The questions everyone asks

Identify yourself, stay calm and exercise your right not to make a statement until your lawyer is present. Do not sign any report or acknowledgment without reviewing it with your lawyer first. Anything you say at the police station can affect the entire proceedings.

Yes. The right to legal assistance begins with the arrest. You can appoint a lawyer of your choice or wait for a court-appointed one, and you can switch from a court-appointed lawyer to one of your choosing at any time, even after the case has begun.

No. Nobody is obliged to testify against themselves. In most cases it is preferable to reserve your statement for the court hearing, when the contents of the police report and the existing evidence are already known.

It is the procedural position that allows the victim or the injured party to actively participate in criminal proceedings with their own lawyer: requesting investigation measures, submitting evidence, formulating charges and claiming compensation, independently of the Public Prosecutor.

It depends on the type of proceedings and the complexity of the investigation. A fast-track trial can be resolved in days; proceedings involving expert evidence, multiple suspects or financial aspects can take years. What can be anticipated is the stage you are at and the immediate deadlines.

Yes. Criminal sentences can be appealed and, in certain circumstances, taken to the Supreme Court on cassation. The deadlines are short and strict: the appeal strategy should be decided on the same day the judgment is notified.

Only if the legal requirements are met: evidence of the offence, a significant penalty and a legitimate purpose such as flight risk, destruction of evidence or risk of reoffending. It is an exceptional measure and can be challenged at the hearing and through appeal.

The hearing is scheduled very quickly after the arrest or complaint. A plea agreement with a reduced sentence is usually offered. Whether to accept it or not is a technical decision: the actual evidence, prior record and medium-term consequences must be assessed.

Breaching it constitutes a criminal offence of its own, with its own penalty, and immediately worsens your procedural situation, including the possibility of pre-trial detention. Even the other person's consent does not eliminate the offence.

Fees depend on the type of proceedings, the stage at which we intervene and the technical complexity. In the first conversation the scope of work and the fee estimate are explained before the case is taken on, in writing and with no surprises.