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Director of Public Prosecutions v Barreto: Admn 31 Jul 2019

Non-communications use of phone not caught The DPP appealed from a decision overturning the conviction of the respondent for the use while driving of a mobile phone to take pictures. Held: The phrasing of the statute limited the offence to one of using the phone for communication purposes. Other uses were not caught by the … Continue reading Director of Public Prosecutions v Barreto: Admn 31 Jul 2019

Bendt v Crown Prosecution Service: Admn 25 Jan 2022

Further consideration of the circumstances in which the use of a hand-held mobile telephone when driving contravened s.41D of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Regulation 110 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986. The appellant appeals by way of case stated from a decision of the Bexley Magistrates’ Court on 14 June … Continue reading Bendt v Crown Prosecution Service: Admn 25 Jan 2022