All Traffic Offence Case Studies

This is a case study that involves our client driving a private e-scooter and the offences alleged to have been committed as a result of this action. The client was charged with driving unlicensed, driving an unregistered vehicle and failing to wear a motorcycle helmet resulting in a withdrawal of ...

This is a case study on a bail application for driving offences and other charges. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was a young man who failed to attend court for matters related to an alleged attempted robbery of a shop and assaults committed in a train. Some ...

This is a case study involving multiple driving charges and other offences. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was charged with numerous offences ranging from drugs, weapons, assault, and multiple traffic violations. These charges predated our client’s first court appearance for a drug offending and no other offences ...

This is a case study on Refuse Breath Test, traffic offences, and drug offences resulting in a fine and a "not guilty" verdict for the first offence. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was facing multiple charges involving both traffic and non-traffic offences. He was listening to the ...

This is a case study on traffic offences resulting in a moderate fine and the mandatory minimum period for licence cancellation. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was facing charges of Refuse Breath Test and Disobey Right Turn Sign. The police pulled her over after seeing her do ...

This is a case study on traffic offences, DUI, and Reckless Conduct Endangering Serious Injury that resulted in an adjourned undertaking without conviction. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was a 20-year old man who decided to drive home after drinking with friends. He was using his father's ...

Ophelia Hollway This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Ophelia Hollway. Ophelia is a Senior Associate and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George. She has defended a wide range of ...

This is a case study on several traffic offences and an Exceed PCA charge resulting in a fine and a licence cancellation for a minimal period. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was charged with multiple driving offences after getting caught by the police one early morning. He ...

This is a case study on drink driving and other traffic offences that led to a sentence of a good behaviour bond. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was facing several traffic offences which include both drink driving and non-drink driving. The drink driving offences arose from a ...

This is a case study on Exceed PCA and Careless Driving offences resulting in a licence disqualification that was kept to a minimum. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client lost control of his vehicle and accidentally drove into a shop, writing off his car and another car in ...

Ophelia Hollway This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Ophelia Hollway. Ophelia is a Senior Associate and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George. She has defended a wide range of ...

This is a case study on drug driving and driving whilst disqualified which, in effect, led to a charge of Breach of Suspended Sentence. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client tested positive for cannabis and methamphetamines following a random drug driving test conducted by the police. During this ...

This is a case study on Exceed PCA and other traffic offences resulting in a minimum licence penalty without conviction. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was an 18-year old man who got into a car accident while under the influence of alcohol. His car was written off ...

This is a case study on charges of Refuse Breath Test and General Duty of Driver or Person in Charge of Motor Vehicle resulting in a withdrawal of the first charge and a fine for the remaining traffic offence. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was subjected to ...

This is a case study on a charge of Culpable Driving Causing Death resulting in a “not guilty” verdict. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was facing a charge of Culpable Driving Causing Death at the Melbourne County Court following a road accident involving an elderly person.She was ...

This is a case study on a charge of Culpable Driving Causing Death heard in the County Court. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client had been drinking with his best friend at a birthday party. He left after someone made a comment to him which he found offensive ...

This is a case study that involves withdrawing a Dangerous Driving charge. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was facing multiple traffic charges following allegations by the police that she was driving a car and was seen doing a protracted burn out on a street. As there were ...

This is a case study on charges of Speeding and Dangerous Driving. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was facing charges of Dangerous Driving and Exceed Speed Limit at the Heidelberg Magistrates’ Court. Although he admitted to the speeding charge, he was however disputing whether his manner of ...

This is a case study on a sentence of good behaviour bond for Careless Driving. What is alleged to have occurred? The police charged our client with Careless Driving following a road accident that caused no injury to any person but which otherwise resulted in a major traffic inconvenience.We acted ...

This is a case study on a bail application for Unlicensed Driving and Theft charges. What is alleged to have occurred? Police was refusing bail for our client for reasons that he continues to engage in criminal activities to support his drug habit. He was already on two counts of ...

