News & Insights
Charley Weldrick acted on behalf of a London bus driver who was charged with causing death by careless driving and driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence after tragically causing the death of a pedestrian whilst driving a bus.
The defendant, who pleaded guilty in the Crown Court, was found to have been travelling at close to 50% above the speed limit shortly before hitting a pedestrian who was using a zebra crossing. The defendant was also driving otherwise in accordance with his licence, by virtue of not wearing the prescription eyeglasses required by his licence. Following Charley’s extensive mitigation setting out his client’s sincere remorse and otherwise unblemished career as a professional driver, a sentence of 9 months custody suspended for 24 months was passed and a 3 year disqualification from driving imposed.
Charley was instructed by Sam Marsh of Thompsons LLP.
Tom Edwards looks at the impact of the shift from Joint Enterprise to Common Purpose in the five years since…
Ben Hargreaves explores the inherent challenges in the admissibility of sexual history in sex cases. Section 41 of the Youth…
Silas Lee, pupil barrister, reviews the statutory regime on witness anonymity. Anonymous witness orders are most commonly sought by the…
An analysis of the law on fitness to plead and stand trial in the magistrates’ courts: Silas Lee reviews the…
