Criminal and traffic law

 

Header Criminal Law

Contact us without delay if you have been charged with a criminal or traffic offence.

We can represent you in criminal and traffic proceedings in the District Court.

For matters that are outside our area of expertise, we maintain professional relationships with some of the leading criminal barristers in Auckland and can make referrals if appropriate.

Please note that we do not currently undertake criminal matters on legal aid.

District Court prosecutions

We regularly represent clients in prosecutions in the summary jurisdiction of the District Court.

We are experienced with conducting Judge-alone trials for defended matters, or pursuing the least restrictive sentence outcome where a guilty plea has been entered.

Discharge without conviction

We have built up considerable expertise in pursuing applications for discharge without conviction (where the circumstances warrant).

Departmental prosecutions

We represent clients in prosecutions brought by the New Zealand Customs Service, Inland Revenue, the Ministry for Primary Industries and other governmental departments, as well as in prosecutions brought by local authorities.

Traffic charges and limited licences

Contact us today if you have been charged with an offence under the Land Transport Act 1998, or if you wish to pursue any of the following special application:

  • Section 81 LTA application (special reasons to avoid disqualification)
  • Section 94 LTA application (for a community-based sentence in lieu of disqualification

If you have been disqualified from driving as a result of a conviction or suspended because of excess demerit points, we provide a complete limited licence service across all courts in the Auckland region.

Our Criminal and traffic law Team