Bail and Initial Court Appearances

For a defendant, the laying of charges delivers concern, worry and often embarrassment.

This firm does not seek or solicit media attention.

We provide legal advice and representation in the knowledge that each client seeks a resolution of their court proceedings as promptly as possible, without the attention of the media.

Where possible, we arrange for our client to be excused from all court appearances, save the initial court mention (if it requires the execution of a Bail Undertaking), sentence hearing or trial proceeding.

Bail is an extremely important step in the process of representing a defendant in the criminal arena.

In the case of a defendant charged with serious criminal offences, the police will commonly hold that person in custody and object to a grant of bail at the initial court appearance.

A complete and thorough preparation of a Bail Application , if necessary by way of written submissions and accompanied by relevant affidavits, often means the difference between a defendant spending his/her time awaiting closure of the court proceedings at home with family, as opposed to being in prison on remand.

Unfortunately the delays in Queensland between arrest and jury trial currently average approximately 2 years.

The difficulties in preparing a case for hearing whilst a defendant remains on remand in prison are all too well known to Criminal Defence Lawyers.

Andrew has an intimate knowledge of the Bail Act, having either appeared or instructed counsel on behalf of clients at numerous Bail Applications, Bail Variation Applications, Bail Reviews and Bail Appeals before the Magistrates, District, Supreme Courts and Court of Appeal.