Sam Nundy, litigation manager at Levy & Co in which our client was charged causing death by careless driving. Barry Gilbert, of 2 Bedford Row Chambers was instructed Counsel. The allegation was that our client was undertaking a manoeuvre in her vehicle during which a motorcyclist collided with her vehicle and sadly died. After a trial at Chelmsford Crown Court, following a successful submission of no case to answer, a not guilty verdict was recorded.
“No case to answer” is a term in criminal law in which a defendant seeks acquittal without the need to present a case because the prosecution’s case is insufficient.