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The importance of specialist representation when facing prosecution in road traffic cases. Two case studies.

CASE STUDY 1 I was consulted by H who was charged with one count of careless driving. The proceedings were initiated by Hampshire Constabulary (“the Police”) and prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service (“the CPS”). H was a young probationary driver who was involved in a single vehicle accident where, due to excessive acceleration from a standing start at traffic lights,...