Our services
Specialists in criminal defence
The investigative phase of our representation begins the moment a client instructs us. Our legal team are notorious for delving into police reports, obtaining forensic testimony, and identifying weaknesses in the prosecution’s case. Any statements released to the press, or through engagement with the media, are products of intense scrutiny.
Our serious crime solicitors are astute and supportive, providing strategic and practical criminal law advice, with an ability to keep potentially high-profile cases out of the public eye.
Effective strategies underpin each stage of the criminal law process, from preliminary hearings to closing submissions.
We advise you at every stage of your case, however large or small, and we ensure an equal commitment to clients in all types of criminal cases. All clients are dealt with sympathetically and with discretion.
We have vast experience of the following types of cases
- Police interviews
- Police station attendances
- Fraud and deception cases
- Police and criminal evidence act procedures
- Murder and other violence offences against the person act cases
- Drugs cases from simple possession up to supply and cultivation
- Proceeds of crime act cases
- Sexual cases
- Indecent image cases
- Terrorist cases
- Bail applications and associated issues
- Seizure and retention of property
- Extradition cases
- VHCC cases
- Theft, burglary, robbery, forgery, money laundering
It is not just individual people that can commit a criminal offence. We regularly help organisation, companies and businesses who are being investigated or prosecuted for a whole range of offences. Seeking professional advice early on can help resolve matters without going to court.
- Commercial and business fraud
- Money laundering
- Asset seizures and confiscation proceedings
- Revenue and customs investigations
- Serious organised crime
- Trading standards offences and investigations
- Health and safety prosecutions and investigations
Magistrates court
Our specialist magistrates court team at Riaz Law Solicitors, has vast experience in the full range of cases heard in magistrates’ courts. We will guide you through the process, advising you on your options and providing you with the best representation at court. We will advise you on whether or not you have a defence to the charges you face and obtain details of the prosecution case in advance of your first appearance at court.
Riaz Law Solicitors has successfully defended clients across the full array of criminal law matters, including offences such as:
- road traffic offences
- domestic violence
- theft/handling stolen goods
- fraud
- public order offices
- harassment
- assaults
- drugs offences
- anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs)
- dangerous dogs
- breach of court orders
- possession of weapons
- criminal damage
- drunk and disorderly
- taxi touting
- taking a vehicle without consent (TWOC)
Appeal
A wrongful conviction or lengthy prison sentence can be crushing, bringing your life to a complete halt. Overturning a conviction or reducing a sentence requires enduring legal assistance. Riaz Law Solicitors is a law firm that can guide you through the appeals process to help clear a conviction or secure a reduced sentence.
For proven, dedicated legal representation to appeal a conviction or sentence, get in touch with our nationally renowned criminal defence team now.
Putting together a solid appeals case requires a law firm that will give it the time and dedication it deserves. Riaz Law Solicitors fights to win, doing everything we can to present your appeal against a conviction or sentence as professionally as possible. We leave no stone unturned to give your appeal every opportunity for success.
We can help with:
- Establishing your right to appeal
- Appeals in the Magistrates’ Court
- Appeals in the Crown Court
Our specialist appeal team have extensive experience in providing secondary advice on appeal following conviction and sentence in the Crown Court.