Choosing a lawyer for a fraud investigation
Questions to ask when choosing a fraud investigation lawyer in England and Wales: relevant experience, financial evidence, availability, scope and funding.
England and Wales · Criminal defence information
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Explore specialist questions about fraud, drugs and sexual allegation investigations, alongside information about interviews, bail and funding. Each guide links to official information; advice about your own case comes from the legal professional you instruct.
Specialist investigation guides
Digital evidence in drugs investigations
Understand the questions a legal team may examine about phone data, messages, attribution and context in drugs investigations in England and Wales.
Pre-charge representations in sexual allegation cases
What pre-charge representations and engagement can involve in sexual allegation investigations in England and Wales, with official sources and a real anonymous case.
Interviews, bail and funding
Arrested: what to do
Understand the initial steps following arrest and where to obtain legal advice.
Your rights in a police interview
Legal advice before and during questioning, and the importance of the interview.
Police questioning without a solicitor
Questions about obtaining legal advice when the police want to speak to you.
Do I need a solicitor?
Consider the stage of your matter and the specialist support you may need.
Bail conditions explained
Understand bail conditions and why they need careful attention.
Released under investigation
What an ongoing investigation can mean and how to prepare for the next step.
Legal aid and private defence
The funding conversation to have with a solicitor before agreeing work.
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Fraud & financial crime
Transactions, business records and complex financial evidence.
Drugs allegations
Communications, disputed roles and links between people and places.
Sexual allegations
Accounts, timelines and evidence requiring careful specialist review.
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