Defence services

A criminal case is a sequence of stages, and each one is an opportunity or a risk. Bail sets the conditions you live under. Disclosure decides what is arguable. The Charter decides what the Crown is allowed to use. Resolution or trial decides how it ends. This is the work at each stage.

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BY STAGE

What we do

Bail Hearings & Bail Reviews

Contested hearings, surety preparation, release plans and Superior Court reviews.

Criminal Trials

Preliminary inquiries, judge alone and jury trials in both levels of court.

Charter Applications

Unlawful search, arbitrary detention, right to counsel and delay applications.

Sentencing & Resolution

Crown discussions, diversion, discharges, conditional sentences and mitigation.

Peace Bonds & Withdrawals

Resolving allegations without a criminal record where the evidence allows.

Records, Fingerprints & Destruction

Applications to destroy fingerprints and photographs after a charge ends.

FROM THE FIRST CALL

What working with this firm looks like

You retain a lawyer, not a firm directory. The person you speak to at the consultation is the person who reads your disclosure, speaks to the Crown and stands up in court on your matter.

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The first conversation is free and it is candid. You will be told what the charge means, what the realistic paths are, and what it costs. If the matter is not one for this office you will be told that too.

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Disclosure is requested the day you retain, and followed up until it is complete. Incomplete disclosure is challenged rather than tolerated.

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Release conditions are reviewed immediately. Terms that stop you working, living at home or seeing your children can very often be varied without waiting for the case to conclude.

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Legal issues are identified from the disclosure, not from a template. Where a Charter application is warranted, notice is given properly and a record is built for it.

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Crown discussions happen from a prepared position. Where resolution serves you, it is negotiated. Where it does not, the matter is prepared for trial.

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You are updated as things happen, in plain language, and every significant decision is yours to make.

One lawyer on your file

Your matter is not delegated to a junior or handed between counsel. Kashif Alam conducts the disclosure review, the Crown discussions, the applications and the hearings personally, supported by an administrative team that keeps files moving and makes the office reachable.

Criminal law only

This is not a general practice with a criminal department. Criminal defence is the entire practice, which means the case law, the Crown policies and the procedural changes that matter to your file are being followed continuously.

Reachable when it counts

Consultations run in the evenings and on weekends, and the phone is answered at any hour for an arrest in progress or a client taken into custody. Bail does not wait for business hours.

SPEAK WITH COUNSEL

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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Available evenings and weekends. Reachable at any hour for an arrest in progress.

Request a Free Confidential Consultation

Speak directly with Kashif Alam. Your information remains strictly confidential under solicitor-client privilege.