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
Time Limit For Mobile Phone Offence
Mobile Phones / Construction & Use
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was faced with a prosecution for using a mobile phone whilst driving. The citation was served more than 6 months after the offence date thus the Crow ..
  Kept Licence
Mobile Phone Case Deserted Hamilton JP Court
Mobile Phones / Construction & Use
Hamilton Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused of using his mobile phone whilst driving. He was on 9 penalty points and faced disqualification under the totting-up provisions which wou ..
  Kept Licence
Dangerous Driving Livingston Not Guilty
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Livingston Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused of driving dangerously by travelling at 100mph in a 70mph limit when the M8 Eastbound at Junction 2 was covered in snow and ice. Our clie ..
  Kept Licence
Celtic Goalkeeper Found Not Guilty Driving Without A Licence
Driving Without Insurance
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
We successfully represented a Celtic goalkeeper who had been accused of driving unsupervised with a provisional driving licence and without displaying 'L' plate ..
  Kept Licence
Not Guilty Speeding Coatbridge A80 Muirhead 76mph In 30mph Limit
Speeding in Scotland
Coatbridge Justice of the Peace Court
If you have been caught speeding on camera you may think that you will be convicted by the Court. There are in fact many ways that the charge can be defended. M ..
  Kept Licence
Loss Of Job Upheld As Exceptional Hardship
Totting Up / Exceptional Hardship
Dumfries Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
This was the third of three successful exceptional hardship proofs which we conducted on 1 November 2017 at Dumfries Justice of the Peace Court. It had been a v ..