Our client was arrested for the first time in his life following a tirade of abuse and threats which he received from a group of lads during a night out at his local snooker club with his friends. A stand off ensued and our client reacted by hitting one of the men with his pool case a number of times and left the club. Our client was arrested that evening by the Police and upon arriving at the Police Station he contact us. Following disclosure of the pool case and our client seeking advice from us, he gave a clear and measured account of the incident and his motive for using his pool case as a weapon. He did not mean any intent to cause the injury that the man had sustained. Our client was charged with inflicting GBH with intent but was acquitted by the jury who were convinced by our client's account he gave in evidence consistent with the account he had given at his interview.
We acted for a man whose wife was tragically killed when our client's car, with him at the wheel, crossed onto the opposite carriageway into head-on collision with another vehicle seriously injuring the driver of that. Our client had been driving home following a lunch engagement and he dozed off. On our advice our client put forward a detailed and coherent account which disclosed no behaviour which increased the risk of dozing off and no warning sign of that. Our client was charged with causing death by careless driving; and he pleaded guilty and was fined by the Judge. All his legal costs were covered by his insurer.