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Criminal Defence Solicitors in London & Kent
Peter Bonner Private Defence
Discreet criminal defence. Focused on your future.
Responsive advice for investigations, serious allegations, Crown Court cases and appeals. Direct communication and prices agreed for a defined scope of work.
Explore our dedicated Private Defence website
Peter Bonner & Co accepts instructions on a private fee basis and under Legal Aid. Independent legal advice at the police station is free. Legal Aid information · Police station representation
Legal Aid and police station advice
We hold a criminal Legal Aid contract. Legal Aid may be available for representation in court, subject to the applicable rules and eligibility. Independent legal advice at the police station is free. We can explain your options promptly and clearly.
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Criminal defence is what we do
Clear advice, thorough preparation and determined representation from experienced criminal defence solicitors.
- Private Defence — our dedicated private defence website, with discreet advice and agreed fees.
- Police Station — independent legal advice before and during interview.
- General Crime — Magistrates’ Court, Crown Court, serious crime and appeals.
- Drugs Offences — strategic defence in complex, multi-defendant and evidence-heavy prosecutions.
- Private Road Traffic Defence — transparent fixed fees, including a standard one-day Magistrates’ Court road-traffic trial for £3,000 including VAT.
- Legal Aid — advice on eligibility and publicly funded representation.
- Youth Defendants — specialist, calm advice for children and their families from police interview to Youth Court.
Serious drugs and conspiracy cases
Large drugs prosecutions can involve thousands of pages of telephone schedules, encrypted communications, cell-site material, financial evidence and allegations of conspiracy. We focus on the evidence said to connect the individual client to the prosecution case.
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An established specialist firm
Peter Bonner & Co has practised criminal law for more than four decades. Chris Carter, Principal Solicitor and Solicitor-Advocate, has practised criminal defence since 2004 and took over Peter Bonner & Co in 2014. We remain deliberately focused: experienced people, direct communication and defence work prepared with care.
Private-client arrangements
Based in Bromley, with private-client conferences available in Central London by appointment.
Private clients receive access to a secure online portal, providing one place for correspondence and client-facing case papers shared throughout the case.
Choice of counsel
Where a case requires a barrister, we regularly instruct leading criminal counsel, including King’s Counsel and barristers recognised by The Legal 500. The choice of barrister is made in consultation with the client following a discussion about the case, the barrister’s relevant experience, availability and likely cost.
Need criminal law advice? Call 020 8297 1727 or contact the firm.