It’s often said that the quality of any forensic work is only as good as the quality of what’s happened before an item gets to the laboratory. In the not-too-distant past, when items such as clothing or footwear were seized from an individual, the exhibit bags would remain sealed until the items arrived at the…
This is a major development in road safety and motoring law but behind the headline figures, can we really totally rely on the results of portable roadside drug testing? The Government are seemingly euphoric after the publication of drug driving data in December 2015. The campaign, which ran from December 1 – 31, saw 1888…
There have been two bits of interesting news regarding drink driving in the last few days and weeks. The first is a change in legislation: “Section 8(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (the “RTA”) provides that out of the two specimens of breath provided, it is the one with the lower proportion of alcohol…
Often, a drink-driving expert is asked a specific question: “Whether or not an individual would have known whether their rink had been spiked or laced with additional alcohol”. Now is the time of year when Police begin their annual clampdown on drunk driving. But, we all see the warnings about the importance of watching…
Proposed legislation in 2015 aimed to address the issue of drug driving, potentially putting an end to the challenges regularly faced by police forces when prosecuting drivers who may be under the influence of drugs. Currently, drivers face a tripod of evidence against them; alleged poor driving, the presence of a drug in their blood…
