Crisis Management For Criminal Cases
Facing personal, financial and legal problems can easily plunge your life into crisis. From false accusations of crime, manufactured civil claims, and being the victim of fraud or other crimes, it’s imperative that you have an experienced team at your side. At Holborn Adams, crisis management is just another part of how we ensure the best possible outcomes for our clients.
What is Crisis Management?
Lawyers like those at Holborn Adams play a crucial role in crisis management, especially when the crisis involves legal issues or has potential legal ramifications. Our team can provide expert legal advice on navigating the crisis within the framework of the law, as well as in-depth guidance on regulatory compliance, risk management, and potential liabilities.
Our expert team of UK-based crisis managers can also assist with communication by drafting public statements and internal communications, ensuring they are legally sound and do not inadvertently create additional legal issues. We are likewise happy to act as intermediaries between the organisation and regulatory bodies, ensuring all legal requirements are met. We can even cooperate with investigations or inquiries when necessary.
Finally, our lawyers can handle any legal proceedings that arise from the crisis, whether this means defending the client in court, negotiating settlements, or managing public relations related to the legal aspects of the crisis.
Crisis Management Assistance in the UK
At Holborn Adams, our lawyers have broad experience dealing with Crisis Management situations. Our team prefers to take a comprehensive approach to crisis situations, thus ensuring your legal strategy matches all other aspects of your public response.
In fact, our senior team members and lawyers have been deployed all over the UK and overseas, and can come to your aid at short notice when necessary. Beyond that, we are more than happy to assist our clients with drafting press statements to ensure an accurate and balanced picture of a crisis situation is presented in the media.
Our Fees
Fixed fee defence
Our team will give you a free, no-obligation quote after your initial consultation. We offer a fixed fee service, free of any hidden extra costs. Our firm is exclusively privately-funded meaning we cannot accept any legal aid clients. Your fees secure you a top-tier team and top-tier treatment, covering
Dedicated, experienced legal team.
Ability to get your case dropped before charges.
Representation at interviews and court hearings.
Requests to vary bail conditions where required.
Negotiating with police or prosecutors
Referrals to various support services.
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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.
Trusted by clients
Top-rated legal defence and client care
Our clients feel supported, not just in their legal defence, but as individuals facing challenging times. We provide expert representation as well as the guidance, emotional support, and resources they need, which is why we consistently receive glowing reviews.
