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
Dumfries JP Court Careless Driving
Careless Driving
Dumfries Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was a lovely lady who was accused ofcareless driving by colliding with another vehicle at a crossroads. Unusually, the only witnesses to the incident ..
  Kept Licence
Edinburgh Racing Dangerous Driving
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused of 'racing' another individual at around 100mph in a 50mph limit, and was prosecuted for dangerous driving. Our Mr Simpson attended at Ed ..
  Kept Licence
Edinburgh Crash Dangerous Driving
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused of having fallen asleep and causing a very serious collision. The evidence against him was fairly compelling. We negotiated hard with th ..
  Kept Licence
Hamilton Dangerous Driving Minimum Penalty
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Hamilton Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused ofdangerous driving by speeding in wet weather conditions at grossly excessive speeds. Our Mr Simpson appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court ..
  Kept Licence
Dumfries Crash Involving Mobile Phone
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Dumfries Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused of using his mobile phone whilst driving and crashing his car. He was prosecuted fordangerous driving and our Mr Simpson appeared at Dumf ..
  Kept Licence
Dangerous Driving Outside Football Stadium
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was prosecuted fordangerous driving having allegedly driven towards to police officers who were on foot, causing them to leap to safety to avoid bein ..