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Sonn Macmillan Walker conducts work on behalf of legally aided as well as privately paying clients.

You are entitled to consult with a solicitor free of charge whilst detained at any police station in England & Wales.

In the Magistrates’ Court, you may be entitled to legal aid subject to a means and merits tests. Currently, legal aid in the Crown Court is not means tested, however, a judge may make a Recovery of Defence Costs Order at the conclusion of a case by which the defendant can be ordered to pay the legal costs to which his solicitor and Counsel are entitled under the legal aid scheme. The government has introduced a means testing pilot in certain Crown Courts. 

Many clients prefer to instruct us on a private fee paying basis and we undertake a considerable amount of work under that arrangement. 

Please telephone us and we will be happy to advise you on the most appropriate way to fund your case.  

NEWS

Not guilty of murder

Not guilty of murder Following a 6 week trial at the Old Bailey our client was found not guilty of murder. It was alleged that he had been the victim of a robbery and that ...
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Conspiracy to commit armed robberies

Conspiracy to commit armed robberies Sonn Macmillan Walker acted for two clients in an 11 week trial at Inner London Crown Court where five defendants were accused of a conspiracy to ...
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Drug importation acquittal

Edward Grange was the solicitor acting for a defendant charged with importing 2.5kg of cocaine. After a 5 day trial at Isleworth Crown Court our ...
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