Download or read book The Drink- And Drug-Drive Offences: A Handbook for Practitioners written by P.M. CALLOW and published by Wildy, Simmonds & Hill Publishing. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the second edition of this work was published, the drug-driving offences have come into their own. These offences, introduced in 2015, now account for almost as many convictions as the excess alcohol offences. The conviction rate for both groups of offences continues to be extremely high, at approximately 95 per cent. This third edition takes account of some forty judgments of the appellate courts since the publication of the second edition. While the interpretation of the statutory road traffic provisions continues to be developed in the case law, other issues are coming to the fore. Common problems in contested drink- and drug-driving cases are lack of diligence in preparation for trial and/or failure properly to scrutinise applications for adjournments. The appellate courts have robustly applied the Criminal Procedure Rules aimed at avoiding delay and have remained constant in insisting on "rigorous scrutiny" of requests for adjournments. Judicial review is increasingly used to challenge decisions of the lower courts; the case law on the circumstances in which this route is appropriate has been drawn together. In this edition, the commentary on the difficult cases of Carless [2005] EWHC 3234 (Admin) and Coe [2009] EWCA Crim 1452 has been revised to emphasise that neither case sets a precedent for the admission in evidence of the analysis of blood specimens taken outside the regime of the 1988 Act. This practical and accessible book is intended for all practitioners concerned with this area of law, whether police, prosecution, defence, or court officials, and adopts a neutral standpoint between their various interests.