Premier Criminal Defence and Reputation Management in All Scottish Courts

The Value of Reputation

Levy & McRae have a long-established reputation as Scotland’s premier private criminal defence lawyers. Our Private Crime Department is well-known for dealing with the most complex and challenging cases to come before all Scottish courts. We represent clients who are charged with all criminal offences or who are facing allegations and investigations.

Specialists in white-collar, high-profile and complex regulatory and financial crime cases, we are seen as the lawyers of choice for private individuals and as the ‘Lawyer’s Lawyer’ by other top legal firms seeking Scottish criminal law expertise. We understand and know the true value of reputation.

Guiding and Protecting Clients in All Courts and All Cases

Whatever clients are facing, our expert criminal law team will find the right path through any investigation or charges. Our caseload covers everything from heavyweight High Court trials to sensitive domestic or sexual allegations and complex corporate cases. We act for individuals, businesses and organisations.

We recognise that all allegations and charges have the potential to disrupt and derail a person’s professional and family life, professional standing and reputation – we never lose sight of that and work tirelessly to defend their interests in all cases.

Our service is wide-ranging and expert, covering:

• Criminal Law – all areas of private criminal law for individuals, businesses and organisations.
• Fraud & Financial Crime
• Business Crime
• Legal Advice and Specialist Representation – advice for witnesses and complainers in criminal trials; representation at police interviews; and watching briefs in Scottish courts.

Having our own in-house media expertise means that we are also adept at managing all media to keep matters away from public scrutiny. We will use all our expert knowledge of the law to avoid a prosecution and any potential publicity wherever possible.

If court proceedings are inevitable, we will take control from the outset, managing the legal process and providing formidable personal advocacy, backed up by an extensive and highly experienced defence team.

A Wide Geographical Reach

We act for clients across Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom, as well as for international clients, who are facing allegations or charges in all Scottish courts. Our clients include company directors and business people, politicians, sports personalities, HNW individuals and professionals answerable to professional bodies such as doctors, lawyers and accountants. We also act for companies, organisations and associations requiring our specialist expertise.

We use the latest technology to communicate with clients at all stages and to gain competitive advantage over investigating authorities. We can shadow police investigations behind the scenes to assess police progress and pre-empt developments. All of this informs our strategies and tactics in dealing with individual cases.

With offices in Edinburgh, London and Glasgow, we are well-placed to help clients at all points of the compass across the United Kingdom. Client service, combined with the highest level of legal expertise, is everything at Levy & McRae.

A Trusted Referral Practice

Our Private Crime Department receives many referrals for specialist cases and acts on behalf of leading firms across Scotland and the rest of the UK, including ‘magic circle’ London firms, who are looking for the best Scottish criminal law expertise and representation for their clients. We also refer work ourselves – to firms in England & Wales as we do not act in this jurisdiction.

We can work with referring firms in a variety of highly adaptable ways: whether you wish to continue to work with a client in a partnership arrangement; or fully retain a client, bringing us in for specialist advice or perhaps a watching brief in Scottish courts; or whether you simply wish to hand over a client to us as a trusted firm.

Our service goes way beyond the ‘9 to 5’ approach; we set great store by always being available to clients wherever they are. We make use of all technology platforms to ensure constant feedback and communication. All of this is backed up by a legal team of solicitor-advocates, senior associates, solicitors and support staff.

The firm is additionally well-placed to deal with jurisdictions beyond the UK to represent Scottish interests. Our Scottish criminal law expertise spans the globe.

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