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
Stranraer Dangerous Driving Charge
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Stranraer Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused tailgating the police and swerving from side to side flashing his lights in an apparent road rage incident. He was charged withdangerousd ..
  Kept Licence
86/40 Dangerous Driving Becomes 5 Points
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused of dangerous driving by speeding at 86mph in an area of roadworks on the M8 restricted to 40mph (normally 50mph). We were instructed to ..
  Kept Licence
Hamilton Dangerous Driving 115mph Kept Licence
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Hamilton Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was prosecuted fordangerous driving on the basis that he had been caught speeding by two police officers utilising a Uniplar SL700 laser speed gun at ..
  Kept Licence
Dangerous Driving Not Guilty After Trial
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our Mr Simpson represented a client accused of driving dangerously by failing to observe a STOP sign and crashing into a minibus full of children en route to nu ..
  Reduced Sentence
Dangerous Driving Hamilton 90/30
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Hamilton Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court
This was one of two trials that our Mr Simpson dealt with at Hamilton Sheriff Court on 23rd March 2023. As with the other case, this client faced an allegation ..
  Kept Licence
Dangerous Driving Hamilton 101/50
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Hamilton Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client had been accused ofdangerous driving contrary to the Road Traffic Act 1988, Section 2 (as amended). The basis of the charge was that he had had a bu ..