Courts and Locations

Exterior view of a modern courthouse building with a sculpture of a woman holding scales, and the word 'CountyCourt' on the facade.

Criminal cases can be heard in the Summary or Indictable jurisdiction.

Summary offences are heard in the Magistrates' Court. Once instructed, we will obtain your charge sheets and the prosecution brief and advise you on the best course of action. Your case progresses depending on whether you plead guilty or not guilty.

Serious indictable offences commence in the Magistrates' Court and then proceed to the County or Supreme Courts, either before a jury as a criminal trial, if you plead not guilty, or before a single judge as a guilty plea.


We regularly appear at the following Metropolitan courts:

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