Have you been arrested? Charged with an offence? Need urgent legal advice?

Talk to us before you talk to the Police.

North Shore Criminal Law is a firm of Criminal Defence Lawyers in North Sydney on Sydney's North Shore. We have 15 years experience defending clients who have been charged with criminal offences.

We work with the best criminal law barristers; and we have long-standing relationships with experienced forensic experts such as Psychologists, Psychiatrists Psychopharmacologists, which means we can assemble the most formidable defence team available for you.

We provide:

Legal advice about your rights, the strength of the case against you and legal defences available to you
Legal representation in Court on defended hearings, sentence hearings and appeals, and bail hearings, committal proceedings and jury trials
Attendance at Police Stations and gaols
Representation in the Childrens Court and at Magistrates Mental Health enquiries
Negotiation with NSW Police, Australian Federal Police, ATO, ASIC, Australian Customs and other prosecuting bodies to have some or all of the charges withdrawn

If you have been arrested

If you have been arrested and are being held at a Police Station or if the Police have asked you to come in for an interview we can:

Attend the Police Station with you to vigorously assert your rights and to give you advice about your options
Advise you whether you should take part in an interview with Police (you usually have the right to decline to take part in an interview)

If you have been charged with a criminal offence

We can advise you about defences which you may have, negotiate with Police, and represent you in Court if you have been charged with offences which include:

All Driving and Traffic offences, including Drink Driving, Drug Driving Drive Whilst Disqualified/Unlicensed/Suspended, Negligent Driving and License Appeals, habitual traffic offender declarations
Common assaults, Actual Bodily Harm, Grevious Bodily Harm and Apprehended Violence Orders (AVOs)
Public order offences, such as resisting arrest and offensive conduct;
Damage to Property
Larceny (eg shop lifting), Break Enter and Steal and other property offences
Drug offences Possession, Supply and manufacture
Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime
Complex fraud prosecutions by the NSW Police, Australian Taxation Office (ATO) , Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
Offences against the Australian tax and corporations laws
Breaches of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act and breach of Tree Preservations orders
Prosecutions by the Australian Federal Police in respect to aviation security
Childrens Court proceedings
Sexual Assault
Prosecutions by the RSPCA
Applications under the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990
Magistrates Mental Health Enquiries

If you need to get bail

If you or a friend or relative of yours is in custody, we can prepare a bail application before the Local or Supreme Court and provide strategic advice about when and how the application should be made to maximize its prospect of success