JVA Law Criminal and Serious Fraud Defence Specialists

JVA LAW specialise in criminal defence and serious fraud defence. Based in Holland Park, serving all of London, our goal is to deliver the best possible service to our clients. Criminal law is a complex area. Those who are legally represented usually fare better in proceedings than those who represent themselves. We pride ourselves on careful and thorough preparation of cases as well as an active defence of our clients' interests. Any allegation of criminal misconduct is serious for the person against whom it is directed and we aim to deal with all clients sympathetically and promptly as well as obtaining the best result possible.

Defending Your Rights

If you are arrested or questioned by the police you have the right to:-

  • ask why you are being arrested or questioned

  • access free legal advice

  • ask to have a solicitor present at an interview

  • ask for a medical examination if you are unwell

  • request an interpreter if your first language is not English

If you require representation, we can help. Don't hesitate to contact us

Latest Legal News

King & Wood Mallesons looks West for international expansion

King & Wood Mallesons is on the lookout for tie-up partners in the US and UK as part of its bid to become a leading international firm, with Nixon Peabody and SJ Berwin touted by market commentators as early contenders.....

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Herbert Smith closes in on African launch in Guinea

Herbert Smith is expected to make a decision on whether establishes a footprint in Africa by the end of next month, with the Republic of Guinea emerging as a strong contender for an office launch.....

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Paramount cuts London legal team in global restructuring

Film-maker Paramount Pictures has taken an axe to its London in-house legal team, with the US company reducing its headcount in the city from seven to two.....

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Taylor Wessing's Eyles re-elected on back of revenue jump

Taylor Wessing UK managing partner Tim Eyles has been re-elected for a second term as the firm revealed a double-digit revenue increase for 2011-2012.....

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Cobbetts picks litigation head as new managing partner

Cobbetts has elected a new managing partner to replace Michael Shaw, who spent 16 years in the post.....

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Former BLP chair seconded to Tesco China ahead of Beijing launch

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), which has applied for a licence to open in Beijing later this year, will see its former chair Peter Robinson first take up a temporary secondment posting with Tesco in Shanghai.....

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Kirkland's White set for global management role

Kirkland & Ellis private equity partner Graham White is set to take over as de facto head of the US firm’s London office next week.....

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Proskauer hires Dewey City steering group duo

Dewey & LeBoeuf London restructuring partners Mark Fennessy and Hazel Miller are set to join Proskauer Rose, meaning that all but one of the firm’s London steering group will have found new homes.....

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Cuatrecasas wins Spanish financing mandate amid economic turmoil

Iberian firm Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira has won a mandate to advise a consortium of banks and the Spanish government on the country’s largest ever financing transaction.....

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Freshfields turns to former lawyers to fill fee-earning gaps

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is rolling out a scheme to tap into its alumni network as a way of sourcing fee-earning staff at busy periods.....

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Irwin Mitchell clinical negligence head replaces Napier as City chief

Irwin Mitchell has named Alison Eddy as London managing partner, the first time a woman has held a top regional position at the firm.....

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Trucking giant Eddie Stobart enters legal market with barristers business

Transport company Eddie Stobart lorries has launched a legal service that promises to connect businesses to barristers without having to go through a solicitor.....

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BLP on course for modest turnover rise at end of expansionist year

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) looks set to post a single-digit increase in turnover for the 2011-12 financial year.....

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Legal alliances Legal Networks International and Oasis announce merger

Law firm alliances Legal Networks International and Oasis have merged to create LNI Oasis, an organisation with around 57 firms spanning 50 countries.....

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Collyer Bristow's future looks secure as it defeats Innovator One claim

Collyer Bristow has defeated a £50m professional negligence claim that threatened the financial stability of the firm.....

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Mayer Brown names new chair as Krueger steps down

Mayer Brown has confirmed the appointment of Chicago-based corporate partner Paul Theiss as its new chair.....

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Dechert eyes Shanghai launch as part of China expansion

Dechert is ramping up its China presence with the hire of a private equity partner in Beijing office and plans to open in Shanghai in the near future.....

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Cobbetts unveils marginal turnover rise

Manchester firm Cobbetts has posted a marginal increase in turnover for the 2011-12 financial year, up 1.6 per cent from £44.5m to £45.2m.....

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DAC Beachcroft seals association with Canada's McCague Borlack

DAC Beachcroft has entered into a formal association with Canadian firm McCague Borlack with a view to fully integrating with the firm.....

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Field Fisher and LG moot £150m merger

Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW) and Lawrence Graham (LG) are in the early stages of merger talks to create a £150m business that would bring the combined entity on the brink of the top 20 UK firms by revenue.....

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Norton Rose posts £833m turnover at end of acquisitive year

Norton Rose has announced its unaudited financial results for the 2011-12 financial year, with the turnover figure of $1.32bn (£833m) representing a 9 per cent like-for-like increase on last year.....

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Clifford Chance's Charlton charged over drink driving

Clifford Chance’s Asia managing partner Peter Charlton has been charged with drink driving offences and will appear in court in June.....

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Dewey's Hong Kong team to join DLA Piper

Dewey & LeBoeuf’s Hong Kong team is set to join DLA Piper as the firm’s office in the city prepares to wind down.....

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Camerons defeats professional negligence claim from Edenwest

The High Court has thrown out a professional negligence claim against CMS Cameron McKenna, ruling that the challenge by perfume distributor Edenwest had no real prospect of success.....

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Addleshaws wins right to protect Ablyazov whereabouts

Addleshaw Goddard will not be forced to disclose the whereabouts of its client Mukhtar Ablyazov, the Kazakh billionaire accused of embezzling funds worth billions of dollars out of the Kazakh-nationalised JSC BTA Bank.....

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LG bolsters real estate team with hires from Herbies and Linklaters

LG has tapped Herbert Smith and Linklaters to hire three real estate partners.....

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Travers Smith welcomes eight to partnership

Travers Smith has announced an increased promotions round this year, with eight associates, including one part-time lawyer, stepping up to the partnership.....

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Bonelli partner lands key role at ICC International Court of Arbitration

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has picked Bonelli Erede Pappalardo partner Andrea Carlevaris as the new secretary general of the ICC International Court of Arbitration.....

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Dewey turns to Camerons for advice on UK wind-down

Dewey & LeBoeuf’s London office has hired CMS Cameron McKenna to advise on its wind-down as it emerges that the UK LLP has delayed filing for administration following discussions with advisers and creditors.....

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