If you fear a criminal investigation may be heading your way, the most dangerous thing you can do is wait. We build your defence before the knock at the door — quietly, and entirely in your corner.
Many firms will tell you there is nothing to do until the police make contact. That advice costs people their best chance.
The period before an investigation formalises is often when a case can be shaped — or stopped entirely. If you have heard your name mentioned, learned an associate has been arrested, received a letter from an enforcement agency, or simply sense something is coming, the sooner you speak to us the more control you keep over what happens next.
Crisis management is a private service in which we assemble a legal team and build a ready-to-deploy defence before any formal investigation or arrest. If you are later contacted, your position is already prepared — evidence preserved, weaknesses understood, and a clear strategy in place. In many cases, careful early handling means a matter never reaches a charge at all.
We map the likely allegations, the evidence that may exist, and the defences open to you — so you are never blindsided.
Where an interview becomes necessary, we arrange it for a date and place that works for your life — not at the door, at dawn.
Where it helps, we make controlled, voluntary disclosures to investigators to reduce the risk of arrest and keep matters discreet.
A private, no-obligation conversation to understand your situation, the risk, and the realistic outcomes.
We gather and preserve everything relevant while it still exists, instructing forensic experts where they strengthen your position.
We decide — with you — whether to wait, prepare for a voluntary interview, or make proactive representations.
If contact comes, we are already in place. Throughout, we limit disruption to your work, family, and reputation.
No — it is rarely too early. The earlier you take advice, the more options remain open. Evidence can be preserved, weaknesses identified, and in many cases a charge avoided altogether. Waiting only narrows what can be done.
No. Seeking confidential legal advice does not alert anyone or start any process. We act entirely privately, and any approach to an investigating body is made only with your express agreement and on your terms.
There are never guarantees, but proactive, well-prepared representations can persuade investigators or prosecutors that there is insufficient evidence, or that a prosecution is not in the public interest — so the matter concludes with no further action.
Yes. Your initial enquiry and everything that follows is treated in the strictest confidence. Discretion is central to how we work.
No. Wade Lloyd is a private firm. Our clients instruct us privately so that we can dedicate full time and resource to a smaller number of cases, with the attention and discretion that demands.
Our office is at The Plaza, 100 Old Hall Street, Liverpool. We are regularly instructed on matters across England & Wales and can arrange remote consultations to make things easier for you.
If you sense trouble ahead, the best move is the early one. Speak to us in complete confidence and we will tell you, honestly, how we can help.
Engaging with police and the CPS early — through written representations and interview strategy — to head off charges.
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