We provide representation at every stage of the Magistrates’ Court process, including first appearances, bail applications, case management hearings, guilty pleas, trials and sentencing. We can act under legal aid, where you are eligible, or on a privately funded basis.
Even once a case has reached the Magistrates’ Court, there are occasions where further representations can properly be made to the prosecution or the court to discontinue the charge. Where the evidence is weak, the public interest is not met, or the case has developed unfairly, we act promptly to challenge the continuation of proceedings.