Criminal charges we defend
This practice takes criminal work and nothing else. Whatever you have been charged with, the starting point is the same: what does the Crown actually have to prove, and can it prove it. Each page below sets out the elements of the offence, the real exposure, and where these cases are challenged.
Select your charge
Every charge is a set of elements, and every element is a place proof can fail
Most people arrive believing the question is whether they did something. In court the question is narrower and far more useful: can the Crown prove each part of what it has alleged, on admissible evidence, beyond a reasonable doubt.
A charge is not a finding. It is an allegation that has passed a low threshold, laid by an officer who heard one version of events, often within an hour of the incident and often from one person. Nothing about that process makes it accurate.
The defence work is to take the allegation apart into the things the Crown must establish and to test each of them against the disclosure. Identity. Intent. Whether the act described actually meets the legal definition of the offence. Whether the evidence was obtained lawfully in the first place. Failure on any one of those is enough.
Which is why disclosure matters more than argument
Cases are not won by rhetoric at trial. They are won by reading everything: the officer notes, the audio, the video, the continuity of the exhibits, the messages the Crown chose not to summarise. That reading happens on every file here, whether the charge is a first shoplifting allegation or a firearms prosecution in the Superior Court.
And why most matters never reach a trial
A large proportion of criminal files resolve without one, through withdrawal, diversion, a peace bond or a negotiated position that protects a record or a liberty interest. Those outcomes come from preparation, not from asking. A Crown responds to a file that has been read.
The stages of a criminal case
Frequently asked questions
Tell me what you have been charged with.
The first consultation is free and confidential. You will get a direct assessment of the charge, the process ahead, and what it will cost. Flat fees, payment plans and Legal Aid certificates are all accepted.
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