Pre-charge specialists with a client-first approach.
For over a decade, Holborn Adams has supported clients through their toughest life challenges. We focus on prevention, aiming to resolve cases before charges are brought, protecting your reputation, family, and career.
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Our legal team brings rich and diverse experience to the table, having defended some of the world’s highest-profile cases. With a proven track record, we excel in complex sexual, fraud, and regulatory offence defence.
Sexual Offences
Fraud Offences
Other Offences
Adam Rasul
Founder and CEO
Prevention is better than cure.
We fight to win.
Adam founded Holborn Adams with a bold vision: to transform the approach to criminal defence by focusing on pre-charge engagement. Believing so strongly in his mission, he fought to open Holborn Adams only a year after qualifying as a solicitor - long before the standard three year minimum. Adam believes strongly that proactive legal defence spares clients the unnecessary stress and reputational damage of a full blown criminal trial.
With a strong focus on criminal and sports law, Adam has secured landmark results for clients, featured by the global media. He represents high-profile clients - including elite athletes and celebrities - and acts as the “muscle” behind complex disputes, safeguarding his clients’ reputations and livelihoods. His personal track record includes securing no further action for individuals facing the most serious charges, including those on the world’s Most Wanted lists.

About Holborn Adams
Holborn Adams is a 100% privately-funded criminal law firm that has been protecting its clients for over a decade. We specialise in pre-charge representation, fraud, sexual offence cases, and regulatory matters. Our top-tier team includes a hand-picked panel of expert counsel, each with unmatched experience in their field.
Holborn Adams has been specialising in pre-charge representation longer than any other UK law firm. We handle cases all over the world and are trusted by some of the most high-profile individuals in the public eye. We maintain strong links with specialists who can support your defence, ensuring the highest quality representation.
Unlike firms that handle both legal aid and private defence, we focus exclusively on private clients, allowing us to dedicate more time and resources to your case, resulting in our outstanding track record of no further action outcomes. At the core of everything we do is the best interests of our clients. To us, each case is not just about winning - it’s about getting your life back on track.
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Respected and trusted
As proud members of the UK’s largest legal sector governing bodies, we are a team you can put your full trust in. We adhere to strict industry regulations, so you can be confident your case is in safe hands.
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Frequently asked questions
Here are some answers to our most commonly asked questions - for tailored support with your case, please call us now for a free initial consultation.
Yes - we are proudly accredited by the two largest governing legal bodies in the UK, the Law Society and Legal 500. We are also regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
We have hundreds of client testimonials listed on our website, in addition to reviews on independent review platforms TrustPilot, Google Reviews, and Review Solicitors.
Every case is different. After your initial consultation, we’ll determine which services are best for your defence, and calculate a fixed fee quote for you. The price depends on the complexity of the case, how long it will take, which team members are best for the case, and whether we need to instruct specialists. We do not charge by the hour - only a fixed fee for your whole defence.
When you phone us, you’ll have an initial consultation with a member of our legal team on a completely confidential basis. They will listen to your case and may ask additional questions to get as much detail as possible so the team can decide whether they are the best fit for you. We cannot give exact costs, a timeline, or suggestions on how to proceed in this initial call.After this, they will give your case details to the rest of the team and someone will be in touch with you with a no-obligation fixed fee quote for representation, and some ideas for next steps (such as pre-charge engagement, police interview representation, and similar). It is then up to you whether you’d like to accept the quote and proceed to formally instruct Holborn Adams.
Yes, your initial phone consultation is free of charge. After this, we will give you a free, no-obligation fixed fee quote for using our services.
Yes, when you call us, your call is 100% confidential.
We have a member of our legal team available to speak 24/7, 365 days a year. Whenever you need to speak to someone, you will be connected instantly. All calls are 100% confidential.
No - we are a 100% privately funded firm, meaning we charge a fixed fee for our services. We do not take on legal aid cases. We find that focusing on private cases only allows us to dedicate more time and resources to defending our clients to a much higher degree than firms who are stretched thin by intense legal aid caseloads.
Yes - and it is our ultimate goal with all cases that come to us pre-charge. We believe in a proactive approach, working with you to build a defence that encourages prosecutors and the CPS to drop the case with no further action. Please speak to us as soon as you become aware there are allegations against you. The earlier you reach out, the better.
To decide whether any firm is best to handle your case, you should be asking yourself some key questions:
- How are they funded? - We are a privately funded firm meaning we take on cases for a fixed fee, with no options for legal aid. Some firms are legal aid only or a mix of private defence and legal aid. For the highest level of attention and case preparation, you are best seeking a 100% private firm like us, as we are not stretched thin by a caseload of Government-funded cases.
- Expertise - Our solicitors have diverse experience defending every type of criminal offence. We are, however, specialists in pre-charge defence, fraud, sexual offences, and regulatory investigations, so if your case falls under these categories, we are confident we can secure the best outcome for you.
- Location - We have offices all over the world. We can travel to you and offer remote conferencing services to make things easiest for you.
- Reviews - Our client testimonials speak for themselves. You’ll see hundreds of glowing reviews on our website, as well as on independent review sites like Review Solicitors, Google Reviews, and TrustPilot.
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