Excellent service. Excellent communication with their clients. Amazing knowledge in what they do. Very caring and helpful. Would recommend to anyone who needs help in criminal law.
Drug Offences
Drug Offences
We have an exceptional track record of achieving the very best results for our clients. Our success stems from wide-ranging experience in handling criminal matters and adopting a proactive, strategic approach during all stages of a police investigation. We advise our clients on how a case will likely progress, including the range of sentencing they may face should they be found guilty and are also highly experienced in handling the media for clients facing criminal allegations.
Offences
The law surrounding drug offences is contained in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and can be incredibly complex. Controlled drugs are generally split up into three classes:
- Class A drugs include heroin, ecstasy, cocaine, methadone, LSD and magic mushrooms;
- Class B drugs include cannabis, amphetamines, barbiturates, codeine, mephedrone and some synthetic cannabinoids;
- Class C drugs include tranquilisers, ketamine, anabolic steroids, GHB and benzyl piperazines
The law is surrounding classification of drugs
is constantly reviewed and updated by law enforcement agencies and official bodies. Recently, for example, The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs released an official report stating that GHB should move from Class C to Class B. Our lawyers remain abreast of potential changes to this area of the law and the resulting consequences for our clients. Our firm is highly experienced in dealing with complex and large-scale illegal drug cases including:
Prevention, advice, assistance, litigation.
We stay focused. Watch the world around us. Never fly by night preferring strong relationships with our consultants and clients. Our focus means that we do have good quality work to pass to consultants we think are the right fit and