This is a case study on an appeal against a prison term for driving whilst suspended. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client wanted to appeal a 2-month term of imprisonment handed down by the Magistrates’ Court for a charge of Driving Whilst Suspended. He had already been previously ...

This is a case study on a bail application for traffic and drug charges. What is alleged to have occurred? The police charged our client with Driving Disqualified and several other drug offences. The allegations were that our client was trafficking 12 kilograms of cannabis and was in possession of ...

This is a case study on reducing Dangerous Driving Causing Serious Injury to Careless Driving.Following our client’s interview and the investigation, he was charged with Dangerous Driving Causing Serious Injury. At the time of the alleged offence, the client had no relevant criminal history and was 51 years old. There ...

This is a case study on pleading guilty to Dangerous Driving.Our client was aged 61 at the time of the alleged offending and had no relevant prior court history. What is alleged to have occurred? The incident occurred during the client’s employment as a bus driver wherein it was alleged ...

This is a case study on Exceed Speed Limit at 50/h above the limit.Our client had been charged with driving 148km/h in a 100-zone. If you get caught going this quickly, you’re looking at a mandatory minimum license suspension of 12 months. Unfortunately the law in this area is very ...

This is a case study on charges of DUI and Exceed PCA resulting in a fine with no conviction. Our client was charged with Drive Under the Influence of Alcohol (s. 49(1)(a)) and Exceed Prescribed Concentration of Alcohol (s. 49(1)(b)). She was 61 years old and, at the time of ...

Ophelia Hollway This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Ophelia Hollway. Ophelia is a Senior Associate and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George. She has defended a wide range of ...

This is a case study on theft and driving offences resulting in a diversion sentence. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was alleged to have stolen a set of number plates from a parked vehicle and fitted them to her own unregistered vehicle. This was in order for ...

This is a case study on withdrawing a charge of Driving Without Headlights. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was a taxi driver who had previously elected to take the 1 x point option on his licence after accruing a number of demerit points over time. On the ...

This is a case study on a charge of Drive Whilst Disqualified resulting in a fine with no licence disqualification.Our client was charged with two counts of Driving Whilst Disqualified against section 30 of the Road Safety Act 1986 (Vic). The offences were committed less than two months apart. The ...

This is a case study on a sentence of Community Correction Order for multiple driving offences.Our client was charged with 12 driving offences including Driving an Unregistered Vehicle, Driving Whilst Under the Influence of Drugs, and three counts of Driving Whilst Disqualified against section 30 of the Road Safety Act ...

Ophelia Hollway This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Ophelia Hollway. Ophelia is a Senior Associate and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George. She has defended a wide range of ...

This is a case study on Drive Unregistered Motor Vehicle and fraud-related traffic charges. The client made full admissions to the police and subsequently sent a letter of apology to them. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was charged with fraudulently using false registration plates, fraudulently using/altering compliance ...

This is a case study involving a sentence of fine without conviction for Driving Whilst Suspended. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was charged with two counts of Driving Whilst Suspended. He lost his licence due to demerit points which accrued due to excessive speeding.The first time the ...

This is a case study on pleading guilty to Handling Stolen Goods and other charges. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client had four matters involving handling stolen goods, drug possession, and weapons possession. He has a long history of similar offending and the matters before the court on ...

This is a case study on an application for diversion for Careless Driving. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was driving alone in their vehicle when they lost concentration and failed to negotiate a sweeping bend in the roadway. The client had been driving for a lengthy period ...

This is a case study on driving whilst suspended on a court-imposed suspension. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was charged with Driving Whilst Suspended following a court-imposed suspension for excessive speed, which is an aggravating feature of the offending. The matter also involved deception as the client ...

This is a case study on a Community Correction Order for Drive Whilst Suspended. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was charged with several driving offences and a breach of a CCO. He was facing a potential term of imprisonment given his extensive criminal history. He also had ...

This is a case study on a charge of Reverse When Unsafe resulting in a fine without conviction. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was on his way home from work when he stopped off at the shops. It was quite late, and it was dark. As he ...

