Our client was charged with nine offences arising from a police search warrant. There were significant doubts as to who owned the items the subject of the charges. Further, a conviction for any of the offences had the potential to prevent our client from working in their chosen field. After James Jackson engaged in successful negotiations with the police, the nine charges were reduced to three. The client entered a guilty plea. After a detailed plea in mitigation, the Magistrate was persuaded to impose spent conviction orders for all three of the remaining offences. Fines were imposed as penalties. This outstanding result had the effect that the client’s employment was not effected and they could get on with their life with minimal disruption.