Case Study

Our client was charged in relation to an accusation made by his wife’s friend that he had indecently assaulted her and sexually violated her after a night of drinking in their family home.   The complainant had a chronic alcohol problem and a background of making false complaints whilst intoxicated.  Our client avoided trial, was acquitted and was granted permanent name suppression due to his unblemished history and the future impact a conviction would have had on his retirement and his wife.  If he had proceeded to a jury trial, there was a risk of both conviction and imprisonment.  This was avoided with the negotiation we achieved with the Crown and the applications we filed in Court.  Both applications were successful – our client was granted a discharge without conviction and permanent name suppression. This is treated as an acquittal and no publication of his name would ever be allowed in the future.  This was a a fantastic result for our client who could move on with his life without any blemish attached to his name.