Gwyn Lewis

Owner @Burton Copeland Ltd

Manchester, GB

Gwyn has built up a wealth of knowledge and expertise since becoming a solicitor in 1986. Gaining his higher rights of audience at the Crown Court in he has gone on to conduct numerous trials in Magistrates and Crown Courts around the country up to and including successful appearances in the Court of AppealIn the past 20 years he has concentrated on his passion for defending motorists and has come to lead a specialist Road Traffic Unit, drivingoffence.com. He has developed a track record of unrivalled success, ranging from minor speeding, traffic light and mobile phone infringements to the most serious cases of drink driving and death by dangerous driving. Countless motorists have benefited from what Chambers and Partners guide to the legal profession describe as his “resolute and resourceful” approach. In an area of law where detail is paramount, personnel at Manchester City Football Club,stars of TV and film together, with drivers from every part of society for whom he regularly acts,all confirm that he has made many worrying cases disappear.Notable cases include:• The case of a sleepwalking drink driver who successfully argued that special reasons existed in order to prevent the normal disqualification as he was asleep at the time.• Representing an individual who had a total of 25 points on his licence and saving him from being disqualified under “totting up”.Representing a student involved in a head on collision whilst over the legal limit acquitted on the basis of a procedural error by the Prosecution. • Representing of a former RAF Pilot accused of excess alcohol who was acquitted when the blood sample was not properly dealt with.• Not guilty verdict for a motorcyclist travelling at 63mph in a 30mph area as a result of inadequate signage being present at the scene.Acquittal on a charge of causing death by driving without due care and attention by turning right across traffic as a result of the speed of the other driver involved.

Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd

Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Law