A male client engaged EAS Legal after being charged with serious drink driving-related offences before the Bairnsdale Magistrates’ Court.
Our client worked in the transport industry, meaning a conviction had the potential to create significant consequences for his ongoing employment and livelihood.
We carefully prepared the matter for plea, placing detailed material before the Court addressing our client’s personal circumstances, employment, the consequences of a conviction and the steps taken following the offending.
Despite the seriousness of the drink driving offending, we successfully secured a non-conviction outcome, importantly allowing our client to avoid the employment consequences that a conviction would have created and retain his job in the transport industry.
A strong result that demonstrates why careful preparation and ensuring the Court understands the real-world consequences of sentencing can make an important difference.
