After an arrest, you will likely be either incarcerated or released on a promise to appear.

If you are put in jail, it is your right to be brought before a justice to have a bail hearing within 24 hours. For more serious charges, however, an order for your detention may be filed and you will subsequently have to make your own application for a bail hearing before a judge.

At the bail hearing you will have two choices: either to proceed with duty counsel, the general support court-appointed lawyer, or to hire a lawyer privately. Bail hearings are your first and only chance to be released, so it is important to retain the best lawyer for the job. If the wrong lawyer is hired, you may be incarcerated until a bail appeal is launched which may end up being many months away.

Our extensive experience, diligence and service extends to 24/7 bail hearings in emergency circumstances.