Crime

A "thriving practice that is at the forefront of criminal litigation" with "an excellent team of motivated criminal specialists". Duncan Lewis' Crime department is "experienced in handling serious and complex matters and undertakes an extensive range of work, such as gang-related crime, murder and high-value fraud charges." The firm is "especially recommended for its Proceeds of Crime and Fraud unit, which specialises in high-value confiscation proceedings... they are the go-to lawyers for financial crime".

Duncan Lewis Solicitors‘ "well renowned", "dedicated" and "unstoppable" Crime department, which has a network of offices across London, including in Hackney, City of London, and Croydon, is commended by clients for both their "highly regarded" fraud practice and "excellent" confiscation team. The Legal 500 2024 describes the team as "top-experts" whom are "stand outs in their field".

Ranked Band 1 in Chambers & Partners 2024, "Duncan Lewis Solicitors operates a highly regarded criminal law practice. The very experienced team represents clients across a range of serious crime matters, including violent crime, financial crime and drugs offences. It also has specialist expertise in proceeds of crime issues."

Duncan Lewis Solicitors brings "a huge team with experts in every field" and is noted for its "excellent client service" to a broad range of serious crime issues including sexual offences, drug crimes and murders. The department has "years of experience dealing with complex, heavy crime" including matters involving country line drugs groups. The team are also experienced in working with child defendants.

The crime team at Duncan Lewis Solicitors are "experts in dealing with the most complex criminal cases". "The firm covers the full range of criminal work and remains a market-leader in both private and legal aid work. The team has a wealth of experience with an expertise in fraud work". The 'excellent' solicitors "know the law inside out" and are widely instructed on a variety of gang-related crimes.

“With 'exceptional individual client care', Duncan Lewis Solicitors is a key name in the market for serious crime issues including murders, sexual offences, drug importations and fraud matters. The team also has niche expertise in country line drug cases and modern slavery mandates. Rubin Italia (who also has experience in public law and immigration work), fraud specialist Hardeep Dhaliwal and Nicholas De Freitas, who focuses on violent offences, jointly lead the group. Consultant Linda Barker is also praised by clients.”

Ranked Band 1

The Duncan Lewis Solicitors crime department is ranked as a Band 1 practice in Watford, Uxbridge and surrounds.

“At Duncan Lewis Solicitors, the criminal law practice is equipped to handle serious crime and drug-related offenses.”

Duncan Lewis Solicitors is ‘a busy firm, cornering the market in legally aided, general crime’. It is adept at handling cases of serious crime such as drugs importation, fraud, kidnap, immigration and gang-related offences. The firm recently acted for a man who murdered a fellow detainee at an immigration centre.

'Duncan Lewis' Crime department is a 'Recognised Practitioner' in the 2019 edition of Chambers & Partners UK for their criminal defence work in London.

'Duncan Lewis' Crime department is a Band 1 ranked practice in the 2019 edition of Chambers & Partners UK for their criminal defence work in Watford, Uxbridge and surrounds.

"The ‘capable, conscientious and professional’ team at Duncan Lewis Solicitors provides ‘a harmonious and effective service’, and is particularly known for its legal aid expertise."

"Praised for his ‘great client care', Hardeep Dhaliwal leads the team at Duncan Lewis Solicitors, which recently acted in a £1m computer scam bank fraud case."