Archive: Criminal Defence

This driver, represented in the Crown Court by barrister Harry Bowyer, was charged with dangerous driving as a result of a head on collision occasioned by an overtaking manoeuvre undertaken by the defendant. The defendant pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity and expressed appropriate remorse and the judge, despite a […]

This driver, represented by barrister Harry Bowyer,  faced sentence for 20 false record offences in the Crown Court. The Guideline cases suggest that immediate custody appropriate for more than 6 such offences on a guilty plea. After hearing mitigation the Judge decided that the defendant could be dealt with by […]

This driver, represented in the Crown Court by barrister Simon Clarke, was acquitted after a 4 day trial in the Crown Court after being charged with the importation of 140 kilos of cocaine that was found in his truck. The Jury was back in 50 minutes with a not guilty […]

This driver was charged with money laundering and failing to declare more than €10,000.00, following French authorities discovering 9,000 in the vehicle and a further €9,500 in a concealed compartment in the vehicle. SBC instructed French lawyers and at court, the driver was acquitted of all charges.

This defendant, represented in the Crown Court by barrister Harry Bowyer, was charged with assaulting an emergency worker. He had been charged with a motoring offence (hence SBC involvement) and was being booked in at the Police Station. The defendant had told the arresting officers and the custody sergeant that […]

This operator, represented by barrister, Millicent Dooher, was facing prosecution for 2 offences of making and possessing a document closely resembling an Operator’s Licence disc, namely a photocopy of the authorised discs. This matter is an either way offence: if dealt with at the Crown Court, it carries up to […]

Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented this driver at his sentencing hearing before the Magistrates’ Court following a guilty plea to an overloading offence. The vehicle was a 3.5 tonne vehicle, overloaded by 80%. The fines for these offences are unlimited. Millicent was able to convince the Magistrates to deal with this […]

This defendant, represented in the Magistrates Court by barrister, Harry Bowyer, rolled his car on the way back from the pub, killing his back seat passenger. There were no aggravating features and the defendant was in the bottom sentencing category. Under the new sentencing guidelines this still leaves a starting […]

Barrister, Millicent Dooher, represented this Company at their hearing in the Magistrates’ Court. The Company had been charged with an overloading offence, with the vehicle overloaded by 92%. The Magistrates accepted the mitigation put forward by Millicent on behalf of the Company and imposed a total fine of £3,600.00. Overloading […]

This driver, represented in the Magistrates’ Court by Millicent Dooher, was charged with 4 separate false record offences, one allegation being that no card was inserted and three being card pulling allegations. The Magistrates considered all the evidence and agreed that the DVSA could not make out the charges. The […]