Criminal Law
Criminal Law
Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It proscribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and moral welfare of people inclusive of one's self. Most criminal law is established by statute, which is to say that the laws are enacted by a legislature. Criminal law includes the punishment and rehabilitation of people who violate such laws.
Criminal law varies according to jurisdiction, and differs from civil law, where emphasis is more on dispute resolution and victim compensation, rather than on punishment or rehabilitation.
Criminal procedure is a formalized official activity that authenticates the fact of commission of a crime and authorizes punitive or rehabilitative treatment of the offender.
Motoring Offences:
Drink Driving Offences
If you have been accused of drinking and driving (drunk driving), Don’t risk a drink driving ban – Law For All Legal Representatives can help. you keep hold of your licence. Offence Codes: DR10, DR20, DR30, DR40, DR50, DR60, DR70
Drinking and driving (drunk driving) is a serious driving offence carrying a minimum 12 month ban as standard. One way to avoid a drink driving ban is to dispute and defend against the allegation with one of our motoring offence driving Legal representatives, unless you can prove that mitigating circumstances that caused you to be drink driving a motor vehicle whilst over the blood alcohol limit.
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The legal limit for driving whilst under the influence of alcohol is 35 milligrams per 100 millilitres of breath. Possible Defences for Drink Driving Allegations:
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Proving that the defendant was not driving
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Proving that the defendant was not driving on a public road or in a public place
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Arguing that the alcohol that took the defendant over the legal limit was consumed after they had stopped driving (also known as the hip flask defence).
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Denying that the defendant was over the limit; in other words, suggesting that the police evidence is unreliable.
If you have been wrongly accused of drink-driving, get in touch, Law For All Legal Representatives can help.
Speeding Offences
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Don’t risk points and a fine – Law For All Legal cRepresentatives can help you. Points received for SP10, SP20, SP30, SP40 & SP50 will remain on your licence for 4 years, beginning from the date of your speeding offence. In order to convict a person of speeding, the prosecution must prove beyond any reasonable doubt that the defendant:
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Was driving
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Was driving a motor vehicle
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Was driving on a public road, or in a public place
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Was driving at a speed that exceeded the limit for that road/place
How long do speeding-related points remain on your licence? Points received from speeding will remain on your licence for 4 years, beginning from the date of your speeding offence.
In order to convict a person of speeding, the prosecution must prove beyond any reasonable doubt that the defendant: Was driving, Was driving a motor vehicle, Was driving on a public road, or in a public place or was driving at a speed that exceeded the limit for that road/place
If you have been accused of a speeding offence, get in touch; Law For All Legal Representatives can help you with your case.
