Representation at Colindale Police Station
At JD Spicer Zeb, we have an experienced and dedicated emergency team with more than 45 years of experience providing representation at Colindale Police Station for a wide range of offences and investigations.
Our lawyers have hundreds of years of combined experience representing clients at Colindale Police Station for various criminal offences and investigations.
If you have been invited for a voluntary interview or released on bail, we can provide immediate and experienced advice 24 hours a day.
Our award-winning local team provides legal representation at Colindale Police Station every day. For immediate advice, contact our criminal defence solicitors in Colindale:
Call: 020 7624 7771
Email: solicitors@jdspicer.co.uk
Emergency number: 07836 577556
Frequently asked questions about Colindale Police Station
What happens in an interview at a police station?
The Colindale Police Station interview process involves several stages.
Firstly, the police at Colindale Police Station will provide information about the offence or offences you are suspected of committing to your legal representative without you present. Police can (and usually will) withhold information such as witness statements and other statements or evidence at this stage.
You and your legal representative can then speak alone in a private consultation room at the police station. This allows your lawyer to explain the allegations you are facing and gives you a chance to respond to those allegations.
You will have a full private consultation with us before the interview. If you have paid us privately, we can also have this meeting with you in advance via Zoom or in person on an earlier date.
We will then advise you on how to answer during police questioning. The advice we give at the police station is confidential and should not be discussed with the police or any third party. Upon analysis of the disclosure given, our experienced representative will advise you on whether you should:
- Answer ‘No comment’ to questions.
- Answer police questions.
- Serve a prepared statement outlining your defence.
Your representative will advise the best option for you in the circumstances based on the case.
Why would you need a solicitor at Colindale Police Station?
This call from the police can be the start of a nightmare, so it’s important to think carefully before attending with an inexperienced lawyer or one who is too busy to offer you an advance meeting before attending Colindale Police Station.
When you are invited for a voluntary interview at Colindale Police Station, we will call the police and obtain as much disclosure as possible of the allegations. Our sole job will be to advise you on whether to answer police questions. For more on this, see our senior partner's specialist article on whether to provide no comment in the interview.
We can arrange an advance meeting for you at our offices or in a virtual meeting before you enter the police station.
How much do lawyers charge for police station representation?
We offer a premium client fee service for emergency police station representation that is tailored to help secure the best possible for your case. Our private representation is provided on a fixed-fee basis, with prices starting from £500 and ranging up to £1,000 plus VAT, depending on the specifics of your case.
Legal Aid is also available to cover police station representation costs, regardless of your financial circumstances. In certain situations, this may also extend to funding part or all of your legal representation during any subsequent court proceedings.
Whether you opt for our private service or apply Legal Aid, our experienced team is here to support you throughout the process.
Am I entitled to legal representation in a police interview?
You are entitled to free and independent legal advice under Legal Aid for attendance for an interview at Colindale Police Station.
You can also instruct us on a private basis for an enhanced private service.
What type of cases can we take on at Colindale Police Station?
Our team of criminal defence solicitors can provide Colindale Police Station representation for a range of criminal offences, including but not limited to:
- Offences Against the Person (common assault, battery, ABH, GBH and more)
- Murder/Manslaughter
- Drugs Offences
- Sexual Offences
- Offences against children
- Theft Offences (including shoplifting, burglary, robbery and theft from your employer)
- Serious Fraud
- Benefit Fraud
- Money Laundering Offences
- Public Order Offences
- Communications Offences
- Weapons Offences
- Road Traffic Offences
- Criminal Damage
- Arson
- Interfering/perverting the course of justice
- Animal offences (including dangerous dogs)
- Terrorism
- White Collar Crime
- Conspiracies
- Cyber Crime
- Youth Crime
- Human Trafficking
- Serious Crime
- Extradition
- Breach of Court Orders
Colindale Police Station address
Colindale Police Station
Grahame Park Way
London
NW9 5TW
Contact our criminal defence solicitors at Colindale Police Station for advice today
If you have been called into Colindale Police Station, contact our expert criminal defence solicitors for advice.
