Harrison, Regina (on the Application Of) v Flintshire Magistrates’ Court:...
The defendant had been convicted of speeding. At the time the road was thought to be subject to the 30 mph limit but was in fact subject only to the national speed limit. Her solicitors had delayed...
View ArticleWright v Director of Public Prosecutions: Admn 25 May 2005
The defendant appealed his conviction for driving with excess alcohol. He complained that the device used to measure his breath at the police station, the EC/IR intoximeter, was not an approved device....
View ArticleDirector of Public Prosecutions v Coulter: Admn 29 Jun 2005
The magistrates stated a case where the police officer requiring a breath speciment, had not allowed a wait of 20 minutes where the defendant had recently eaten a ‘tic-tac’, contrary to the procedure....
View ArticleDirector of Public Prosecutions v Hay: Admn 13 Jun 2005
Citations: [2005] EWHC 1395 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Road Traffic Updated: 01 July 2022; Ref: scu.228891 The post Director of...
View ArticleTraves, Regina (on the Application Of) v Director of Public Prosecutions:...
The defendant appealed conviction involving allegations that he was driving. He was sat at the wheel of a vehicle being towed by means of a rigid steel bar. He denied that he was driving, but had both...
View ArticleCambridgeshire County Council v Associated Lead Mills Ltd: ChD 22 Jul 2005
The prosecutor appealed dismissal of the charge of driving a heavy commercial vehicle on a road which was subject to a maximum weight restriction in breach of the 1984 Act. The company denied that it...
View ArticleSneyd, Regina (on the Application Of) v Director of Public Prosecutions: Admn...
The defendant wished to argue a point to overturn the decision in Chesters. Accordingly the matter was adjourned for hearing by a two judge court. Judges: Walker J Citations: [2005] EWHC 1781 (Admin)...
View ArticleCommission v Denmark (Free Movement Of Persons): ECJ 15 Sep 2005
ECJ Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Freedom of movement for workers – Motor vehicles – Making available to the employee by the employer – Vehicle registered in the Member State of the...
View ArticleCommission v Germany (Transport): ECJ 15 Sep 2005
ECJ Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations ? Directive 91/439/EEC ? Driving licences – Minimum age requirement to drive certain vehicles – Possibility of driving vehicles in a category other...
View ArticleChaffeur Bikes Ltd v Leeds City Council: QBD 20 Oct 2005
The claimant sought a license to allow him to use motor-bikes as private hire vehicles. The council had refused a licence saying that they were not safe. He claimed that since they were safe to be on...
View ArticleWalmsley, Regina (on the Application of) v Lane and Another: CA 17 Nov 2005
The defendant had successfully appealed her fine after giving the wrong car number to the congestion charge system. Held: When the driver appealed to the adjudicator’s discretion, she could submit...
View ArticleScott, Regina (on the Application Of) v Heathrow Airport Ltd.: Admn 1 Dec 2005
Judges: The Honourable Mr Justice Owen Citations: [2005] EWHC 2669 (Admin) Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Licensing, Road Traffic Updated: 04 July 2022; Ref: scu.235888 The post Scott,...
View ArticleSam v Atkins: CA 9 Nov 2005
May LJ said: ‘Caparo and Murphy v Brentford were both cases concerning economic loss, not physical damage, but the principle is the same for each. The question is whether the relationship between the...
View ArticleWinnik v Dick: 1984
The respondent, was a passenger in a motor car who was injured in an accident. He raised an action of damages against the driver, the appellant, who had been convicted of an offence under the Road...
View ArticleLloyd v Svenby: QBD 27 Feb 2006
The two claimants sought title to a car registration plate and to a chassis number. They were to be applied to historic racing cars. Held: The power to assign registration marks lay with the Secretary...
View ArticleDirector of Public Prosecutions v D: Admn 21 Feb 2006
Citations: [2006] EWHC 314 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Road Traffic Act 1988 22A(1) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Road Traffic Updated: 05 July 2022; Ref: scu.239150 The post Director of Public...
View ArticleFlegg v Justices of the Peace for the New Forest Local Justice Area Sitting...
The defendant sought judicial review of the refusal by the magistrates to state a case. He was convicted for failing to identify the driver of a motor cycle of which he was a registered keeper which...
View ArticleDirector of Public Prosecutions v Carless: Admn 13 Apr 2005
Citations: [2005] EWHC 3234 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Road Traffic Act 1988 5(1)(a) Road Traffic Updated: 05 July 2022; Ref: scu.239264 The post Director of Public Prosecutions v Carless: Admn 13...
View ArticleStavrinou, Regina (on the Application Of) v Horseferry Road Justices: Admn 22...
The claimant asked for judicial review of a decision to adjourn the case against him on a charge of driving with excess alcohol. The district judge had already insisted on the date fixed for the...
View ArticleSneyd v Director of Public Prosecutions: Admn 24 Feb 2006
The defendant appealed against his conviction for driving with excess alcohol. He complained that though the officers suspected him of having consumed alcohol, they asked him whether he had been...
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