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The importance of specialist representation when being sentenced in road traffic cases. A case study.

M appeared at Southend Magistrates' Court on a count of driving with excess alcohol. He was also a personal (alcohol) licence holder. The breath alcohol reading was 57 in breath. The plea was guilty. M's stepfather who was present at the hearing succinctly summarised the outcome in the following way: "Barry was fully versed in personal alcohol licence law as...