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Archive for April, 2014

Failure To Provide A Specimen on Medical Grounds

A delighted client is celebrating after being found not guilty of Failing to Provide a Specimen of Breath for analysis due to medical grounds.

 

Mr Singh, who appeared for trial in March at Nottingham Magistrates Court, argued that he was unable to provide the specimen required of him due to complications associated with his diabetes.  Full prosecution disclosure and CCTV was obtained by Forrest Williams, all of which displayed Mr Singh to be uncooperative, abusive and behaving entirely out of character.

 

While Mr Singh was advised of the difficulties of his case, Forrest Williams thoroughly prepared his defence and assigned a senior barrister to his trial.

 

Mr Singh gave evidence and was cross-examined, and his evidence together with medical evidence and other supporting evidence obtained by Forrest Williams portrayed a very clear case of a man unable to comply with instructions due to a spell of Diabetic complications.

 

Mr Singh was found not guilty and his file will be assessed in order that he can receive a refund of legal fees from the Court.

 

Mr Singh was ecstatic and thoroughly grateful for all of the help he received from Forrest Williams.

 

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Failing To Disclose Driver’s Details Case Discontinued

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Our client, Ravi, was delighted this week to be told that the Crown Prosecution Service had decided to discontinue the charge against her due to insufficient evidence.

 

Ravi tells us that she will now sleep at night, following a very worrying period of waiting for her trial date.

 

Ravi explained to us initially how she had been driving a company car when caught speeding.  The Notice of Intended Prosecution had been sent to her employer, and she had never received any paperwork asking her to notify herself as the driver.  Assuming her company had done this on her behalf, she waited to hear more about the speeding offence.

 

However, some months later, Ravi was shocked to receive a summons to court for a completely different charge – Failing to Disclose Driver’s Details.  This was especially surprising as she had made contact with the police following the speeding offence, identifying herself as the driver of the vehicle in question, and been assured that it was ‘being dealt with’.

 

We liaised with the CPS regarding the charge and entered Ravi’s not guilty plea by letter.  A trial date was set and preparations commenced.  Ravi told us later that the waiting period was especially difficult, making it difficult to concentrate at work, or think about anything else.

 

We were delighted to be able to phone Ravi and tell her that the charge had been dropped and that she would not now have to appear in court.  At first, Ravi could not believe the good news.

 

She thanked Forrest Williams for all the help and support received during a very difficult time and said she would be happy to recommend our services.  Another satisfied client!

 

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Forrest Williams Join Mansfield 2020 and Career Champions

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Forrest Williams are very proud to reveal their alliance with award-winning Business Club, Mansfield 2020.

 

Our specialist motoring firm’s headquarters are based in Mansfield and we are committed to supporting the local community.

 

We are delighted that this involvement has led to our active position with Career Champions, an organisation designed to champion and support young local people.

 

Full details are in this article.

 

We are also delighted to have been short-listed for the Career Champions Award 2014.  The awards ceremony is to be held on 4 April, 2014.

 

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