Criminal Defence Solicitors

Specialist Criminal Defence Lawyers

Criminal Representation

Phillip Haycock and his team of experienced professionals, offer a 24 hour a day, 7 days a week, service to their clients. We can advise and represent anyone facing an investigation or prosecution for any criminal offence.

We have over 30 years of experience as a criminal defence advocacy service.

If you or a family member is due to appear in the Police Station, Magistrates’ Court or Crown Court, complete our contact form for a free consultation. A member of our team will explain how we can assist you and help you through the next steps.

Legal aid or Free Court Appointed Advocate (S.36) representation may be available in your case. Please note that Phillip Haycock Solicitors provide assistance to legal aid clients through their consultancy association with criminal legal aid firms across the U.K.

Why Instruct Phillip Haycock Solicitors?

We are able to represent anyone from any background and have over 30 years of experience in the criminal justice system. We provide a friendly and empathetic approach and tailor our service for our clients. We are able to provide free or affordable fixed fees for our clients and for those who are eligible to receive court appointed representation, there are no fees at all.

Fixed fees
Affordable Fixed Fees starting from just £60

Legal Aid
If you have been charged with a crime, a court may in certain circumstances, appoint a solicitor to represent you FREE OF CHARGE.

Highly experienced solicitors
Over 30 years of experience on a variety of criminal cases

Top-Tier representation
We work with a highly qualified team of barristers aiming to provide the highest standard of representation in the Crown Court for our clients who are accused of the most serious offences

Free Representation Under The Court Appointed Advocate Scheme

Under Sections 36 and 38 Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act, 1999 the Magistrates Court can make an order which prohibits a person accused of a crime from cross examining certain types of CIVILIAN prosecution witnesses during a trial. This applies where the court feels the witness is vulnerable to direct cross examination by an unrepresented defendant.

This order is usually limited to denied offences of DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HARASSMENT, THEFT and SEXUAL OFFENCES. It can apply in other types of cases depending on the potential vulnerability of the prosecution witnesses in your matter.

Please contact us to ascertain if this type of FREE REPRESENTATION could be granted in your case.

Criminal Offences Our Solicitors Can Defend

Our experienced team of criminal defence advocates can represent you if you are being prosecuted or investigated for the following criminal offences:

Administering a Noxious Substance	Police Station Interviews
Actual Bodily Harm	Proceeds of Crime
Affray	Public Order Offences
Arson	Regulatory Offences
Battery	Section 20 Assault
Benefit Fraud	Non School Attendance of a Child
Bribery Act Offences	Sexual Offences
Common Assault	Theft
Controlling or Coercive Behaviour	Theft from Employer
Covid Fraud	Threats to Kill
Criminal Damage	VAT Fraud
Cybercrime	Witness Interference
Dangerous Dog Act Offences	Wounding
Domestic Violence Protection Order	Harassment
Drug Offences	Motoring Offences
Financial Crime	Murder / Manslaughter
Fraud	Organised Crime
Grievous Bodily Harm	Perverting the Course of Justice

Private Client Representation at the Magistrates Court

We offer a bespoke service of representation to private paying clients. We aim to offer an AFFORDABLE and FIXED FEE service. (All fees are inclusive of VAT).