Criminal Law

A criminal matter rarely begins in a courtroom. It usually starts with a phone call from police, a request to attend an interview, a search or an arrest. We advise and act from that first moment, through bail, charge negotiation, defended hearings and trials, sentencing and, where the result is wrong, appeals.

That means advice on whether to participate in a police interview, urgent bail applications in the Local and Supreme Courts, careful review of the police brief, negotiation with prosecutors to withdraw or amend charges, and full preparation where a matter is to be defended. Where a plea is the right course, the work shifts to sentencing, character material, references and the alternatives to a conviction.

We appear personally in the Local, District and Supreme Courts of NSW and, where a matter requires it, brief experienced barristers with clear instructions and a coordinated approach throughout. Whatever stage your matter has reached, you will know what is happening, what it means and what comes next.