Our main criminal practitioner, at a more junior level, is Jamie Hammond. He deals with a large range of matters across the Magistrates’ and Supreme Courts of Gibraltar and has represented defendants in high-profile prosecutions and sentencings. He is quite prominent in the criminal defence Bar and is leading on increasingly complex cases.

In Nick Cruz KC, we have one of Gibraltar’s mostsenior and experienced litigators who supports the team.

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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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