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
Special Reasons Speeding
Speeding in Scotland
Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
En route to attend to a terminally ill 6 year old, the police stopped the doctor for speeding. Having tried to explain the situation to the police, he simply ha ..
Licence Restored
Remove Driving Ban
Removal Of Disqualification
Aberdeen Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client had a highly specialised job and his company changed his role making a driving licence essential. Unfortunately, our client was half way through a 4 ..
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 ..
Kept Licence
Mobile Phone Glasgow Found Not Guilty
Mobile Phones / Construction & Use
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Having been accused of using his mobile phone whilst driving, our client needed expert representation and was advised to contact our office by the police office ..
Kept Licence
Exceptional Hardship In Glasgow JP Court
Totting Up / Exceptional Hardship
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client, a shopkeeper whose business has struggled for a number of years due to the opening of new supermarkets nearby, was in danger of striking a fatal blo ..
Kept Licence
Dangerous Driving And Threatening Behaviour
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Aberdeen Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
This case had a significant potential to result in the imposition of a custodial sentence, if proved. It was, in effect, a road rage allegation with a combinati ..