Crime..

Our Criminal Law Department has more than 25 Lawyers specialising in criminal defence work. We are heavily represented on the Duty Solicitors schemes in most areas of the South Eastern circuits, particularly Central and South-West London. The firm is also represented on the Serious Fraud Panel.

- We act in many large VAT frauds and money laundering cases (R –v- Howes and Others and R –v- Mavji).
 
- We specialise in handling large criminal cases involving foreign jurisdictions (R –v- Adam and Others).

- We acted for those involved in the offences relating to the Ealing, BBC and Birmingham bombings.

- We were involved in the first transsexual rape case of its kind (R-v-Lewis) .

- We acted in numerous juvenile sex cases.

The Department is going from strength to strength as we continue to attract highly qualified and professional lawyers to the firm. The Head of Department, Ian Powell, has nearly 20 years' experience as a Criminal Law specialist.

• Advice at Police Station on arrest, 24/7
• Advice and representation at Magistrates' Court and Crown Court
• Advice on arrest in Customs investigations
• Advice in relation to breaches of Social Security law
• Advice and representation in road traffic matters
• Advice and representation on asset seizure and confiscation
• Advice and representation on Drug Trafficking Act proceedings including confiscation issues
• Judicial review of decisions in Magistrates' and Crown Courts
• Advice and representation on extradition and cross- jurisdictional matters
• Advice and representation on European Court and Human Rights issues
• Advice and representation in business crime and fraud matters
• Criminal appeals and applications to the Criminal Cases Review Commission
• Human Rights Act issuesA

The information contained on this site is not legal advice. If you do have a legal problem, you should talk to a lawyer or adviser before making a decision about what to do.

 

You may wish to use the CLS/CDS Directory: www.clsdirect.org.uk/directory/directorySearch?lang=en to locate an adviser.

 

The information on this site is written for people resident in, or affected by, the laws of England and Wales only.