Charges forced to be dropped, costs awarded

Police relied on CCTV footage to allege that our client was responsible for ‘keying’ a car at a suburban shopping centre. We were of the view that the footage would fail to implicate our client beyond reasonable doubt and advised our client to proceed to trial. The prosecution repeatedly delayed the trial as a result of an uncooperative complainant, however, we succeeded in persuading the Magistrate to refuse any further adjournments. The damage charge was dismissed, our client acquitted and costs award.