The Queen v. B.(H.) 2014
Client was convicted at trial of driving while prohibited. He testified that he drove because of a life threatening medical emergency. On appeal Mr. van der Walle argued that the trial judge had made fundamental errors of law in her assessment of the client’s credibility. The appeal judge agreed that the trial judge made serious errors. New trial ordered.
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