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In a recent criminal Sheriff Appeal Court case, Sheriff Principal Stephen QC issued an opinion on  a case involving a driver who  had pled guilty to charges of driving while under the influence of alcohol, … Read more

A recent Sheriff Appeal Court decision highlights how proceedings brought under the Road Traffic Act 1998 can be a long and arduous process, and that even when trials are fixed for a specific date they … Read more

Generally speaking in Scotland, all criminal charges against an individual required to be “corroborated”.  This means that all the essential facts need to come from two independent sources of evidence.  However, there are some occasions … Read more

Changes to Scotland’s drink-drive limit have failed to reduce road accident figures; a study by the University of Glasgow has shown. In Scotland, the blood alcohol limit was reduced from 80 milligrams per decilitre to … Read more