Police Station & Pre-Charge Defence
Solicitors for Private Clients
Early Criminal Defence from Investigation to Charging Decision
Expert Criminal Defence From First Police Contact
Libra Law Solicitors is a specialist criminal defence firm providing police station representation and pre-charge advice across Oxford, London and the Thames Valley. We are regularly instructed by clients throughout the UK seeking experienced criminal defence solicitors at the earliest stage of police investigation, arrest and criminal proceedings across England & Wales.
We represent professionals, business owners, executives, and private individuals facing arrest, voluntary interview, police investigation and pre-charge proceedings when their liberty, reputation, professional standing, family life and future opportunities are at risk.
Our work includes police station representation, interview preparation, evidential review, disclosure assessment, written representations and strategic pre-charge legal guidance where appropriate. Our approach is meticulous, pragmatic and personally managed, focused on protecting legal interests through carefully prepared and expertly managed defence representation.
Call 24/7 for Immediate Legal Advice: London office: 0204 610 0807 or Oxford office 01865 921 807
Police Station & Pre-Charge Matters
We advise individuals from the earliest stage of a criminal investigation, providing clear advice and strategic representation where allegations, police interviews, charging decisions or wider legal consequences are under consideration.
We advise on:
- Arrest, detention and police station attendance
- Voluntary interviews under caution
- Police interviews and questioning procedures
- Release under investigation matters
- Police bail and bail conditions
- Pre-charge strategy and case progression
- Charging decisions and prosecution concerns
- Written representations where appropriate
Investigation & Early Defence Support
We advise individuals at the earliest stage of criminal investigations, from the outset throughout, providing clear advice and strategic representation where allegations, evidence, police procedure or charging decisions may affect the course of a matter.
We advise on:
- Police station attendance and representation
- Interview preparation and legal strategy
- Evidence review and early case analysis
- Disclosure and procedural concerns
- Police powers and procedural issues
- Police bail and related conditions
- Release under investigation matters
- Pre-charge strategy and defence planning
Early Advice During Investigation
We advise individuals from the earliest stage of criminal investigations, providing clear advice and strategic representation where interviews, evidence, police procedure or charging decisions may influence the direction of a case.
We advise on:
- Immediate advice following police contact
- Preparation before interview or questioning
- Arrest and voluntary attendance matters
- Early evidence and disclosure review
- Interview under caution strategy
- Communications and evidential concerns
- Representation before charging decisions
- Preparation for ongoing investigation
Criminal Defence Representation
We represent individuals facing allegations ranging from regulatory and financial investigations to serious criminal matters, providing clear advice and strategic representation where reputation, liberty or wider legal consequences are at risk.
We represent clients in:
- Police station attendance and interview representation
- Arrest, investigation and pre-charge matters
- Strategic defence preparation and case analysis
- Criminal proceedings, hearings and advocacy
- Evidence review and defence planning
- Regulatory and financial investigation matters
- Ongoing case strategy and legal advice
- Sentencing, mitigation and post-charge support
Discreet & Confidential
We provide discreet & confidential legal advice where criminal investigation, reputation, professional standing or personal circumstances are at risk.
Strategic Defence Advice
Our criminal defence solicitors provide measured guidance, thorough preparation and proactive representation to protect our clients’ position.
Nationwide Representation
We represent clients across England and Wales, providing police station and pre-charge defence from our Oxford and London offices.
24 / 7 Legal Advice
Police investigations may require urgent legal advice. Our team is available following arrest, police contact, interview or investigation.
FAQs
Do I Need a Solicitor If I Have Been Arrested?
Obtaining legal advice at an early stage is often important to help protect legal rights, understand the allegation and prepare appropriately for police interview or investigation.
Should I Attend a Voluntary Interview Without a Solicitor?
A voluntary interview under caution may carry the same legal implications as interview following arrest. Legal advice is usually important before attending to understand the allegation, police procedure and the potential consequences of answers given during interview.
What Happens At a Police Interview?
A Police interview usually involves questions regarding an allegation, evidence or events under investigation. Interviews may take place following arrest or by voluntary attendance. Legal advice and preparation beforehand may assist in understanding the process and protecting legal interests.
Can Police Charge Me Without Interviewing Me?
In some circumstances, police may make charging decisions without conducting a formal interview, depending on the evidence available and the circumstances of the investigation. Each case depends on its facts and evidential position.
What Does Released Under Investigation Mean?
Release under investigation means an investigation remains ongoing after arrest or interview, but without bail conditions being imposed. Further enquiries, evidence gathering or charging decisions may still follow depending on the circumstances.
Can Early Legal Advice Reduce The Risk of Charge?
Early legal advice may assist in understanding allegations, preparing for interview, reviewing evidence and making representations where appropriate. In some matters, early intervention may influence how an investigation develops, although outcomes depend on the circumstances and evidential position.
Why Instruct Libra Law Solicitors
Libra Law Solicitors is a firm built on specialism. Criminal defence is not one department within a wider practice it is the entirety of ours. We do not undertake legal aid work or practise across unrelated areas of law. Police station representation and pre-charge defence form a core part of our practice, with our solicitors regularly advising clients at the earliest stage of police investigation, arrest, interview and charging decisions.
Clients instruct our privately funded criminal defence solicitors in serious, professionally sensitive and reputation-conscious matters where liberty, reputation, professional standing, family life and future opportunities may be at risk.
Clients value:
- Direct access to experienced criminal defence solicitors
- A privately funded specialist firm focused exclusively on criminal defence
- Early strategic legal advice from first police contact onwards
- Careful preparation for police interviews, voluntary attendance and evidential issues
- Strategic pre-charge representation, including written representations and case analysis where appropriate
- Personally managed representation with continuity throughout proceedings
- Discreet support in professionally and personally sensitive matter
- Clear, practical guidance during serious, complex and high-pressure circumstances
Our focus is straightforward protecting our clients’ legal position at the earliest opportunity through meticulous preparation, strategic judgement and carefully managed defence representation.
Speak to a Police Station & Pre-Charge Solicitor
Early legal advice may be important following arrest, police contact, voluntary interview request or criminal investigation. Libra Law Solicitors provides confidential criminal defence advice, urgent police station representation and carefully managed pre-charge support where immediate action may be required.
Call 24/7 for Immediate Legal Advice: London office: 0204 610 0807 or Oxford office 01865 921 807
Libra Law
71 75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2 9JH
Libra Law
Prama House
267 Banbury Road
Summertown
Oxford
OX2 7HT
Authorised and Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)
Serving London, Berkshire, Thames Valley, Oxfordshire & England and Wales