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Our experienced Sydney lawyers offer strong defence for any court case, including hearings, trials, sentencing, bail applications, and appeals.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A criminal defence lawyer is a legal practitioner who represents people charged with criminal offences by government agencies such as the police and federal police.  A criminal defence lawyer’s role is to provide expert guidance in dealing with criminal offences.Â
If you are arrested, you will be taken to a police station where you will be given an opportunity to provide an interview to police. A decision will then be made whether you should be charged or not. Further, if charged, a decision will be made whether or not to grant you bail.
A criminal lawyer may charge an hourly rate or fixed fee. At Criminal Lawyers Group, our experienced lawyers will offer an initial free appointment to understand your matter and give you the best possible fixed fee where possible.
In Australia, Lawyers are divided into Solicitors and Barristers. A barrister can be instructed to act in all matters whether in the local court or district court, however, ordinarily barristers appear in the District Court and higher jurisdictions.
Contact Criminal Lawyers Group and arrange an initial free conference to obtain preliminary advice to plan the best plan of attack.
Yes, Criminal Lawyers Group will be able to obtain instructions from you, then write representations to police seeking the withdrawal or downgrade of your criminal charge.
Yes, a subpoena to appear is an order to attend court and failure to comply with a subpoena could result in a warrant being issued for your arrest.