This is a case study on an imposition of minimum disqualification periods for drink driving and dangerous driving offences. The client was in his early 20s at the time of the offending and had some minor traffic offences, including a prior for drink driving. What is alleged to have occurred? ...

This is a case study on assault and driving charges resulting in an adjourned undertaking and a licence cancellation for the mandatory minimum period. What is alleged to have occurred? The alleged offences arose out of ongoing hostilities between our client and the partner of his former wife. The most ...

This is a case study on Careless Driving resulting in a financial penalty. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client had got into his car after work. He reversed his car, and at that moment was blinded by bright sunlight. He proceeded to reverse, and while doing so accidentally ...

Ophelia Hollway This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Ophelia Hollway. Ophelia is a Senior Associate and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George. She has defended a wide range of ...

This is a case study on Drive Disqualified with drink driving priors. What is alleged to have occurred? After driving home from work, our client went through a random breath-testing station on a main road in the outer norther-suburbs. He passed the breath test but unfortunately was disqualified from driving ...

This is a case study on Exceed PCA and Exceed Speed Limit offences.The following penalties apply for the drink driving offence: Driver’s license cancelled and suspended for 6 months Fine of around $3,000 Interlock device for 6 months Completion of a drink driver behaviour change course As for the speeding ...

This is a case study on pleading guilty to Refuse to Provide Further Sample. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was a young person who was involved in his first drink driving offences. He was pulled over by the police and was asked to participate in a random ...

This is a case study on a plea of guilty to Driving Whilst Disqualified. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client had lost their licence for exceeding the speed limit by 35+km/h. This occurred in the weeks proceeding to being intercepted for driving whilst suspended. What happened at court? ...

This is a case study on Exceed PCA as an alternative to a DUI charge. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was before the court facing drink driving offences and a Careless Driving offence due to a minor crash. Specifically, the charges were drink driving offence alternatives and ...

This is a case study on charges of drug driving and Careless Driving, including Possess Drug of Dependence, that resulted in an adjourned undertaking without conviction. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was driving and veered out of his lane into oncoming traffic then collided head-on with a ...

Kristina Kothrakis This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Kristina Kothrakis. Kristina is a Director and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George, recognised by Doyle's Guide as a Leading Criminal ...

This is a case study on a charge of Drive Whilst Suspended using honest and reasonable belief as a defence. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was pulled over by the police for a random intercept. It was discovered that he was driving on a suspended drivers licence ...

Una Ebsworth This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Una Ebsworth. Una is a Director and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George, recognised by Doyle's Guide as a Preeminent Criminal ...

This is a case study on a sentence of diversion for Careless Driving. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was charged with a traffic offence following an accident where she ran into the back of another vehicle which caused it to collide with the vehicle in front. It ...

Ophelia Hollway This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Ophelia Hollway. Ophelia is a Senior Associate and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George. She has defended a wide range of ...

This is a case study on Driving Whilst Suspended arising out of an honest and reasonable mistake. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was charged with Driving Whilst Suspended and had multiple relevant priors. He instructed us that during the term of his suspension, he renewed his driver's ...

Jon Ross This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Jon Ross. Jon is a Senior Associate at Doogue + George, bringing over 20 years of exclusive criminal defence practice from one of London's ...

Ophelia Hollway This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Ophelia Hollway. Ophelia is a Senior Associate and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George. She has defended a wide range of ...

Ophelia Hollway This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Ophelia Hollway. Ophelia is a Senior Associate and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George. She has defended a wide range of ...

Kristina Kothrakis This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Kristina Kothrakis. Kristina is a Director and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George, recognised by Doyle's Guide as a Leading Criminal ...

This is a case study on driving charges resulting in a financial penalty without conviction. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was charged with Exceed PCA 49(1)(B) and Dangerous Driving. We represented him at the Ringwood Magistrates' Court. What happened at court? After summary case conferencing the matter ...

Amelia Ramsay This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Amelia Ramsay. Amelia is a Partner at Doogue + George, recognised by Doyle's Guide as a Recommended Criminal Defence Lawyer in Victoria (2026). She ...

