Our solicitor Mr Elbob made an appearance on behalf of a male in his forties at the Ringwood Magistrates Court who was the Respondent to an application made by Victoria Police for a Personal Safety Intervention Order.
Prior to the matter coming before the Court, Mr Elbob of our office advised the Respondent that in order for Victoria Police to success in their application, they must provide that prohibited behvaiour had been committed and it was likely to continue. Mr Elbob encouraged the Respondent to consider the allegations detailed in the application filed by Victoria Police and the evidence which would support the Respondent’s version of events. Upon consideration of the allegations filed by Victoria Police, Mr Elbob canvassed that it would be in the Respondent’s interest to instruct Mr Elbob to conference the matter with Victoria Police and seek a resolution on a final basis.
Upon consideration of his options, the Respondent instruct our office to contest the matter and Mr Elbob of our office conferenced the matter with Victoria Police and made known that our office was intending on bringing an application to dismiss the intervention order application on the basis that there was no risk of any prohibited behaviour occurring in the future.
In response to this, Victoria Police agreed that there would be no need to take this matter to a contested hearing and consented to the application being withdrawn.
Mr Elbob then made the resolution known to the Court and the Court confirmed that the matter had resolved, and the resolution could be facilitated without the need for an appearance saving the Respondent further legal costs.
This matter shows that it is worthwhile investing in quality representation from the start to ensure the best outcome is achieved and investing in a representative who has a sound knowledge of the court process.
