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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Fort William 115mph In 60mph Limit Short Term Ban
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Fort William Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was charged with dangerous driving. The crux of the matter was that he had been detected travelling at 115mph in a 60mph limit, driving past busy lay ..
Licence Restored
Appeal Against Driving Ban Scotland
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Lanark Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was originally charged withdangerous driving by speeding at 103mph in a 70mph limit. We spoke to the Procurator Fiscal who agreed that the conduct wa ..
Kept Licence
Perth Sheriff Court Dangerous Driving Reduced To Careless
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Perth Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was reported to the Police by the driver of an on-coming vehicle who required to come to a complete stop to avoid a head-on collision. The incident w ..
Kept Licence
Kilmarnock Dangerous Driving Charge Reduced To Careless
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Kilmarnock Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was facing a fairly serious charge of dangerous driving contrary to section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
The incident itself was fairly benign an ..
Kept Licence
Dangerous Driving Charge Fort William At Glencoe
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Fort William Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was involved in a near miss and was charged with a contravention of the Road Traffic Act 1988, Section 2 commonly referred to as "dangerous driving". ..
Kept Licence
Dangerous Driving Charge Deserted in Oban Sheriff
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Oban Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
This case called for trial on 3 June 2019 within Oban Sheriff Court. For whatever reason, we often deal with cases in Oban where an off-duty Police office witne ..