The client was prosecuted for driving with excess alcohol (147 in urine). The issues in the case included failure by police to provide the client with his own sample to be independently tested and continuity was also disputed. The client was represented at the first hearing by Eugene MacLaughlin. The charges were discontinued before the trial after Neil Blackaby (reviewing lawyer) served an expert report confirming the sample may be unreliable as the preservative powder had not completely dissolved and the police could not confirm if the sample had been refrigerated.