was owned by the applicant’s mother, and he denied driving at the...
View ArticleRegina v Gaynor: CANI 14 Sep 2001
The defendant sought leave to appeal against a sentence of three and a half years for offences of escaping lawful custody, dangerous driving and driving whilst disqualified. The sentence included...
View ArticleRegina v McClean and McCready: CANI 28 Jun 2001
Citations: [2001] NIECA 26 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: Northern Ireland Road Traffic, Damages Updated: 04 June 2022; Ref: scu.166311 The post Regina v McClean and McCready: CANI 28 Jun 2001 appeared...
View ArticleCantabrica Coach Holdings Limited v Vehicle Inspectorate (on Appeal From a...
A transport examiner investigating compliance with the drivers hours regulations was allowed to remove records from an office for examination, and a company refusing him to be allowed to do that...
View ArticleChief Constable of Avon and Somerset Constabulary v Fleming: QBD 1987
The defendant was stopped pushing a motor-cycle along the road. It had been adapted for scrambling, and the registration plates lights and speedometer had been removed. He argued that it was no longer...
View ArticleParkinson v Dyfed Powys Police: CA 10 Jun 2004
Citations: [2004] EWCA Civ 802 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: Cited – Froom v Butcher CA 21-Jul-1975 The court asked what reduction if any should be made to a plaintiff’s damages...
View ArticleBrown v Procurator Fiscal, Falkirk: HCJ 8 Mar 2002
The defendant appealed against his conviction for driving with excess alcohol. He complained that the machine used to take his sample of breath did not conform to the necessary type. It had been...
View ArticleRegina (Pearson) v Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and Another: QBD 6 Nov...
The appellant challenged the fact that the details of his conviction for driving with excess alcohol had not been removed from his driving licence despite it being a spent conviction under the 1974...
View ArticleGrealis v Opuni: CA 28 Jan 2003
The claimant appealed dismissal of his claim for damages. The defendant car driver had knocked him from his cycle. The only evidence of negligence was that the car driver was driving in excess of the...
View ArticleSheldrake v Director of Public Prosecutions: Admn 24 Feb 2003
The defendant challenged the application of the section, under which he was deemed to have intended to drive a vehicle whilst under the influence of alcohol, unless he could prove it was not his intent...
View ArticleNawaz and Another v Crowe Insurance Group: CA 24 Feb 2003
The claimant had claimed aganst the driver, but gave notice of the intention to make a claim on his insurance by telephone only. The insurers repudiated liability. Held: Whilst solicitors would be...
View ArticleRussell v Devine (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal Northern Ireland): HL 8...
The House was asked whether a specimen of blood required under the regulations, having been requested at a hospital or health centre had to be taken there. Held: The health centre was not a hospital...
View ArticleKing v Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions: CA 23 May 2003
Judges: Lord Justice Laws Lord Justice Schiemann Lord Justice Sedley Citations: [2003] EWCA Civ 730 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Road Traffic, Personal Injury Updated: 07 June 2022;...
View ArticleRobertson, Regina (on the Application Of) v South Western Magistrates’ Court:...
Citations: [2003] EWHC 63 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Road Traffic Act 1988 5(1)(a) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Road Traffic Updated: 07 June 2022; Ref: scu.184631 The post Robertson, Regina...
View ArticleCommission v Netherlands: ECJ 10 Jul 2003
ECJ Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Directive 91/439/CEE. The directive required member states to introduce a system to recognise community driving licences. The Netherlands had...
View ArticleEagle v Chambers: CA 24 Jul 2003
The claimant was severely injured when run down by the defendant driving his car. She was in Blackpool, and drunk and wandering in the highway. The defendant was himself at or near the drink driving...
View ArticlePritchard and Another v Crown Prosecution Service: Admn 28 Jul 2003
The defendants appealed convictions for operating vehicles without tachographs. The issue arose upon the combined weight of vehicle and trailer exceeding the maximum. Held: The legislation seems to be...
View ArticleKirkup v Director of Public Prosecutions: Admn 3 Oct 2003
Citations: [2003] EWHC 2354 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Road Traffic Act 1988 7 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Road Traffic, Crime Updated: 08 June 2022; Ref: scu.187319 The post Kirkup v Director...
View ArticleJones, Regina (on the Application Of) v Guildford Crown Court: Admn 14 Oct 2003
Citations: [2003] EWHC 2527 (Admin) Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Road Traffic Updated: 08 June 2022; Ref: scu.187614 The post Jones, Regina (on the Application Of) v Guildford Crown...
View ArticleHaggis v Director of Public Prosecutions: Admn 7 Oct 2003
Citations: [2003] EWHC 2481 (Admin) Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Cited – Harvey Shopfitters Ltd v ADI Ltd CA 13-Nov-2003 The court dismissed the claimants appeal, but...
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