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
Kilmarnock Dangerous Driving Charge Not Guilty
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Kilmarnock Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused of dangerous driving by failing to observe a temporary red light and thereafter hitting the workman who was operating the temporary light ..
  Kept Licence
Dangerous Driving Livingston Not Guilty
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Livingston Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused of driving dangerously by travelling at 100mph in a 70mph limit when the M8 Eastbound at Junction 2 was covered in snow and ice. Our clie ..
  Kept Licence
Dangerous Driving Charge Glasgow Red Light Accident
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Dangerous Driving Charge at Glasgow Sheriff Court Our client was a new driver forced to take an alternative route due to road works. He had been working a long ..
  Kept Licence
Dangerous Driving By Falling Asleep At The Wheel
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Oban Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Ever since the Appeal Court delivered its opinion in Helen Alexander v Procurator Fiscal, Edinburgh (2016) HCJAC 3, the Crown has sought to prosecute drivers wh ..
  Kept Licence
Glasgow Sheriff Court Dangerous Driving Not Guilty
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Glasgow Dangerous Driving Charge Reduced Our client was originally charged withinter alia dangerous driving and driving without insurance and instructed us onl ..
  Kept Licence
Dangerous Driving Airdrie Charge Dropped
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Airdrie Sheriff Court
Serious Dangerous Driving Charge Dropped By Procurator Fiscal Our client had been accused of driving at excessive speed for the road conditions, failing to mai ..