Criminal Litigation
We provide comprehensive representations in criminal proceedings, ensuring that the rights of our clients are safeguarded throughout investigations, hearings, trials and all the way up to appeals. Our thorough and strategic approach aims to achieve the best possible outcome while maintaining the highest standards of professionalism by our experienced criminal litigation team.
- Advising and accompanying clients for police investigations and interviews
- Applications for bail
- Representations in criminal trials
- Plea and mitigations
- Appeals against conviction or sentence
- Defense against a wide range of criminal charges
- Dangerous Drugs Offences (e.g. Manufacturing, Trafficking, Possessing, Part I poison)
- Sexual Offences (e.g. Rape, Procuring an unlawful sexual act by threats, Indecent Assault etc.)
- Offences against the Person (e.g. Wounding with Intent, Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm, Common Assault)
- Offences under the Theft Ordinance (e.g. Blackmail, Robbery, Theft, Conspiracy to Defraud, Obtaining Property by Deception)
- Public Order Offences (e.g. Riot, Unlawful Assembly, Possession of Offensive Weapon)
- Triad Society Offences
- Bribery and Corruption Offences (e.g. Agents accepting / offering advantage)
- Other serious offences (e.g. Perverting the Course of Justice, False Declaration, Money Laundering, Criminal Damage, Criminal Intimidation, Misconduct in public office, Misleading Police Officers, Loitering)
- Immigration Offences (e.g. Breach of Condition of Stay, Prohibition of Taking Employment)
- Import & Export Offences (e.g. Dealing with Dutiable Commodities, Failure to declare)
- Road Traffic Offences (e.g. Dangerous Driving, Drunk Driving, Careless Driving, Driving without valid license, Failure to Provide Breath & Blood Specimens for Alcohol Analysis)
- Industrial, Housing & Building Summons
- Juvenile offenders
- Commercial fraud
訴訟流程
報案與拘捕：
任何刑事訴訟的開始是報案，可由市民或警方完成。若有合理懷疑，警方可拘捕疑犯，並最多扣留48小時進行調查。被捕人有權保持緘默並要求律師在場。
調查與初步提訊：
警方進行搜證、錄取口供，並可能申請搜查令。警方將案件移交律政司審理，若律政司決定起訴，被告會被帶到裁判法院進行提堂，法官會決定保釋或還押。
正式起訴與預審：
控方需在限期內向辯方提供案件文件。若罪行嚴重，案件會經移交程序轉到區域法院或高等法院原訟法庭審理。被告可自行聘請律師，或向法律援助署申請法律援助。
正式審訊：
審訊地點視乎案件嚴重程度而定，由裁判法院、區域法院或高等法院原訟法庭負責。案件可由法官單獨審理，或由法官與陪審團共同審理。控辯雙方可傳召證人、提交證據並進行盤問。
裁決與判刑：
法官或陪審團作出裁決。若裁定有罪，法官會根據刑罰指引、案情及被告背景等作出判刑，包括罰款、社會服務令或監禁等。被告有權對定罪及刑罰提出上訴。
報案與拘捕：
任何刑事訴訟的開始是報案，可由市民或警方完成。若有合理懷疑，警方可拘捕疑犯，並最多扣留48小時進行調查。被捕人有權保持緘默並要求律師在場。
調查與初步提訊：
警方進行搜證、錄取口供，並可能申請搜查令。警方將案件移交律政司審理，若律政司決定起訴，被告會被帶到裁判法院進行提堂，法官會決定保釋或還押。
正式起訴與預審：
控方需在限期內向辯方提供案件文件。若罪行嚴重，案件會經移交程序轉到區域法院或高等法院原訟法庭審理。被告可自行聘請律師，或向法律援助署申請法律援助。
正式審訊：
審訊地點視乎案件嚴重程度而定，由裁判法院、區域法院或高等法院原訟法庭負責。案件可由法官單獨審理，或由法官與陪審團共同審理。控辯雙方可傳召證人、提交證據並進行盤問。
裁決與判刑：
法官或陪審團作出裁決。若裁定有罪，法官會根據刑罰指引、案情及被告背景等作出判刑，包括罰款、社會服務令或監禁等。被告有權對定罪及刑罰提出上訴。