If a butcher leaves his shop to collect a delivery of meat from a truck parked across the street, is he breaking the law if he carries a knife with him while he collects the meat?

"Judge Carroll told the employer that she could not understand how any employer could not identify which one of their staff were driving their vehicles at all times"

If people are aware of this, the ‘deterrence’ power of jail has been effective. In other words, the risk of jail helps people to ‘self-police’ while on the roads, without the necessity of having police officers standing on every street corner or sending scores of people to jail.

"If you have a few convictions for road traffic offences in the past then the calculus changes. As far as the courts are concerned, you’re not learning your lesson. So maybe jail is the appropriate sanction here?"

"Judges get a lot of criticism online (some of it deserved) but most of it is undeserved"...

4 bottles of beer amounts to 8 “standard drinks” and will take 8 hours to process. That’s the minimum period that should pass before you attempt to drive.

"Clothes maketh the man". And woman...

You may escape disqualification the first time. You won't the second time. The third time? You're looking at jail.

If an arrest meant disqualification we wouldn't need courts.

An innovative new 'scrappage scheme'

"Sir" and "Miss" are good starts

The eternal question...

"Testing blood for alcohol takes a few days. Its a very quick process. But testing blood for drugs "takes weeks if not months" (to quote the Bureau)"

"Turning to Huhne the judge remarked that he had “fallen from a great height’ and that he was ‘somewhat- but not greatly in my view-more culpable” than his ex-wife. He had stronger words for his ex-wife."

Sometimes the difference between success and failure is pure chance. Embrace it.

Imagine facing a judge for the same crime in two different courtrooms. In one, you get one-year in prison. In the other? Ten years.

If you’re asking whether it’s legal, maybe. But if you’re asking whether it’s safe—legally, reputationally, personally—the real answer is clear: You already know.

Dangerous Driving FAQ Ireland | Penalties, Reports & Summons Explained What happens if someone reports me for dangerous driving in...

The 'best performing' witness does not equate to the most accurate or credible. Some people are highly skilled at public speaking and in the witness box can seem cool and assured. But just because someone is calm and composed, does not mean that they are de facto accurate.

Listen to the question and answer the question, not some question you think you should be asked.