
Funding your Defence
We are transparent about your legal costs from the outset, so you can concentrate on building the best defence.
Our Services Contact UsWe are transparent about your legal costs from the outset, so you can concentrate on building the best defence.
Our Services Contact UsWe are transparent about your legal costs from the outset, so you can concentrate on building the best defence.
Being investigated or arrested by the police or facing Magistrates or Crown Court Proceedings for Criminal or Regulatory Offences is a difficult time and the last thing you need to worry about is how you are going to pay for legal advice.
If you have been charged with a crime or summonsed to court by way of a postal requisition, legal aid could pay for some or all of your costs of being represented both in the Magistrates and the Crown Court. At Poole Alcock, our highly experienced criminal defence solicitors will advise you from the outset about whether you may be eligible to apply for legal aid funding.
Legal aid funding is available for representation in both the Magistrates Court and the Crown Court on most, but not all, criminal charges. It is rarely available if you are facing a motoring conviction or being prosecuted by a public body.
If you are eligible for legal aid, the means test will determine whether you will have to make a contribution towards your defence costs if your case ends up in the Crown Court. Our solicitors will help you to fill in the correct application forms (CRM14 and CRM 15) and submit them to court within the correct timescale.
If your application for legal aid is unsuccessful we will discuss alternative options for funding your criminal defence including a fixed fee service or a set hourly rate.
Please submit your information and a member of the Poole Alcock team will respond to you as soon as possible. If you have a quick question, please feel free to call 0800 389 7093
Poole Alcock LLP is a Limited Liability Partnership and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Registered in England and Wales at: 2nd Floor, 34-36 High Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 5AS. Telephone: 01270 625478. LLP registration number 0C310420 Poole Alcock LLP has offices in Alsager (SRA No: 408249), Congleton (SRA No: 408248), Crewe - Nantwich Road (SRA No. 639144.), Nantwich - The Dowery (SRA No: 408250), Nantwich - High Street (SRA No: 408247), Sandbach (SRA No: 408252) and Wilmslow (SRA No: 654460). The firm's VAT number is 278 8524 07. A list of members is available for inspection at any of our offices. We use the word "partner" to refer to a member of the LLP. All solicitors are subject to rules and principles of professional conduct. The SRA Standards and Regulation including our code of conduct can be found at SRA | SRA Standards and Regulations | Solicitors Regulation Authority
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