Drink, Drugs and the Daft Driver

This 45-minute webinar deals with the key points when advising clients (or prosecuting them) in the area of driving, attempting to drive or being in charge with alcohol in your system or drugs in your system whereby you are over the limit or in some way unfit to drive through impairment.

It will be of huge benefit to anyone involved in dealing with these type of cases – whether in the office or as an advocate at court.

This webinar was recorded live in February 2025 and includes:

• 2024 Court of Appeal decisions
• Sections of the Road traffic Act 1988 which deal with alcohol and drugs
• Define ‘driving’, ‘attempting to drive’ and being ‘in charge'
• There will also be a consideration of important terms in this area of law such as ‘special reasons’ and ‘exceptional hardship’
• The very latest guidelines from the Sentencing Council
• The 2022 crime contract specification document
• Detailing the clients you may or may not attend upon as Duty Solicitor in this area of law
• The issue of costs and private paying client’s