crime and defence representation

Being questioned at the police station?
Call freephone 0800 195 5407 - 24 hours, 7 days a week

If you find yourself being questioned at the police station under caution, you have a right to free legal advice and representation. Calling on the services of a solicitor or an experienced police station representative at the earliest stage can dramatically affect the outcome of legal proceedings. Our expert legal team are available 24 hours for a free consultation or to attend the police station.

If you have been charged with an offence, and have to appear at the Magistrates Court or Crown Court, we can also provide advice, assistance and representation at both courts.

Our specialist criminal lawyers can assist you in the following types of prosecutions:

  • All police e.g. assault, theft, sexual offences
  • Road traffic prosecutions
  • Department of Work & Pensions
  • RSPCA
  • Dangerous dog
  • General Trading Standards
  • Health & Safety
  • HM Revenue & Customs
  • DEFRA/Environmental Agency

We can also represent you at interviews in other premises such as the Department of Work & Pensions office or Trading Standards office, or at your home or business premises.

We offer a free half hour consultation at our offices or on the telephone in relation to any kind of criminal case.

We are available 24 hours a day for a free consultation or to attend the police station.

Industry testimonials

"Within 'Crime: Elsewhere in Wales', Walker Smith Way is a first tier firm. Walker Smith Way's partner Richard Thomas focuses on regulatory work, but was also recently successful in defending a murder allegation and a high-profile harassment case... Recent work for associate Ceri Evans includes a matter which could impact on the legislation on firearms possession."Legal500 Top tier

Legal 500 - the leading guide to the UK legal industry, 2012 edition

"Solicitor advocate Ceri Evans, an associate at Walker Smith Way, is a general crime specialist, and handled some sensitive and high-profile local cases in 2011."

Legal 500 - the leading guide to the UK legal industry, 2013 edition

Latest media coverage

See below links to some of the criminal team's cases that have been reported in the local media:

- 'Tax conviction won't stop my work,' says Flintshire animal shelter founder
- Chef uses drug to cope with kitchen stress
- Wrexham man jailed
- Thief in supermarket
- Wirral nurse steals morphine for stomach
- Custody for man who made boiling oil threat to police
- Wrexham teach in pornography scandal
- Cannabis growth in Wales