Our Track Record
Success rates are entirely meaningless.
Over the years, Michael Lyon Solicitors Limited has been responsible for securing thousands of acquittals in defended road traffic prosecutions. In cases where a plea of guilty has been negotiated with the Crown, thousands of our clients have received the benefit of a significantly reduced penalty. Make your own judgement by browsing our unparalleled wealth of experience gained from exclusively defending road traffic cases in every jurisdiction in Scotland. Some of our more high profile cases can be found in the Press & Media section.
Please use the menu below to view our Track Record in dealing with road traffic cases.
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Kept Licence
Section 172 Road Traffic Act Glasgow
Failing to Stop / Failing to Report An Accident
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our Mr Lyon dealt with this particular case in November 2009.
Our client was accused of twice failing to provide the information as to the identity of the driv ..
Kept Licence
Not Guilty Sections 170 Road Traffic Act 1988
Failing to Stop / Failing to Report An Accident
Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 confers certain obligations on the driver of a motor vehicle in the event of an accident to give details and / or repor ..
Kept Licence
Road Traffic Lawyer Stirling Driving Charge
Failing to Stop / Failing to Report An Accident
Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Accused of Failing to Stop and Report an Accident
Our client was accused of various offences at Stirling Justice of the Peace Court:
Careless driving (c ..
Kept Licence
Failing To Identify Driver Edinburgh Justice Court
Failing to Stop / Failing to Report An Accident
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
The law imposes various obligations upon a driver, one of which is to comply with notices sent under s.172 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. Our client accepted he ..
Kept Licence
Failing to Name Driver
Failing to Stop / Failing to Report An Accident
Dumfries Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
A now defunct loophole was exploited to great effect in this case. Our client was charged with failing to disclose the identity of the driver of his vehicle in ..
Kept Licence
Case Deserted By Court Due To Technical Objection
Failing to Stop / Failing to Report An Accident
Paisley Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Normally the Crown is afforded a degree of latitude when libelling the date of an alleged offence. We are contacted almost on a daily basis and asked whether th ..