Our criminal defence lawyers at City Legal Solicitors offer a high quality, highly specialised legal. We can help you with police interviews and protect you from any intimidation by police, bail applications, trials in the Supreme, District and Local Courts, sentencing Appeals and more. Our solicitors have valuable experience and offer discreet specialised advice on all criminal matters.

The Court system is a complicated process. Depending on the charge you are facing, this will generally dictate the process. Offences in New South Wales are classified as summary and indictable offences. These offences are dealt with in the Court as follows:-

Summary Offences: These are usually minor offences such as traffic offences. These matters are finalised in the Local Court.

Indictable Offences: These offences are of a more serious nature. Some offences may be finalised in the Local Court. More serious matters, such as robbery, serious drug offences, murder & sexual assault are dealt with and finalised in the District and Supreme Court.

City Legal Solicitors offer a comprehensive range of criminal law services to clients where they are charged with criminal offences including:

• Drink driving matters
• Driving and Traffic Offences
• Driving under the influence of drugs
• Sexual assault matters (including child sexual assault matters )
• Indecent assault
• Child pornography
• Drug matters including buying, supply, possessing, cultivating (including growing / manufacture)
• Bail applications
• Robbery
• Break and enter
• Larceny/Theft
• Murder / Manslaughter
• Arson
• Malicious damage
• Public order offences
• Arraignments
• Possession of guns and other firearms
• Apprehended Violence (A V O) matters/orders (Applications, defending and breaches)
• Challenges to asset confiscation or forfeiture of property from police
• Trials/Defended hearings in the; Local Court, District Court and the Supreme Court
• Sentencing proceedings in the; Local Court, District Court and Supreme Court
• Appeals from the Local Court to the District Court in relation to sentence appeals and conviction appeals

This appeal avenue is available when an accused is found guilty after pleading not guilty in the Local Court whilst maintaining your not guilty plea.

We also conduct appeals from the District Court of New South Wales to the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal in relation to sentencing appeals and conviction appeals. These include severity appeals and all grounds appeals.

We have suitably qualified, experienced advisory and litigation lawyers with access to a variety of Counsel available to assist you during your time of need.

For our professional assistance, please contact us by going through to our website or by giving us a call.