Drink Driving in UK Law

  • R v Petherick (Rosie Lee)
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 03 October 2012
    ... ... which was imposed for the offences of causing death by dangerous driving and driving with excess alcohol in a case in which she had entered prompt ... truth to the probation officer about the amount that she had had to drink. Next, she was driving a car which had been refused an MOT certificate and ... ...
  • Nettleship v Weston
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 30 June 1971
    ... ... Weston and "any person driving the car with his permission" against liability at law for damages in ... the driver has never driven a car before, or has taken too much to drink, or has poor eyesight or hearings and, furthermore, that the passenger ... ...
  • R v Majewski
    • House of Lords
    • 13 April 1976
    ... ... had been called by the defence as to the effect of the drugs and drink the appellant had taken, the learned judge, in the absence of the jury ... reduced to common assault, and stealing a motor car to taking and driving it away without the owner's consent ... 48 On the ... ...
  • R v Boswell
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 19 June 1984
    ... ... approach to be adopted to cases of causing death by reckless driving and reckless driving itself ... 3 The offence is ... as some of the cases that come before the Court, it is plain that drink was the basis of the trouble ... 28 In his favour ... ...
  • R v Beckford (Anthony)
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 21 December 1994
    ... ... appellant Ian Beckford was convicted of causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs. Sentence was then adjourned ... ...
  • R v Moloney
    • House of Lords
    • 21 March 1985
    ... ... The party was a convivial one. Drink flowed freely. Both Patrick Moloney and the appellant drank a great deal ... order to eliminate cases of negligence or of careless or dangerous driving." ... 45 He said, at p. 334: "My Lords, ... ...
  • Warner v Metropolitan Police Commissioner; R v Warner
    • House of Lords
    • 02 May 1968
    ... ... , or a manufacturer and exposes unsound meat for sale, or sells drink to a drunk man or certain parts of his factory are unsafe, it is no ... that on the morning of the 18th November, 1966, the Appellant was driving a mini-van. He was stopped by a Police officer. The Police officer ... ...
  • A.B. v South West Water Services Ltd
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 16 November 1992
    ... ... treatment works was of the right alkilinity and was safe to use and drink. The plaintiffs assert that that statement was unfounded and known to be ... where damages are brought for personal injuries in respect of driving. If the principle is right, a higher award of damages would be appropriate ... ...
  • Re Attorney General's Reference (No.152 of 2002); R v Robert Charles Cooksley
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 03 April 2003
    ... ... as to sentencing for the offence of causing death by dangerous driving and careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs in view of ... ...
  • Hyde Park Residence Ltd v Yelland
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 10 February 2000
    ... ... The third still shows two vehicles driving away at 16.18 ... 25 A heading "VIDEO THAT ... to suppress documents which could exonerate motorists convicted of drink driving or which might lead to their acquittal is, in my view, to found a ... ...
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