Bail is when you make a promise to the Court to appear on future dates when your case is listed for hearing. You may also promise to adhere to other conditions imposed by the court. When charged with a criminal offence, you might not be granted bail on the spot by the police. For serious offences, you may need to lodge a separate bail application.
Once a bail application has been made, it will usually be up to a magistrate or Judge to make a decision whether or not the request should be granted bail. Because criminal trials can go on for months or even years, making a successful bail application can be extremely important to the person facing charges.
If you make an unsuccessful bail application, the current laws make it extremely difficult to have a second bail application unless you go to the Supreme Court. Therefore it is very important that you don’t lose your chance to get bail.
Arrests frequently occur outside business hours or on weekends. We can be contacted to appoint a lawyer to you, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. An appointed lawyer would be available to appear at bail applications on weekdays and also weekends.
If you suspect that you might not be granted bail - or that a friend, relative or family member has been arrested and might not get bail - you should make immediate contact with our office and ask us to appoint you a criminal defence lawyer.
We also handle bail applications where a person has missed out on bail in the Local Court or District Court by taking the matter to the Supreme Court for a Supreme Court bail application. Our appointed specialists are often called upon to take over matters where inexperienced people have botched earlier bail applications.
The loss of liberty can be devastating. Obtaining fast accurate advice as well as forceful and confident representation is essential. Ideally a friend or relative should also make their way to court for a bail application as they will often have information that will help our appointed lawyer do the best job for the person in custody with a view to having them released in the quickest possible time.
We believe in providing expert legal advice at very reasonable rates. Your first meeting with us is at no charge. At this meeting, we will outline the best strategy for avoiding a conviction in your case. We will also tell exactly how much our representation will cost, and provide you with a costs agreement in clear, simple English.
If you would like to speak with one of our traffic law specialists, please phone our office on 02 9024 9530 or drop us an email.
