M agistrates Court Representation

Criminal proceedings commence at the Magistrates Court, whether they remain at the Magistrates Court or are sent to Crown Court will depend on the type and complexity of the offence one faces. 

If you are charged, summoned, or receive a postal requisition for summary only offences, such as motoring offences, or other offences such as less serious drugs offences, benefit fraud, assaults, thefts and domestic violence allegations you are likely to have your case heard at the Magistrates Court. 

We seek to obtain the evidence from the prosecution and advise on the evidence, any challenges to the evidence, and the possible defences which maybe available. 

We advise clients at the Magistrates Court whether they should have their case tried before the Magistrates Court before a bench of lay Magistrates or a District Judge or elect for their case to be tried at the Crown Court in order to have a trial before a jury, which consists of 12 members of the public. 

If you, a relative or friend, is due to appear at the Magistrates Court, are under investigation and require assistance at any stage of proceedings, contact us as soon as possible.