National Criminal Lawyers – criminal law experts in Sydney
As one of Sydney’s most sought after criminal law firms, National Criminal Lawyers® has a track record of great success in defending a wide variety of criminal offences. Furthermore, our criminal law experts have been successful in achieving non-convictions in a number of cases. We are the best defenders of your rights, and we start by listening to your needs and concerns and helping you understand your options. We will then advise you on pursuing the best possible course of action in your individual circumstances.
Drug offences
We have great success in defending numerous clients for charges relating to cultivation, drug importation/exportation, drug supply, drug supply on an ongoing basis, possession of an illegal drug, and use of a prohibited drug.
Sexual offences
We have established a track record of success in defending charges relating to acts of indecency and aggravated acts of indecency, aggravated indecent assault, and aggravated sexual assault. Our senior lawyers can assist you with other types of charges relating to sexual offences, including child sex offences by Australians in foreign countries, indecent assault, obscene exposure, sex offences, sexual assault, and soliciting prostitution.
Violent offences
We have successfully defended violent offence charges such as affray, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, assault to a police officer in the execution of their duty, and attempts to choke. Other types of charges our senior lawyers can assist you with include cause injury by gunpowder, common assault, conspiracy to murder, kidnapping, murder and manslaughter, and much more.
Public order offences
Our criminal law experts have successfully defended charges relating failure to provide the necessities of life, hindering an investigation, offensive conduct, offensive language, perverting the course of justice, resisting arrest or hindering police, and starting a bushfire (arson).
Property offences
Our criminal lawyers have extensive experience in defending property charges like break and enter, intentionally or recklessly destroying property, possess housebreaking implement, and unlawful entry on enclosed land.
Guilty by association offences
If you have been charged with a guilty by association offence, our senior lawyers can advise you on your options. We have successfully defended a number of charges relating to consorting as well as participation in a criminal group.
Commonwealth offences
Our lawyers have significant experience and knowledge on defending charges relating to Commonwealth offences. These include cyber-crimes against Commonwealth government departments, documents containing threats, people smuggling, human trafficking, terrorism, and using carriage service to menace.
Dishonesty offences
We have a wealth of experience in defending clients against dishonesty charges including car stealing, concealing serious offence, proceeds of crime, fraud or obtaining benefit by deception, larceny, tax fraud, receiving stolen goods, tampering with evidence, and much more.
Apprehended violence order offences
National Criminal Lawyers have successfully defended charges relating to contravene apprehended domestic violence order and apprehended violence order.
Weapons and firearm offences
We are experts at defending charges relating to weapons and firearm offences, including custody of a knife in a public place and the possession or use of a firearm without a licence or exemption.
What National Criminal Lawyers® will do for you?
Our team of highly experienced senior lawyers will work with you to get the best possible result. Where appropriate, we will negotiate with prosecutors to ask for the charge to be withdrawn or downgraded, or the fact sheets amended. Depending on the case, you may plead not guilty, plead guilty while disputing the facts, or plead guilty with full acceptance of the facts. We will work to achieve the best possible outcome for you, whether it is for a not-guilty finding, lower sentence, or no recording of a criminal conviction.