Rukhshanda Hussain, 34, was caught over the limit near the M621 on the outskirts of Leeds.

The mum-of-one admitted the offence at Leeds Magistrates Court where she was given a 12-month ban.

The court heard that Hussain gave a reading of 52mg per 100ml of breath after being pulled over by police in a routine check. The limit is 35mg.

In her defence, the court heard that Hussain had been left to juggle her full-time job as a barrister with caring for her three-year-old daughter alone after her husband walked out.

Both Hussain and her daughter then moved from Barnsley to make a fresh start in a new home in Headingley.

Hussain was also given a £200 fine and ordered to pay £40 costs and a £15 victim surcharge.

Magistrates gave her the chance to take a rehabilitation course which would mean a three-month cut in the ban if completed.

A website for St Pauls Chambers in Leeds shows Hussain was called to the bar in 1998. Her areas of practice include criminal law for both prosecution and defence as well as a developing family practice.

She has been involved in a National Crime Squad case where 13 defendants were charged with conspiracy to supply heroin.