Magistrates Court

Magistrates Court

The police may arrest you and interview clients whist detained at a police station. They may interview clients by appointment on a voluntary basis. Voluntary interviews can take place at a police station, a clients home, place of work, or other location (such as a prison if a client is already in custody).

There is no such thing as ‘a little chat’. The core business of the police is to arrest, charge and then have people punished. They are not your friends and they never act in your best interests. Police officers sometimes say that things will be quicker without a solicitor – this is rarely true, in fact once we know about a clients detention, we can actually act to speed things up.

And remember, if a client something he/she ought not to have, he/she might have a lot of time during the years spent in prison regretting a little wait while we are called out to assist . Police station advice is always free and we have someone available 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Therefore, if you are arrested, or are asked to speak to the police at any time, you have the right to speak to a solicitor and it is in your interests to do so.