Call: 020 7624 7771
Email: solicitors@jdspicer.co.uk
Emergency number: 07836 577556
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Common questions
We always work with the most experienced and best leading UK barristers, KCs (Kings Counsel). We cover all criminal cases 24/7 at the police station and court. Offices in London, Birmingham, and Manchester cover cases across England and Wales. We can offer Legal Aid and affordable Private fee agreements. We can see you the same day, including virtually. Our Senior Partners supervise all of our cases.
How quickly do you respond?
We respond quickly even during out of hours. We do not get our work by paying for online adverts but based on the fact that few criminal law firms can match our 45 years of experience. Most of our cases are still from word-of-mouth recommendations from satisfied clients. We are called daily by dissatisfied clients from firms with less experience than us. We respond very quickly to new enquiries. We know what clients seek and so we update clients rapidly.
Can you get cases dropped?
Yes, read about the recent cases we've helped our clients with here.
We always keep you updated and give straightforward advice. We will get cases dropped early where the case is weak or should not be prosecuted. We will be upfront with you about where you can benefit from a good result with an early guilty plea, such as a discount on your sentence. As we work on cases across all levels with clients from all walks of life, we are excellent at giving clear, spot-on advice. As an established firm, we can allocate a whole team to your case often at short notice to secure evidence to minimise the damage to you.
Have you won any awards?
OUR PROFESSIONAL BODY THE LAW SOCIETY AWARDED US IN OCTOBER 2020 WITH THE EXCELLENCE IN CLIENT SERVICE AWARD AND STATED -
"JD Spicer Zeb demonstrated a clear commitment to client service through their work with vulnerable and diverse individuals in what can be severely traumatic circumstances".
Do you offer free consultations?
Where it is possible, we aim to provide an initial consultation to you. If we can speak to you, we can if required inform you about –
- Whether we can take the case on and our relevant experience.
- Public and private funding benefits.
- Assistance in applying for legal aid where we are likely to accept instructions.
- An outline of options in police interview only. We will not advise you on which option to adopt.
- Providing our free written guide explaining the police station process.
- The gravity of routine and day-to-day offences you face.
- Consequences of not attending the court or police station.
- Consequences of interfering with any witnesses.
- Retaining any evidence in support of your case.
- If possible an outline of the elements of the offence that the police or CPS must prove.
- This consultation will normally be by telephone or email and will only be for as long as we deem necessary to establish if we can act for you. If we cannot usefully give you any advice in this manner then we will not continue with the consultation. We will not discuss the case in depth for you to be able to decide on your plea or any significant aspect of the case, as this cannot be undertaken informally.
- Referring you, if possible, to other firms for matters out of our specialism or if we cannot help.
Consultations do not apply to the following cases –
- If we do not intend to take the case on.
- Road Traffic cases, drink driving, drug driving, driving bans, speeding, no insurance, mobile phone use, points etc.
- In all cases where we do not have the capacity to take your case or the availability of suitably qualified staff to provide an initial free consultation. This is applicable in all cases but especially where a more senior lawyer is required because of your personal needs or the complexity of the case.
- Harassment/stalking/ coercive behaviour/malicious communications or road traffic cases and most sensitive cases. These cases are often too complicated to assess in short consultations.
- The locations concerned may be too distant to represent you adequately or it may not be cost-effective for you or us.
- The case is too complicated to assess or raises various charges or facts, complexity, or history to be considered informally or in a short consultation.
- In most Legal aid transfers where legal aid is granted to another firm except in very grave cases, we may assess the case and merits for a transfer.
- If your relationship has broken down with your existing solicitor or several solicitors.
- If you have been released under investigation and have already had a police station attendance.
- If you hold legal aid with another firm and seek a second opinion.
- If you are calling on behalf of the client as a friend or family member unless you have full authority and full facts.
- To businesses.
- Advising whether you were given good advice by your other solicitor.
- Whether to decide to plead guilty or not guilty.
- Whether you have an arguable defence in law or factually complicated defences.
- Any advice you have had after your first court appearance.
- Any advice on appeal on conviction or sentence.
- If we feel we are unable to communicate with you.
- If we are likely to be conflicted or breach our professional rules.
How can we help?
Useful Information
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- Read our Police Station Advice Guide
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- What to expect in Police Custody
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