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

Author: Kevin McCormac; Philip Brown; Nick Watson; Peter Veits; Joanna Woodhouse
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
ISBN: 9780414124523

Previous Edition ISBN: 9780414120389
Published In: December 2024
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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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;

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Preface

Updates to Chapters -

1. Definitions

2. Procedure

3. Evidence

5. Dangerous, Careless and Inconsiderate Driving, Etc.

6. Driver Offences

8. Vehicle Offences

9. Protection of Drivers and Passengers

10. Insurance

11. Driving Licences

13. Goods and Passenger Vehicles

18. Custodial and Other Penalties

19. Endorsement and Penalty Points

20. Disqualification

22. Appeals

Kevin McCormac, O.B.E., M.A. (General Editor) is a barrister and author of Archbold Magistrates’ Courts Criminal Practice. Wilkinson is also edited by Philip Brown, M.A., LL.B., solicitor and former Senior Traffic Commissioner; Malcolm Dodds, LL.M., formerly District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts); Nick Watson, O.B.E., LL.M., M.B.A., District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts); and Peter Veits, District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts).