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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Dangerous Driving Allegation Glasgow Sheriff Court
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
This matter called in Glasgow Sheriff Court on 10 January 2020 for trial. The allegation was fairly serious and involved a number of pedestrians sustaining inju ..
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Average Speed Camera Technical Defence
Speeding in Scotland
Forfar Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
This matter called for trial in Forfar Justice of the Peace Court on 8 January 2020. Our client was subject to totting-up due to the accumulation of previous pe ..
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Perth Speeding Charge Dropped By Fiscal
Speeding in Scotland
Perth Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client had 3 penalty points and was detected speeding twice in the space of 16 minutes by the average speed cameras - firstly at 85mph in a 70mph and, more ..
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Exceptional Hardship Selkirk Driver Keeps Licence
Totting Up / Exceptional Hardship
Selkirk Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was facing a totting-up ban due to the presence of 9 penalty points on his licence when he was caught speeding.
A not guilty plea was entered and ha ..
Kept Licence
6 Acquittals In A Row For One Client
Speeding in Scotland
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
For those keenly following our run of acquittals for one particular client of the firm, we are pleased to confirm that our sixth acquittal was achieved on 18 De ..
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Deferred Sentence Glasgow Licence Retained
Speeding in Scotland
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our former client called in a bit of a pickle. He'd lost a fixed penalty ticket for driving at 50mph in a 30mph limit. He received the Court citation and sent i ..