Drop in offensive weapon crimes
The Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland QC has welcomed the drop in crimes of handling an offensive weapon reported in the statistical bulletin published by Scotland’s Chief Statistician. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
New campaign launched for anniversary of motor insurance law
As the Continuous Insurance Enforcement (CIE) law to tackle uninsured motoring reaches its one year anniversary, statistics show good progress but also that that there is still work to be done as there are an estimated 1.2 million uninsured drivers on our roads. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
New penalties to tackle careless driving
Careless drivers will be targeted under new proposals announced for consultation by Road Safety Minister Mike Penning. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
ACPOS launches drink and drug driving campaign
The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) has announced that this year’s summer drink and drug driving campaign will run from 4th to 18th June, and all eight of Scotland’s police forces will take part. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Sleeping driver avoids driving ban
A father from Argyll has managed to avoid a driving ban, despite admitting drink driving and crashing his car in to a cemetery, reports the Scottish Sun. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Lower drink drive limit proposed for Scotland
Road safety charity Brake has welcomed plans to lower the drink-drive limit in Scotland “as a priority”. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Support for victims and witnesses
Providing more help and support for victims and witnesses whilst making offenders more accountable for their crimes is key to building a better criminal justice system, the Justice Secretary has said. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Young uninsured drivers down by half
New figures released by the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) have revealed that the number of 17 – 20-year-olds estimated to be driving without insurance has decreased by half over the last three years. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
