Criminal Law | VHCC

Wainwright & Cummins have been defending clients facing criminal charges for nearly 25 years. For a number of years we have offered a dedicated 24 hour telephone service and can advise and represent clients as and when we are asked to.

We aim to defend the interests of our clients charged with any criminal offence and to protect their inherent civil liberties and human rights. We also have a reputation for looking after vulnerable clients including young people, clients with mental health difficulties and clients facing charges which could damage their professional and personal reputations.

We have considerable experience across a broad range of criminal litigation from minor offences to major offences.

Types of Work/Cases we undertake:

• Allegations of serious fraud including money laundering; car "ringing"; and online conspiracies to pirate copyrighted material.
• Allegations of violence including murder, manslaughter, and kidnapping.
• Allegations of possession of offensive weapons including the use and/or possession of firearms including conspiracy to supply firearms and armed robbery.
• Allegations of dishonesty such as benefit fraud, conspiracy to steal or defraud, allegations of theft from an employer or public body, and minor acts of dishonesty such as shop lifting.
• Drugs related crime- from large scale cross-border importation and supply cases to possession of small quantities of illicit drugs.
• Street crime- including robbery and allegations of anti-social behaviour
• Public Order Offences
• Road Traffic Cases including allegations of causing death by dangerous driving.
• Allegations of sexual abuse including serious sexual offences such as rape, sexual assault, and allegations of possession of s.48 images.

Whatever the allegation we assure you that we will do our utmost to represent you to the best of our ability.