Wilkinson's Road Traffic Offences 31st edition with 2nd Supplement

Wilkinson’s Road Traffic Offences covers all the criminal offences linked to motoring, including speeding, drink driving, dangerous driving, insurance violations, licence violations, offences concerning the condition of vehicles, etc.

In addition to commentary relating to this range of offences, the title also includes definitions of motoring terms and court procedural information and instructions to guide practitioners through this area of the law from both a prosecution and defence perspective.

Features:

• Sets out the basic principles and clarifies key terms, covering specific offences chapter-by-chapter ensuring relevant information is easy to find;
• Renowned and authoritative author team led by General Editor Kevin McCormac;
• Sets out the implications of recent legislative and case law developments;
• Key reference for road traffic lawyers, providing up-to-date and authoritative answers.

The second supplement to the 31st edition of Wilkinson’s Road Traffic Offences brings the main work up to date to September 1, 2024 and deals with the developments in road traffic law since the publication of the first supplement in July 2024. Coverage includes:

• Changes arising from the Automated Vehicles Act 2024 noted (with full coverage in the next edition);
• Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020 and to the Criminal Practice Directions;

In-depth commentary on latest case law including:

• R. (on the application of McGill) v Newcastle Magistrates’ Court [2024] – basis for refusing to issue a summons;
• R. v. Arshad [2024] – relevance of the seriousness of an offence when deciding whether to proceed in the defendant’s absence;
• R. v Ahmed (Syed Minhaz) [2023] – applicability of sentencing guidelines brought into force after the commission of an offence but before sentence;
• R. v BKR [2023], R. (Rooks) v CPS [2024], R. v Ng [2024] and DPP v Barton [2024] – approach to deciding if continuing a prosecution ‘offends the court’s sense of justice and propriety’;
• Grier v DPP [2024] – trigger for holding an identity parade;
• Clarke v DPP [2024] and DPP v Tandey [2024] - use and effect of MG DD forms;
• R. v Hull [2024], R. v Fitzgerald [2024], R. v Illahi [2024] - sentencing cases for bad driving applying the revised sentencing guidelines;
• R. v Beduh-Yeboah [2024] – lengthy periods of disqualification;
• R. v Leitch [2024] – extent of use of the ‘slip rule’ in the Crown Court