Our team of criminal law solicitors, case workers and legal executives are based in Sutton Coldfield and Tamworth in the Midlands.

We attend police stations, courts and prisons on a daily basis throughout the Midlands Area and are usually able to attend you quickly. We often travel much further afield at the request of our clients and very occasionally use trusted partners further afield.

Police Station Interviews

Most clients receive free legal advice and assistance if they are asked to go to a Police Station, regardless of their financial position. We are one of a few firms to provide contact to a lawyer for Police Station attendances 24 hours a day.

It is always best for you to contact us before you attend the Police Station so that we can attend with you. If you are not given time to call us then you can ask someone else to call us however you must tell the Custody Sergeant when you arrive that you want us to act for you. In all other cases you must ask for us by name and insist that the Police contact us.

You have the right to speak to your lawyer whilst you are waiting – if you are not sure we have been contacted then insist on speaking to your lawyer – but you have to ask for us by name.

Once you have requested legal advice the Police have to ask us to attend before your interview. If you are taken to interview without your lawyer you should state on tape that you have asked for a lawyer and you want to speak to them now. If you are at all unsure, ask to speak to us by telephone.

See our video about being asked to go to the Police Station.

Your Interview

Your initial interview at a police station can affect whether the Police have a case against you and if they do whether you are cautioned or prosecuted. Our experienced lawyers protect your interests from the moment we are instructed.

Before the Interview

Our primary job is to find out what evidence there is against you. We will then advise you on the best way to protect your rights. We will help you with your Interview under caution and advise you whether to remain silent, whether to tender a written statement, or whether to answer police questions. If you decide to remain silent and tender a written statement then we will help you prepare that document in line with your best interests.

During the Interview

If you decide to answer questions then we will help you to put your case to the Police in interview. We will ensure that any questioning is fair and not oppressive and we will help you with complaints you have and note any injuries received.

After the Interview

In serious cases the Police may seek to extend your detention beyond 24 hours up to 36 hours from your coming into their custody: If we are instructed then we have the right to raise objections to that extension.

Where the Police want to question you for longer than 36 hours the Police will have to take you before a Magistrate or Judge who can then allow you to be held for a further three clear days: We can represent you at that hearing, consider the grounds for your continued detention, cross-examine the Police and say why you should be released.

If you are charged and refused bail we can prepare for that important first hearing at Court, apply for bail and advise you about the evidence and your plea.

If you are released on bail while the investigation continues then we can help you prepare your defence and speak to the Police where lines of defence are not being properly investigated.