When you are facing a serious criminal allegation, who defends you — and how early they start — decides everything. We act for you privately, from the first interview at the police station through to trial and appeal.
Few things are more daunting than the machinery of a criminal case turning towards you. The interviews, the disclosure, the court dates — each one carries weight, and each is a place where the right defence changes the outcome.
Private criminal defence means instructing your own specialist solicitor — not the duty rota — to act for you from the police station through the Magistrates' and Crown Court, and on to appeal if it comes to that. One team, one strategy, from the first interview to the verdict.
It is representation you choose and instruct directly, rather than being allocated whoever happens to be on duty. From the moment you are interviewed, a dedicated solicitor builds and runs your defence — attending the police station, appearing at court, and instructing the right barrister to fight your corner where the seriousness of the case demands it.
It applies across all serious criminal allegations — including fraud, drugs, EncroChat and organised crime cases, and any matter carrying real reputational or custodial risk.
When your liberty and reputation are at stake, who represents you — and how early they start — shapes everything that follows.
You instruct us directly. The same specialist stays with your case from first interview to final hearing — not a different duty solicitor at every turn.
We do not wait for the trial to start defending you. Evidence is tested, disclosure is challenged, and the case is shaped from the very first interview.
Fraud, drugs, EncroChat, sexual and violent offences — we take on the cases that carry the highest stakes, and instruct leading counsel where it counts.
We take a full, private account of the allegation and the evidence against you, and tell you honestly where you stand.
We test the prosecution case, challenge disclosure and unlawful evidence, and instruct experts and counsel where they strengthen your defence.
From first hearing to trial, we appear for you at the Magistrates' and Crown Court — arguing bail, disclosure, and the case itself.
If the outcome is wrong, we advise on and pursue an appeal against conviction or sentence — acting fast, because the deadlines are tight.
Yes. We act at every stage of a criminal case, from the police station to the Crown Court and beyond. Even where a charge has already been brought, there is almost always work to be done — testing the evidence, challenging disclosure, and building the strongest possible defence for trial.
A duty solicitor is whoever is allocated to you at the time. Instructing us privately means you choose your representation, and the same specialist team stays with your case throughout — giving it the time, continuity and attention a serious matter deserves.
Yes. We prepare and run full Crown Court defences, and instruct leading King's Counsel and specialist junior barristers to appear alongside us where the seriousness of the case calls for it.
We defend serious and complex criminal allegations — including fraud, drugs, EncroChat and organised crime cases, sexual and violent offences, and any matter carrying significant reputational or custodial risk.
Yes, and time matters. Appeal deadlines are strict, so the sooner you speak to us the better. We will advise honestly on the prospects and, where there are grounds, pursue the appeal without delay.
No. Wade Lloyd is a private firm. Clients instruct us privately, which lets us devote full time and resource to a smaller number of cases and defend each one relentlessly.
If you are under investigation or facing a charge, do not wait. Speak to us in confidence and we will tell you, honestly, how we can help — and what the next step should be.
Proactive preparation before any investigation begins — so you are ready the moment contact comes.
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