{"product_id":"9780854903092-drink-drug-drive-case-notes-4th-edit","title":"Drink- and Drug-Drive Case Notes","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book comprises over 600 summaries of the many cases on the drink- and drug- driving offences which have come before the higher courts. Each note is presented as a headnote summarising the \u003cem\u003eratio\u003c\/em\u003e of the case, a short statement of the facts, the issue(s) in the appeal and an extract from the judgment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrink- and Drug- Drive Case Notes\u003c\/em\u003e comprises summaries of the many cases on the drink- and drug- driving offences which have come before the higher courts. Over 600 judgments are summarised. Each note is presented as a headnote summarising the \u003cem\u003eratio\u003c\/em\u003e of the case, a short statement of the facts, the issue(s) in the appeal and an extract from the judgment. The notes are intended to provide a broad outline of the trends in the case law and as starting points for readers seeking guidance on particular points. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work is divided into chapters which follow, broadly, the stages in an investigation: the requirement to provide specimens of breath, blood or urine; the offence of failing without reasonable excuse to cooperate or to provide specimens; challenges to the breath testing and breath analysis devices; the “statutory assumption” that the proportion of alcohol or a drug at the time of the offence was not less than in the specimen; evidence, including issues such as the admissibility of the printout from the breath analysis device and of the contemporaneous records of the procedure completed by the investigating officer; the discretion under PACE to admit or exclude evidence; definitions, notably of “public place”; defences, including no likelihood of driving while over the limit; special reasons for not disqualifying; and a host of procedural issues, featuring the courts’ insistence on compliance with the Criminal Procedure Rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fourth edition includes notes of over fifty cases decided since the third edition was published. Themes running through the new cases include the availability of judicial review as a means of challenge, case management, the appropriateness of adjournments and preparedness for trial. Longer-standing issues have also been re-visited: the disclosure of records, consulting the forms completed during the investigation \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55884720767350,"sku":"9780854903092","price":192.87,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35249668_6d34fe10-c55c-4ac4-8edd-8d658fc1e419.jpg?v=1752182761","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780854903092-drink-drug-drive-case-notes-4th-edit","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}