- Police v JS – Elderly man with high standing in the community charged with indecent assault of a woman in a massage parlour. Despite police opposition the court granted a discharge without conviction on the basis a conviction would severely undermine the man’s mana within his community
- R v R – Manager of a well- known sporting goods store was caught on video surveillance stealing money over a 14-month period. Despite police opposition there was a successful application for a discharge without conviction.
- R v A – Professional woman charged with burglary and assault after breaking into her ex-husband’s house. Successful application for a discharge without conviction after preparation of significant submissions and documentation showed the Court that the consequences of a conviction outweighed the seriousness of the offences committed.
- R v W – Professional man charged with injuring his wife with intent to injure after a drunken fight in the family home. Successful application for a discharge without conviction following the filing of considerable documentation and submissions showing that W had indeed addressed the issues that lead to the offending.
- R v G – Business man who assaulted former business partner which was caught on video surveillance. Result: Successful application for discharge without conviction.
- R v SD – Successful application to have America’s Cup yachty discharged without conviction after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a taxi driver.
- R v P – Successful application to have P discharged without conviction after he pleaded guilty to $40,000 of fraud against a major bank.
- R v K – Businessman charged with downloading and possession of objectionable material. Following preparation of considerable documentation and lengthy submissions the application for a discharge without conviction was successful.
- R v A – Professional person charged with assaulting two people after a drunken day out. Result: Successful application to discharge without conviction which allowed the defendant to continue practising in his chosen profession.
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment v G – Woman charged with serious immigration fraud. Successful application was made to have her discharged without conviction. Discharge meant she could return to Canada to resume her life with her family, she would not be deported from New Zealand and she wouldn’t be prevented from making a successful application for New Zealand citizenship.