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How the courts deal with motoring cases, pleas and sentencing.
Credit for a guilty plea
Why get credit for a guilty plea To encourage those pleading guilty to do so as soon as possible because it: normally…
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Increase in the Number of Unrepresented Defendants
Research suggests that the number of people appearing unrepresented in court is on the increase. The threshold for the means test of…
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Proposed Changes to Sentence Reductions for Early Guilty Pleas
Presently the guidelines recommend a one third reduction when a guilty plea is entered at the first reasonable opportunity. Under the new…
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Penalty Points and Perverting the Course of Justice Equals Prison
The recent case of R v Walker confirmed the court’s stance on driving offenders who pervert the course of justice by asking…
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