March 20, 2026
Our client, who was already subject to the strict parameters of an Intervention Order, was suddenly arrested and charged with multiple counts of breaching the order. In Victoria, breaching an IVO is treated as a severe criminal offence with a strong presumption against bail. The client faced the very real threat of being remanded in custody (held in jail without bail until trial) based entirely on the complainant’s unverified statements to police regarding alleged phone calls and physical stalking.
The prosecution’s entire brief of evidence relied heavily on the complainant’s subjective version of events. Our criminal defence team recognized that to defeat the charges, we needed objective, irrefutable data. We bypassed standard negotiations and immediately filed urgent subpoenas for telecommunications metadata, local cell tower pings, tollway e-tag records, and commercial CCTV footage from the surrounding areas. We meticulously cross-referenced thousands of data points to establish an airtight, geographically verified alibi for our client at the exact, specific times the alleged breaches supposedly occurred.
Senior Partner, MC Lawyers & Associates
During the critical pre-trial contest mention, our legal team presented this overwhelming brief of exculpatory evidence directly to the prosecution. The data completely undermined the complainant’s timeline and shattered their credibility. Faced with the irrefutable, technological proof of our client’s innocence, the prosecution conceded that there were no reasonable prospects of conviction. They formally withdrew all breach charges before the matter even proceeded to a full trial, exonerating the client entirely and preventing a devastating wrongful conviction.
