Results and News

Ms Dowling recently represented a client who had been charged with Dangerous Driving Causing GHB, Failure to Stop and Failure to Render Assistance.  Following negotiations, two of the client’s charges were discontinued and the remaining count amended to Careless Driving Causing GBH.  The client was sentenced to a fine of $4000 and disqualification of 12 months after Ms Dowling persuaded the Court that imprisonment was not appropriate. 

Mr Sheehy negotiated a favourable resolution for a client facing two stealing charges listed for trial in the Magistrates Court. Following negotiations, the prosecution agreed to substitute both charges with a single lesser offence of possessing stolen or unlawfully obtained property, with the facts amended to accurately reflect the circumstances. The client received a modest fine and court costs, and Mr Sheehy successfully secured a spent-conviction order. This was a highly favourable outcome achieved on the day of trial.

Our client was charged with aggravated assault occasioning bodily harm. After Ms Dowling provided the police with a plea offer, the charge was discontinued and our client was awarded costs in the sum of $4,900.

We negotiated our client’s original charge of assault occasioning bodily harm down to common assault. The Magistrate sentenced them to an $800 fine plus $156 costs.

A client charged with possession of child exploitation material received a 10‑month conditional suspended imprisonment order, suspended for 12 months, avoiding immediate imprisonment.

Client originally charged with aggravated home burglary, aggravated robbery and criminal damage pleaded guilty after negotiations to lesser offences — assault occasioning bodily harm, trespass and criminal damage — and was sentenced to a Community Based Order with a spent conviction.

Katherine Dowling represented the accused who entered a plea of guilty to one count of murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 20 years.

Ms Katherine Dowling represented a client charged with careless driving causing death and careless driving causing bodily harm. The court imposed a sentence of 11 months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, and a 12-month driver’s licence suspension.

Client charged with behaving in an offensive manner on railway premises pleads guilty and receives a $400 fine and a spent conviction.

Ms Dowling represented client who was charged with possession of child exploitation material. Client was sentenced to 8 months immediate imprisonment suspended for 12 months.

Client represented by Curt Hofmann and charged with sexual penetration without consent and indecent assault charges walks away a free man after a jury acquits him of all charges after a four-day trial.

Client charged with assault during a night out at a pub had charge dropped due to no reasonable prospect of conviction.

Mr Hofmann’s client who was charged with unlawful and indecent assault was acquitted after trial in the Perth Children’s Court and was awarded costs.

Our client, represented by Ms Toni Hackney in the Northam Magistrates Court, plead guilty to two charges of aggravated assault occasioning bodily harm and was sentenced to a nine-month community-based order (“CBO”) with supervision and program requirements. A spent conviction was also ordered.

Client charged with persistently engaging in family violence and aggravated common assault has matter discontinued on day of trial due to want of prosecution. Client was awarded the sum of $3,945 in costs.

Client charged with careless driving causing bodily harm receives a $4,000 fine and 6 months licence disqualification.

Client charged with indecent dealings has all charges discontinued due to no reasonable prospect of conviction.

Woman charged with careless driving causing death and careless driving causing grievous bodily harm receives a fine of $10,000 and disqualified from driving for three months.