Laura Newton CMILT
Position: Partner, Solicitor
Area of Practice: Road Transport Law, Motoring Law, MOT Appeals and Taxi Licensing
Specialist Area(s): Road Transport Law, Motoring Law, MOT Appeals and Taxi Licensing
Location(s): All Offices
Phone: 07912629866
Email: [email protected]
About Laura Newton CMILT
Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (CMILT)
Member of the East Midlands Freight Council
Authorised by the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority
Laura is a registered solicitor practising in England and Wales, having qualified in 2010. Prior to this, Laura worked for Border Force and as a Magistrates’ Court Legal Adviser. Her practice covers European and UK Road Transport law and criminal defence work involving transport-related allegations both in the Crown Court and Magistrates’ Court.
Before joining SBC, Laura worked in Private Practice as motoring and transport solicitor.
Laura is a specialist in dealing with European and Domestic Road Transport Regulatory Law. She represents HGV and PSV Operators and Drivers at Traffic Commissioners’ Public Inquiries and Conduct Hearings.
Areas of Practice:
UK Road Transport Law
All aspects of Road Transport Law including Operator Licenses, European and Domestic regulations, criminal charges, vehicle seizure and restoration and UK Border Agency-imposed Civil Penalties for the carriage of Clandestine Entrants (illegal immigrants).
Her reported cases include:
[2020] UKUT 63 (AAC) Cavendish School of English Ltd and Marcus Barber:
This matter involved a successful appeal against the Traffic Commissioner’s decision to impose a disqualification
DVSA v Rowe [2017] EWHC 608 (Admin)
A successful defence in the High Court involving the niche exemptions relating to a Showman’s vehicle and the requirements to hold an Operator’s Licence and record driving on a tachograph.
Criminal defence
Laura regularly appears in the Magistrates Court on behalf of Operators and drivers charged with serious criminal offences. She is very experienced and highly recommended for her motoring defence practice including acting for drivers with exceptional hardship cases, Special Reasons, Drink Driving.
Private Hire Driver Licencing
Laura has an extensive practice acting for Private Hire Drivers, in appeals and during investigations by Licencing Authorities. She is instructed regularly by the UK’s largest Union in respect of appeals, in particular those regulated by Transport for London.
MOT Disciplinary
We have an expertise in representing MOT Authorised Examiner and Testers during regulatory proceedings, in particular Contemplated Decisions and Appeals against Cessation. She regularly appears before the MOT Appeals Panel. Along with Barrister Simon Clarke, Laura has acted for clients in bringing Judicial Review Claims against DVSA regarding the procedural irregularities of decision making within the Agency.
