1000+
Careless/Drink Driving Cases
90%+
Win rate - 2023
30+
Years Experience
Auckland DUI Lawyer -
Alistair Haskett
Alistair Haskett is a highly successful Drink Driving / DUI lawyer in Auckland.
He has specialized in all Drink Driving, Careless Driving, and DUI cases in Auckland for 30+ years,
consistently achieving the best result possible for his clients.
Alistair has personally taken over 1000+ careless or drink driving cases in Auckland, and in 2023 had over a 90% winrate.
Legal Aid For Criminal / Traffic Law
Alistair Haskett is a defence lawyer based in Auckland and works in the field of criminal and traffic law.
Alistair works hard to achieve the very best outcome for all his clients. That starts with actually listening to the client’s needs, understanding their situation, and then executing a plan to get the client the most desirable outcome possible.
Over 30 Years of Experience With Traffic Law In Auckland
Backed by more than 30 years of experience, we’ve successfully helped countless clients achieve justice, fair compensation, and peace of mind. Our expertise, dedication, and commitment ensure your case is handled with the utmost care and professionalism.
Why Choose Alistair Haskett for Your Legal Needs?
Expert legal advice from an experienced Auckland drink driving lawyer can make a significant difference to the outcome of your case. Drink driving and DUI offences involve complex legal and technical issues, and specialist knowledge can be crucial when challenging charges and avoiding conviction or driver licence disqualification.
Alistair handles complex drink drive cases, with other lawyers referring difficult cases to him for his specialist expertise.
Even if you were over the legal alcohol limit, there may be grounds to challenge the evidence, identify procedural errors, protect your legal rights or seek a discharge without conviction.
Expert representation can also help minimise the potential consequences of drink driving and other traffic offences, including imprisonment, restrictive sentences, vehicle confiscation and licence disqualification.
Whether you're facing a drink driving charge, careless driving, reckless driving or another serious traffic offence in Auckland, specialist legal advice can help you understand your options and build your defence to help you get the best result possible.
Legal advice from an expert drink drive lawyer can make all the difference. Drink driving is a highly technical and specialised area of law.
Few lawyers have a real grasp on drink driving defences and ways to avoid conviction and disqualification. Other drink drive lawyers give Alistair hard cases for a reason!
Expert legal advice can help avoid conviction by highlighting many procedural, fairness and rights-based defences, even if you were over the limit. An expert drink drive lawyer can also assist on the merits of seeking a discharge without conviction.
Specialist legal advice can also make a significant difference in minimising risks, such as imprisonment, other restrictive sentences, vehicle confiscation and disqualification.
What People Say About Alistair Haskett
“We can’t thank you enough for everything you’ve done for our son. You fought for him like a lion, and your strength, determination, and dedication made all the difference. You truly were our lifesaver, and we will always be grateful.”
Judges recognise Alistair as a leading drink driving lawyer and have commented that Alistair:
is “the best drink drive lawyer in Auckland” (2011);
“knew the area of law relating to drink-driving extremely well” (2009);
is a “very experienced and competent defence lawyer” (2017);
“you will not get a better example of how it is done” (2017); and
“Mr Haskett is known to take a very firm view as to the rights of his clients to have the charge proved against them properly” (2019)
We provide dedicated legal representation for traffic & criminal cases in Auckland.
We specialize in Drink Driving, Driving Under Influence, and other traffic charges in the wider Auckland area.
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