CRIMINAL DEFENCE 
Police Station Adviser

A police officer may stop you to talk to you and ask you questions, such as what you are doing, where you are going, where you have been, etc. You can refuse to answer these questions, and they cannot arrest you for refusing to answer their questions. However, if the officer believes or suspects that you are involved in some kind of antisocial behaviour or some other kind of offence and informs you of their suspicion, then, when asked to do so, you must give your name, addr

A voluntary police interview is attending a police interview under caution as a volunteer by arrangement rather than being arrested. It is still a formal and serious police investigative process, and definitely NOT a friendly chat. A police interview is defined as the questioning of a person regarding their involvement or suspected involvement in a criminal offence(s) and must be carried out under caution. This means the police consider you as a suspect. Although volunt

A little warning! Be careful what you say to the police if the police are asking you questions about your suspected involvement in a criminal offence. You may land yourself in very serious trouble by saying something that will be incriminating, such as a confession. A confession is not just a full-blown admission. A confession is defined in law as being any statement that is wholly or even partly adverse to the person that made it and whether or not that has been made; and it

In general, the police need a court warrant or your consent to enter and search your home, UNLESS They have reasonable grounds to...

Criminal defence begins at the police stations, not in the courtrooms. ​ Criminal cases are won or lost at police stations. ​ What...

Most people have a reflexive urge to talk to the police. They think by doing so they can either talk themselves out of trouble or get the...