Mark Cottom appeared for a council in two prosecutions. The first was for illegal building work on a residential property which resulted in a plea of guilty and the defendant being fined $3,000 and ordered to pay $4,000 costs to the prosecutor. The second was a contested hearing relating to pollution of waters by a company installing road signage, and after a hearing on the evidence the presiding Magistrate convicted the defendant, fining it $1,000 and ordering it to pay costs of $2,782.