Drink Driving

Astor Legal recently were successful in persuading a Judge to allow an appeal and sentence our client to a Section 10 for high-range drink driving. The client was a 26-year-old truck driver. He had recently come to Australia by himself to earn money and support his family financially overseas. On the day of the offence […]

Our client is a young doctor who was caught with an 0.08 blood alcohol reading after being stopped for a random breath test. He was subsequently charged with driving with mid-range PCA. In the Local Court he instructed another firm to appear for him. He was convicted and given six month disqualification at Downing Centre […]

Our Client is a 32 year old man who was caught with an 0.099 blood alcohol reading through a random breath test. He was subsequently charged with driving with mid-range PCA. He came to us distraught at the thought of facing a lengthy disqualification period, which would mean he would have to close his delivery […]

Last week Astor Legal appeared at Sutherland Local Court on behalf of our 39-year-old client. Our client was a member of the Australian Navy and had served for over 20 years. In the lead up to the offence, he had spent 3 years on a Navy ship, away from his family. Upon his return, he […]

Astor Legal recently appeared at Sutherland Local Court on behalf of our 62-year-old client. Our client had attended a wine tasting the night before where he consumed a number of alcoholic drinks. He consumed a further two glasses of wine with dinner. The next morning he woke up and drove to work. Unfortunately, his blood […]

Astor Legal recently appeared for a 54-year-old mechanic who was charged with ‘drive with mid-range PCA‘. Our client was the owner of a workshop and employed a number of people. As such, he did not have a very strong need for a licence as there were other employees who could fulfil driving obligations. Initially our […]

Last week Astor Legal appeared for a 27 year old truck driver who was charged with ‘drive with mid-range PCA‘. Our client had been through a tumultuous few months leading up to the offence. His family were in India and were in the midst of a third wave of the COVID pandemic. He was the […]

Astor Legal recently appeared at Hornsby Local Court on behalf of our client who was employed as a truck driver. Three years ago he had been disqualified from driving for 6 months after he was convicted of an offence of ‘Drive Under the Influence‘. At the time he had been represented by another law firm. […]

Our client is a 41-year-old single mother who works as a carer for the elderly. She came to Australia over 8 years ago and shortly afterwards became an Australian citizen. At the time she was driving on an international licence. Regrettably, she was not aware that within 3 months of becoming a permanent resident or […]

Astor Legal appeared at Nyngan Local Court for a 37-year-old livestock manager who lived in rural Victoria. As part of his job he was required to travel to farms throughout both regional NSW and Victoria. Often he would need to stay overnight. On one such occasion, he consumed 10 standard drinks in the form of […]