Criminal Defence Solicitor for Manchester

Criminal defence enquiries from Manchester

If you live in Manchester or face an investigation connected with Greater Manchester, contact Ghafar Khan to discuss the stage of your case and the help you need. The relevant police force, interviewing officer and court may be in different places. Your bail paperwork, interview invitation or hearing notice is the starting point for identifying the next step.

CALLGFA provides a route to Ghafar’s criminal defence services through Drummond Solicitors Limited. This page describes service coverage; it does not advertise a branch office in Manchester. Availability, funding and the scope of representation are discussed before instructions are agreed.

Police station advice in Manchester and Greater Manchester

The territorial police force for this area is Greater Manchester Police ↗. Use its official website to check police station and neighbourhood contact information. Specialist forces or officers from another area may also be involved. A public police station, voluntary interview venue and custody suite are not necessarily the same building.

Police custody across Greater Manchester

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s Baird Inquiry describes the regional custody estate, including Ashton-under-Lyne, Bury, Bolton, Wigan, Central Park, Cheadle Heath, Longsight, Pendleton and Swinton. This is a regional reference, not a promise of a particular detention location. Confirm the station named by the police. Official source ↗

For an interview in or near Manchester, tell Ghafar whether you are under arrest, attending voluntarily, on police bail or released under investigation. Include the proposed interview time and the officer’s contact details if you have them. Arrange advice before discussing an allegation in interview. See the police station representation guide for practical preparation.

Criminal courts: local directory

The following entries are checked against the HMCTS court finder. Hearing allocation depends on the case and official listing; a local address does not establish jurisdiction for every matter.

Other court venues in Greater Manchester

These regional references are outside the local list above. They may help when reading a notice for a hearing elsewhere; they are not a prediction of where your case will be heard.

Civil, family, employment and immigration directory

This section is public venue information. CALLGFA’s advertised service is criminal defence; these listings do not state that Ghafar accepts civil, family, employment or immigration instructions. Different courts and tribunals have separate procedures and hearing arrangements.

Where a specialist tribunal is not listed here, use the official court and tribunal finder to search by the type of case. Some hearings take place remotely or at a hearing centre outside your home town. Confirm the venue, access arrangements and reporting time on your notice before travelling.

Preparing for a case connected with Manchester

Start with a clear account of what has happened and which stage you have reached. For a police enquiry, have the investigation reference and any bail conditions ready. For a prosecution, identify the charges, court, hearing date and whether another solicitor is currently instructed. This helps Ghafar assess the immediate requirements and any conflict checks.

Keep original messages, documents and recordings in their existing form. Describe the material in your first enquiry and agree a suitable way to provide it. A short initial message should not contain a full prosecution bundle or another person’s sensitive information.

Explore serious crime defence, fraud and financial allegations, digital evidence, motoring offences and court representation. Advice will depend on the actual evidence and circumstances, rather than the postcode alone.

More coverage in Greater Manchester

Explore the Greater Manchester directory ↗

Directory checked 26 October 2026. Court names and addresses: HMCTS, available under the Open Government Licence where applicable. Follow each official listing for current details. Police contact information can change.

Questions about criminal defence in Manchester