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Client found not guilty after trial, Newmarket on three counts of fail to comply.  SY was charged with three counts of failure to comply with his release order. It was alleged that SY through his father-in-law attempted to convince his ex-wife to withdraw charges against him. SY was originally charged with one count of assault, sexual assault, and forcible confinement against his ex-wife. Yuvika Johri of Neuberger & Partners LLP was retained to represent SY against those charges. After a three-day trial, Yuvika established that SY’s ex-wife had serious credibility concerns. SY was found not guilty on all three counts. In relation to the breach charges, Yuvika Johri conducted a two-day trial at the Ontario Court of Justice, Newmarket. The Complainant and SY testified on their behalf. Yuvika Johri was able to raise a reasonable doubt that perhaps SY did not breach his bail conditions. Although SY and his father-in-law spoke the same language, they spoke different dialects. Yuvika established that there was a scope of error in the Complainant’s understanding. Yuvika also submitted that it cannot be rejected that perhaps SY’s ex-wife is the catalyst behind the breach charges by using the father-in-law against SY. An acquittal was important for SY given a contentious family court proceedings between him and his ex-wife. Additionally, SY had spent more than a year on restrictive bail conditions including any ankle monitor.