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
Hamilton Sheriff Court Causing Serious Injury Case Dropped
Serious Injury & Fatality Cases
Hamilton Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused of seriously injury a pedestrian by running them over in a commercial van. The person was badly injured and hospitalised as a result of ..
  Kept Licence
Perth Driving Under The Influence
Drink / Drug Driving
Perth Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was charged with driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs, contrary to the Road Traffic Act 1988, Section 4(1). This charge carries a mi ..
  Reduced Sentence
High Reading Minimum Penalty
Drink / Drug Driving
Jedburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was charged with failing to provide a specimen of breath at the roadside and providing a particularly high reading (107/22) at the police station. Ou ..
  Kept Licence
Dangerous Driving Guilty Plea Withdrawn 5 Points
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client had been accused of driving dangerously, colliding with another vehicle and then driving off without leaving his details. The other motorist reported ..
  Kept Licence
Dundee Failure To Provide Keeps Licence
Drink / Drug Driving
Dundee Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client had been accused of - and apparently captured on video - driving whilst over the drink-drive limit and thereafter failing to provide a specimen of br ..
  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 ..