Simon Berkson
Simon has defended in a number of different areas of law relating to motoring.
Magistrates Work:
- Mitigating circumstances for totters to avoid disqualification
- Special reasons hearings to avoid penalty points/disqualification
- Speeding offences which could lead to a disqualification
- Drink driving/failing to provide/drunk in charge cases
- No insurance
- Drving whilst disqualified
- Breaches of trading standards as to sale of vehicles
Appeal work to the Crown Court:
- Taxi licence appeals to the Magistrate's Court and then to the Crown Court
- Appeals from the Magistrate's Court following conviction to the Crown Court
- Appeals from the Magistrate's Court to the Crown Court against sentence and
disqualification
- Restoration of driving licences following lengthy disqualification
Crown Court work:
- Causing death by dangerous /careless driving
- Dangerous driving
- Car ringing cases involving multi defendant conspiracies
- Fraudulent use cases
- Theft/handling of high value vehicles
- POCA cases involving the confiscation of vehicles
Appeals to the Court of Appeal:
- Appeals as to prison sentences
- Appeals as to the appropriateness/length of disqualification.
