"If I'm charged, I'll lose everything."
Is there a clause in your employment contract that requires you
to report any contact with police even if you have not been found
guilty of an offence or do not have a criminal record? Do you have
a public profile? Simply being interviewed or charged with a
criminal offence may be enough for you to lose everything, or for
your life to be fundamentally altered.
While many lawyers will advise you to wait for the first Court
date or to wait to receive the brief of evidence, a skilled lawyer
can be proactive and stop the charges before they happen.
We have successfully stopped many clients from being charged
with criminal offences through strategic and targeted advocacy. A
comprehensive written advice is prepared in conjunction with Senior
or Queens Counsel and served on the police officer with carriage of
the matter, usually within two weeks of a client being interviewed.
The evidence is presented to the prosecution to show