Fully updated and revised, this practical book provides practitioners with invaluable guidance on the statute and case law concerning drinking and driving offences. Clear and thorough, "Drinking and Driving Offences" provides: coverage of all aspects, from initial breath test and arrest through to sentencing and rehabilitation; a handy and portable guide that will prove indispensable in the office and on the go; and, consideration of the impact of the forthcoming Road Safety Act 2006, which will include the introduction of medical enquiries for persistent offenders and the use of alcohol ignition interlocks.
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978-1-85328-559-2 (9781853285592)
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Jonathan Black has worked in the magistrate's court service since qualifying as a solicitor in 1980. He has been a Clerk to the Justices since 1988 and currently holds his fourth Clerkship (Hampshire & Isle of Wight). This extensive experience in lecturing and writing, includes two books as well as articles in Criminal Law Review and New Law Journal.
1. An overview of the procedure; 2. Power to require preliminary tests; 3. The arrest; 4. Protection for hospital patients and testing of incapacitated drivers; 5. Driving or in charge whilst unfit; 6. The 'in charge' statutory defence; 7. Driving whilst over the prescribed limit; 8. Evidence of analysis; 9. Using specimen evidence, post-accident consumption and back calculation; 10. Failure to provide a specimen; 11. Causing death whilst under the influence of drink or drugs; 12. Sentencing; 13. Road Safety Bill 2006.
