Michael Lyon Solicitors: The Road Traffic Lawyer in Scotland
Firstly, we are delighted to announce the appointment of Martin Black as an Assistant from 2nd June 2008. Martin is a top specialist road traffic lawyer and has successfully defended motoring prosecutions the length and breadth of the country. Michael and Martin have previously worked together, wholly specialising in road traffic law in Scoland. Martin has an amazing knowledge of all the complex and technical aspects of speeding offences and detection in Scotland, including the proper use of VASCAR, Prolaser III and the Lti20-20. We look forward to a long and fruitful relationship. On another positive note, Michael Lyon has been invited to join the Association of Motor Offence Lawyers in recognition of his specialism and expertise in road traffic law in Scotland. In a recent press release, Michael Lyon commented "...pressure on Legal Aid funding is causing many general practices in Scotland to seek work in areas which may not have been part of their previous expertise. We are looking to clearly identify ourselves as motoring specialists and believe AMOL membership makes this statement loud and clear". For more information see www.amol.uk.com.Results speak louder than advertising and we have included the decisions in some recent cases defended by Michael Lyon Solicitors. The names have been censored to protect the innocent: Case Study A The client contacted our office having been charged with an offence of speeding at 115mph in a 70mph limit at Perth Sheriff Court. We were instructed to plead guilty and advised the client to expect a lengthy disqualification. Upon perusal of the case papers, it became apparent that there was a problem with the Crown case and accordingly we advised our client to plead not guilty and proceed to trial. Our client was thereafter acquitted on a technicality and found not guilty.Our client commented after the case: "The initial phonecall gave me real confidence as you went over the various options and possible outcomes for my case. Your knowledge of road traffic law greatly impressed me as I had called a number of other solicitors who seemed to know less than I did about road traffic!......I would also like to add that the level of communication was excellent, from returning simple email questions very promptly to answering the phone every time I called, this was particularly important because during this time I was very worried about going to Court and had a lot of questions......I would not hesitate to recommend your services to anyone"Case Study B We became instructed in relation to this case post-conviction. The client was subject to the totting-up provisions having accrued nine penalty points with a further speeding offence pending. Our only option was to present an exceptional hardhip argument to the Dumfries District Court. Our client commented: "I wish to pay tribute to your handling of my case, and your presentation to the Court on the day. Obviously this was a crucial matter to for me and my patients. Your understanding of the law, reading of the attitude of the Court in Dumfries, and your preparation of my case were most impressive.....The final presentation to the Court was impressive and I am sure was crucial in achieving the favourable result that was gained. I would not hesitate to recommend your services. Hopefully I won't actually need them myself again!" Case Study C This was another case at Perth Sheriff Court where our client was charge with speeding at 109mph in a 70mph limit. We eventually persuaded the Crown to reduce the speed to 100mph and the licence was saved.The client was delighted and said: "After one conversation with Michael Lyon you will think you have known him for years so relax and put your feet up....I am sure I would have lost my licence if I had filled out the paperwork from the Court instead of sending it to Michael Lyon Solicitor.....My bill for keeping my licence was very reasonable especially if you value your licence.....I would have no hesitation in recommending Michael Lyon Solicitors to anyone requiring a lawyer, the whole company was just so easy to deal with" Case Study D This was a simple case of careless driving. The Crown evidence indicated that the police had failed to issue the requisite notice of intended prosecution within 14 days of the alleged road traffic offence. A quick plea to the competency later, The Crown deserted the case."I am so pleased.....Thank you so much for achieving such a quick and simple result.....Thank you once again, I can't tell you how happy I feel" Case Study E This case involved an allegation of speeding in Dumfries - 104mph in a 70mph limit. A difficult case due to the evidence and the treatment of speeding prosecutions in Dumfries. With a lot of hard work our client appeared at Dumfries Sheriff Court and received 6 penalty points. For those in the know, this represents an excellent result. "I was particularly delighted with the result you achieved representing me in fromt of the procurator fiscal