Wilkinson's Road Traffic Offences, 31st Edition (2nd Supplement only)

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;