Criminal Defence
Representation from the police station to the Crown Court.
- Police station attendance, day or night
- Interviews under caution, voluntary or after arrest
- Advice and representations before any charge is brought
- Bail applications
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Our practice areas.
Help at every stage, from a first police interview to an appeal. Start with where you are now, or choose the kind of case you are facing.
Services
Where are you in the process?
The right help depends on what has happened so far. Choose the situation closest to yours, or call the 24-hour line and speak to a solicitor.
Under investigation or called for interview
Get advice before you answer any questions, from a voluntary interview to a dawn arrest.
What to do now
Arrested or charged
Police station attendance, bail, and preparing your defence for the Magistrates’ Court or the Crown Court.
Criminal defence
Convicted, sentenced or facing confiscation
Confiscation and Proceeds of Crime Act proceedings after a conviction, from the first application to enforcement.
Confiscation
Or choose by type of case.
Each page sets out what we handle, how a case runs, questions people ask and results from published matters.
Investigations and police station
Serious crime
Drug Offences
Supply, importation and conspiracy, including large scale cell-site and organised crime allegations.
- Possession with intent to supply
- Supply and street dealing
- Importation of Class A drugs
- Conspiracy and organised crime allegations
Specific allegationsClass A Drug Importation
Sexual Offences
Discreet, rigorous defence in single and multi complainant allegations.
- Allegations by a single complainant
- Allegations by more than one complainant
- Historic allegations
- Rape and sexual assault
Specific allegationsRape and Sexual Assault
Terrorism
Offences under the Terrorism Acts, control measures, asset freezing and extradition.
- Offences under the Terrorism Acts 2000 and 2006
- Possession or collection of material and downloading allegations
- Preparation of terrorist acts
- Receiving terrorist training
Financial crime
Fraud
HMRC prosecutions, money laundering, cash seizures and complex commercial fraud.
- HMRC criminal investigations
- VAT and MTIC fraud
- Bank, mortgage and insurance fraud
- Money laundering
Specific allegationsMoney LaunderingVAT and MTIC Fraud
Confiscation
Proceeds of Crime Act proceedings, from first application to enforcement.
- Confiscation orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
- Restraint orders freezing assets
- Challenging the benefit figure
- Challenging the criminal lifestyle assumptions
Authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, number 563520. Legal Aid Agency contract. Established 2011. Advice at the police station is free to everyone.
In detail
What each area involves.
Each area has its own page. Or call the 24-hour line and speak to a solicitor directly.
Investigations and police station
01
Criminal Defence
A criminal case is usually shaped in its first few hours. The advice you receive before and during a police interview can affect everything that follows.
Criminal DefenceSerious crime
02
Drug Offences
Drug cases are built on telephone, cell-site and surveillance evidence, and the sentence depends heavily on the role you are alleged to have played.
Drug Offences03
Sexual Offences
An allegation of a sexual offence can change your life before any court has heard the evidence. Advice from the start protects your position and your privacy.
Sexual Offences04
Financial crime
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Confiscation
Confiscation follows a conviction and can reach your home, savings and other assets. It is a separate case with its own rules and deadlines.
ConfiscationSpeak to a defence solicitor
The first hours of a case shape everything that follows.
Call us before you are interviewed. Advice at the police station is free, whatever your means, and our out-of-hours line is answered by a solicitor, day or night.