Ophelia Hollway This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Ophelia Hollway. Ophelia is a Senior Associate and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George. She has defended a wide range of ...

Ophelia Hollway This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Ophelia Hollway. Ophelia is a Senior Associate and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George. She has defended a wide range of ...

Ophelia Hollway This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Ophelia Hollway. Ophelia is a Senior Associate and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George. She has defended a wide range of ...

This is a case study on a bail application involving an accused in a show cause position. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was in a show cause position as he allegedly committed further indictable offences whilst on two counts of bail. He also had a significant prior ...

This is a case study on multiple driving charges resulting in a Community Corrections Order. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client had been represented by Victoria Legal Aid in the Sunshine Magistrates’ Court where he had been sentenced to 45 days imprisonment and been disqualified from driving for ...

Ophelia Hollway This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Ophelia Hollway. Ophelia is a Senior Associate and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George. She has defended a wide range of ...

Ophelia Hollway This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Ophelia Hollway. Ophelia is a Senior Associate and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George. She has defended a wide range of ...

Ophelia Hollway This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Ophelia Hollway. Ophelia is a Senior Associate and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George. She has defended a wide range of ...

Ophelia Hollway This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Ophelia Hollway. Ophelia is a Senior Associate and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George. She has defended a wide range of ...

Una Ebsworth This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Una Ebsworth. Una is a Director and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George, recognised by Doyle's Guide as a Preeminent Criminal ...

Ophelia Hollway This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Ophelia Hollway. Ophelia is a Senior Associate and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George. She has defended a wide range of ...

This is a case study on driving offences resulting in a fine without conviction. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client, after having attended a farewell party, drove home intoxicated and collided into a bike rider. She did not stop after the accident even though the bike was attached ...

This is a case study on a successful diversion application for driving offences. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client pulled in front of a vehicle illegally causing that car to brake suddenly and the car behind to collide into the rear of that vehicle. Our client was approached ...

This is a case study on drug and driving offences resulting in a Community Corrections Order. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was arrested in his car and was charged with multiple charges including trafficking ice with the quantity in his car being 30 grams. He had no ...

This is a case study on drink driving and other traffic offences resulting in a minimum licence penalty without conviction. What is alleged to have occurred? Our client was involved in a car accident and was drunk at the time. He was a young offender aged 18 years old and ...

This is a case study on driving charges resulting in a moderate financial penalty and minimum license suspension. What is alleged to have occurred? The client was driving with a passenger in his car, exceeding the speed limited by a considerable amount. He was cutting across all lanes and zigzagging ...

This is a case study on Dangerous and Careless Driving charges resulting in a good behaviour bond without conviction. What is alleged to have occurred? The client was involved in a “road rage” type incident, where he was observed braking heavily and driving erratically.Police charged him with dangerous driving (which ...

Una Ebsworth This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Una Ebsworth. Una is a Director and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George, recognised by Doyle's Guide as a Preeminent Criminal ...

This is a case study on a successful diversion application for charges of Create False Entry in Log Book. What is alleged to have occurred? Client operated his own business as a truck driver delivering freight interstate. The police alleged that on 4 separate occasions, client had deliberately entered false ...

Bill Doogue This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Bill Doogue. Bill is a founding Director and Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George, recognised by Doyle's Guide as one of five ...

Ophelia Hollway This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Ophelia Hollway. Ophelia is a Senior Associate and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George. She has defended a wide range of ...

This is a case study on assault and driving offences resulting in a financial penalty without conviction. What is alleged to have occurred? Police alleged that this was a road rage matter where our client tailgated the L plate driver of a another vehicle. It was alleged that he hit ...

Kristina Kothrakis This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Kristina Kothrakis. Kristina is a Director and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George, recognised by Doyle's Guide as a Leading Criminal ...

This is a case study on assault and driving charges resulting in a fine without conviction. What is alleged to have occurred? An argument ensued between our client and her boyfriend. The client got into her car and her boyfriend jumped into the back. The argument continued inside the vehicle ...