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Handled by Ponravatt & Associates Law Office

Criminal Litigation

Criminal defence and private prosecution — fraud, cheques, defamation, and business crime.

We defend suspects and defendants, and act for injured parties as prosecutor or joint prosecutor, from the investigation stage through trial.

Matters we take

  • Fraud, embezzlement, and cheque offences
  • Defamation and Computer Crime Act offences
  • Business-related offences, including director liability
  • Offences against life, body, and liberty

Urgent work

Advice before you meet the investigating officer, attendance at questioning, and bail applications — with our case-management system helping keep hearing dates, court orders, and documents in one file to track the matter's deadlines.

How the work runs

The general approach — details adapt to your matter

  1. 01Intake and factsWe hear the matter, collect the documents, and open a file in the case-management system.
  2. 02Assessing the optionsLimitation periods and evidence checked, relevant Supreme Court judgments looked up, and whether litigation suits the matter weighed up.
  3. 03Options and costNegotiate, mediate, or litigate — the options explained, with the scope and fees in writing.
  4. 04Conduct of the caseFiling or defence, witness hearings, and the outcome of hearings recorded in the file.
  5. 05Enforcement and closingEnforcement where it is within the agreed scope; documents returned and the work summarised for you.

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