Thompsons Solicitors’ dedicated team of criminal law solicitors has unrivalled experience in defending cases of gross negligence manslaughter, misconduct in a public office and historical sexual abuse. We work hard, leaving no stone unturned to establish the facts and gather supporting evidence to defend our clients’ cases.
Our criminal law team acted in many of the significant cases in our areas of specialisation, including the lead case on section 24 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 regarding the “necessity” requirement prior to arrest, in a successful judicial review to remove details of an allegation of Assault by a Teacher from an Enhanced Criminal Records Certificate and defending two police community support officers facing gross negligence manslaughter charges.