Our main practitioners, at a more junior level, Sean Gaskin and Jamie Hammond, who are both members of the criminal defence bar of Gibraltar and are enrolled on the Duty Solicitor and Legal Aid schemes. They are a dedicated team instructed on a large range of matters across the Magistrates’ and Supreme Courts of Gibraltar and have represented defendants in high-profile prosecutions and sentencings. In Nick Cruz, we have one of Gibraltar’s most senior and experienced litigators who supports the team.

Our team works hard to uphold our clients’ rights by making sure they are heard at every stage of the proceedings and advancing robust defences or pleas in mitigation of sentence. They deal with the full range of ancillary procedural matters to ensure the best outcome for their clients. They have expertise in dealing with a wide range of matters including:

• Traffic offences;
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• Attendance on arrest and during police custody;
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• Bail applications;
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• Committals;
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• Arraignments and pleas in mitigation;
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• Making representations to the Crown Prosecution Service;
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• Medical Evidence and Fitness to Stand Trial;
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• Disclosures; and
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• Magistrates’ Courts and Supreme Court jury trials

Our team also work collegiately with their colleagues at the criminal bar at various others chambers in Gibraltar and are instructed in multi-party prosecutions.  

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