Archive: Criminal Defence

Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented this HGV driver before the Magistrates’ Court following 12 offences of failing, without proper excuse, to make a record of his journeys. This offence was charged under s.99ZE, and as such is an either way offence, carrying up to 2 years custody for each offence. Millicent […]

A company facing an S.172 charge for failing to provide driver details successfully avoided trial with the help of barrister Millicent Dooher. Prior to the hearing, Dooher presented evidence to the prosecution, leading to a decision to withdraw the charge. This outcome saved the company both time and costs. While […]

The Defendant in this matter, represented in the Crown Court by Barrister Harry Bowyer pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity to Causing Serious Injury by Dangerous Driving. The case was particularly serious. The injuries to his passenger were horrific and the case was aggravated by excessive speed, drug use and […]

This driver, represented in the Magistrates Court by barrister Harry Bowyer, conducted an overtaking manoeuvre which involved overtaking a van on the brow of a hill, crossing an unbroken line and forcing an on coming car to leave the carriageway. The entire incident was caught on dashcam. The starting point […]

Millicent  Dooher represented this driver following a guilty plea to a charge of having an unsecured load involving danger of injury in an HGV. For this offence, the Courts have a discretionary power to disqualify a driver from driving. Millicent was able to convince the Court to deal with the […]

Barrister, Millicent Dooher, represented this Driver at trial before the Magistrates’ following an allegation of using a mobile telephone whilst driving. The Driver insisted that he had not been on a mobile telephone but had been eating an ice cream at the time. At the trial, Millicent was able to […]

This driver, represented in the Crown Court by Barrister Harry Bowyer, had been pulling his card to avoid taking his breaks in order to get home early. He had pulled his card some 28 times (More than 6 false records are sufficient to qualify for a trip to the Crown […]

Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented this operator before the Magistrates’ Court following an offence of licence lending with intent. The Operator contended that there was no intent for the lending of the licence, having accepted that another was using his licence at the time. Following discussions, the Prosecution agreed to offer […]

This driver, represented by Millicent Dooher, was prosecuted for 9 tachograph offences, the most serious of which being the use of a manipulation device to allow him to work over his hours without any information being recorded on the tachograph. Following submissions, the Court imposed fines for 4 of the […]

This Driver, represented before the Magistrates by Millicent Dooher, faced sentence for a speeding offence and a careless driving offence. The Driver had requested that the matter be dealt with by penalty points or a hearing convened. The Courts made a decision in his absence to disqualify him for 56 […]