Cases We Defend

Good & Stewart Ltd is one of the leading firms in Scotland in Extradition cases. If you have been issued with a warrant, either accusing you of a crime, or to serve a sentence in another country, Good & Stewart can help. Get in touch with our team immediately to discuss your status as a ‘Requested Person’, and we can begin to build your case.

Assault charges can take various forms; ranging from extremely serious to more minor in nature. They often arise from everday situations that have escalated to be out of hand, or involved provocation. If you have been charged with assault, no matter how serious, contact our team immediately for expert advice on the next steps.

A charge of murder is arguably the most serious allegation you can face. Murder cases often involve complex forensic evidence, witness accounts and compelling narratives.

Good & Stewart Ltd have broad experience representing clients in charges ranging from murder to attempted murder, organised crime and culpable homicide. We will work with you to meticulously build your case, explore every possible evidentiary hurdle and analyse the opposition’s evidence. Our lawyers will instruct forensic, medical or psychiatric experts to comprehensively examine your evidence. Good & Stewart will instruct Advocates to represent you in the High Court and carefully prepare your defence.

Our lawyers at Good & Stewart Ltd have extensive experience in defending drugs cases. Drugs offences encompass a wide spectrum, and the charge you are facing can range in seriousness.

We will take the measures necessary in preparing your defence evidence to ensure your case is carefully prepared. This may include instructing an expert forensic scientist to prepare a report.

Whether you are charged with possession, concerned with supply or even drugs offences with the aggravation of involvement in organised crime; it is vital that you contact our team immediately to discuss the charges against you.

Being charged with a sexual offence can be a distressing and confusing experience for not only you, but for your family as well. At Good & Stewart Ltd, we are highly experienced in defending cases involving sexual offences, and the sensitivity that they require.

Whether you are being charged for sexual offences in the High Court, at a Solemn level or Summary level, we can help you to not only defend your case, but to navigate a distressing time. If you have been charged with a sexual crime, contact our team as soon as possible.

Fraud and financial crimes can take a number of shapes and forms, including benefit fraud, money laundering, embezzlement and bank account fraud. If you have been charged with any form of financial crime, contact a member of our team immediately to discuss the next steps we can take to help you.

Whether you have been charged with drink driving, dangerous driving, speeding or any other road traffic offence, we have a wealth of experience and will be able to assist you through all stages of the proceedings.

If you deny the charge, we will thoroughly prepare your case and vigorously defend your position at trial. We will obtain evidence from defence witnesses and we frequenetly engage the services of expert road traffic witnesses.

If you accept the charge and are pleading guilty, we are also able to prepresent you at any court hearings.

Threatening communications charges can include excessive messaging, threatening violence either online or on the phone, and can even include indecent communications.

At Good & Stewart Ltd, we frequently defend cases involving this type of criminal allegation. If you feel that you have been wrongfully charged, we can help prepare your case for trial and build the right defence for you.

Our laywers have a wealth of experience in handling charges of breach of the peace, or similar offences. Whether you deny the charge, or believe the event was taken out of context, we can help to communicate with the prosecution, and represent you in court to work towards a positive outcome. If you have been charged with an offence relating to a breach of the peace, contact our office as soon as you can.

Offences of theft can take various forms; from shoplifting, to housebreaking. In order to be found guilty of a charge of theft in Scots law, it must be shown beyond reasonable doubt that you took property belonging to someone else without their permission and with deliberate, dishonest intent.

If you have been charged with an offence involving, or resembling theft, contact our team to discuss your defence and the evidence being brought against you.

At Good & Stewart Ltd, we have comprehensive experience in representing your interests post-conviction as well as pre-conviction. Our lawyers are well versed in preparing for parole hearings, and stating your case as to why you should receive release, or should be progressed to open conditions.

If someone you know is in need of advice in relation to a parole hearing, please contact a member of our team.

If you have been cited as a witness in criminal proceedings and require legal advice on your obligations or the procedure when it comes to giving evidence as a witness, Good & Stewart will be able to help.

Whether you have been arrested and are preparing for interview in a police station, or if the police have gotten in touch with you to request your attendance at an interview; it is essential that you seek legal advice as soon as possible. If the police wish to speak with you, or if you have been requested to attend an appointment, Good & Stewart can provide advice over the phone, or in person at the station.