Criminal Law

I take instructions in the following criminal law matters:

Driving & Traffic Offences

• Drink driving charges (excess breath/blood alcohol)
• Drug driving charges
• Careless and dangerous driving
• Failing to stop / failing to ascertain injury
• Driving while disqualified or suspended
• Limited licence applications
• Applications to remove or reduce disqualification periods
• Reckless driving causing injury or death

Summary Offences

• Assault charges (common assault, assault on a person in a family relationship)
• Disorderly behaviour
• Trespass
• Wilful damage
• Intimidation and harassment charges
• Breach of protection orders
• Resisting or obstructing police

Drug Offences

• Possession of controlled drugs
• Cultivation and manufacture of controlled drugs

Dishonesty Offences

• Theft and shoplifting
• Fraud and deception charges
• Receiving stolen property
• Identity theft and forgery
• Obtaining by deception

Regulatory & Specialist Prosecutions

• Fisheries prosecutions
• Customs prosecutions
• Health and safety prosecutions (WorkSafe)
• Fire and Emergency NZ prosecutions
• Regional council and environmental prosecutions (RMA offences)
• Animal welfare prosecutions
• Immigration-related offending

Family Violence

• Family violence charges
• Protection order breaches
• Police safety order matters

Bail & Pre-Trial

• Bail applications and bail variations
• Electronically monitored (EM) bail applications
• Remand hearings

Post-Conviction & Sentencing

• Sentencing submissions and advocacy
• Discharge without conviction applications
• Name suppression applications
• Appeals against conviction or sentence
• Parole Board hearings

Other Areas

• Firearms licensing and prohibition order issues
• Confiscation and asset forfeiture (Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act)
• Coronial inquest representation