Legal 500 2014
"Consultant Caroline Dunne is ‘a total professional' who goes ‘far beyond the simple duties of taking instructions."
View ArticleCaroline Dunne Comments in The Times: Challenging ‘soft’ sentences for...
Caroline Dunne is a Consultant Solicitor specialising in criminal law, road traffic offences and regulatory offences. The article discusses attorney-general, Jeremy Wright, QC, current review of the...
View ArticleCaroline Dunne Comments in The Law Society Gazette: Should Witnesses Be...
Caroline Dunne, a consultant in the criminal defence team comments on the risks of coaching a witness before a trial. The article was published in the Law Society Gazette 16 February 2015. Related...
View ArticleNew drug driving laws came in to force March 2015
The government's new drug driving laws came into force March 2 2015. The aim of these laws is to make it easier to arrest and convict drug drivers. The new offence means that it is an offence to drive...
View ArticleCaroline Dunne Comments in Fleet Point: Is a driving ban inevitable with 12...
Road traffic and speeding offences expert, Caroline Dunne, discusses speeding offences committed by fleet drivers, and whether a driving ban is inevitable if 12 points have been added to a licence .The...
View ArticleCaroline Dunne Comments in Fleet Point: Is a driving ban inevitable with 12...
Road traffic and speeding offences expert, Caroline Dunne, discusses speeding offences committed by fleet drivers, and whether a driving ban is inevitable if 12 points have been added to a licence .The...
View ArticleSpeeding offences and exceptional hardship: Can sales representatives avoid a...
Large commissions, good training and trips abroad often lure field sales representatives into the profession. As well as focus and initiative, a successful sales representative should enjoy driving as...
View ArticleRoad traffic offences and the self employed: Can you avoid a driving ban?
According to figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), 4.6 million people where registered self-employed in the UK in 2014. With self-employment being higher than any point over the last...
View ArticleThe DVLA Tax Loophole: Vehicle tax is No Longer Transferable
Did you know that vehicle tax is no longer transferable?The new rules, introduced by the DVLA on October 1 2014, have resulted in a considerable increase in clampings – up from 5000 a month to almost...
View ArticleNew Changes to the Paper Counterpart of a Driving Licence
As from 8th June 2015 the DVLA will no longer issue a paper counterpart along with the photo card driving licence. This is a move to cut down on “red tape” by the DVLA. At the same time the way in...
View ArticleDrunk in Charge of a Motor Vehicle
Is it ever a good idea to sleep in your car having had too much to drink?Most people are fully aware that it is a criminal offence to drive a vehicle after having consumed so much alcohol that they...
View ArticleCar Insurance Fraud: Why ‘Fronting’ Could Have Serious Implications For You...
For younger drivers aged between 17 and 25, car insurance premiums can exceed more than double the national average. With insurance costs running between £1000-1500, the annual premium could even...
View ArticleSmoking Ban in Cars When Children Are Present: New Law Effective 1 October 2015
On 1 October 2015 the government brought in a new law that made it an offence to smoke in a car in which children under 18 years of age were present. Second-hand smoke has been found to contain almost...
View ArticleThe 12 Myths of Drink Driving and the Consequences of a Conviction and...
Caroline Dunne, road traffic and driving offences solicitor at IBB discusses the 12 commonly held myths associated with drink-driving.Please find the transcript of the video below:My name is Caroline...
View ArticleCaroline Dunne Writes in Get Bucks: 6 Urban Myths of Drink Driving
Caroline Dunne, IBB's criminal law and driving offences solicitor and expert, discusses 6 urban myths associated with drink driving.Some drivers are under the impression that there are "techniques"...
View ArticleWill the Removal of White Lines Really Improve Road Safety?
Opinion is divided on the removal of white lines from the centre of roads despite trials showing that motorists drive slower once the lines are removed. Pilots in Wiltshire and Derby have shown a...
View ArticlePrescription Drugs and New Drug Driving Laws: Are You Aware of the 8 Drugs...
At IBB Solicitors we have experience helping people facing drug driving charges. Please call Caroline Dunne on 01895 207214 for defence advice. Alternatively email roadtraffic@ibblaw.co.uk or complete...
View ArticleIs the New Drug Driving Law Working? Caroline Dunne Discusses the Issues in...
Criminal defence expert, Caroline Dunne, discusses the drug driving law - including the impact of the new legislation and the consequences of the offence.The article was published in Criminal Law...
View ArticleTexting While Driving Offence: Penalty Points and Fines Set to Double
Figures from the Department for Transport (DFT) show that drivers distracted by their phone were a factor in 440 accidents in Britain last year, with 22 of them being fatal. This has led to increasing...
View ArticleSmart Motorways Rack Up £450,000 From Speeding Fines: Are You Next?
Latest figures suggest more than 1,000 are caught speeding every week following the introduction of smart motorways.A BBC investigation found that in 2015, over 52,000 drivers were issued fixed...
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