David Roy acts for individuals and businesses facing criminal charges, police station interviews, tax investigations, regulatory action, and serious fraud allegations across Birmingham and the West Midlands.
Clients call David when the situation is urgent, sensitive, or likely to affect their liberty, livelihood, reputation, or business.
Police station advice, Magistrates' Court, Crown Court, appeals, motoring offences, and cases that need calm early action.
Police station representation → | Magistrates' court → | Crown court → | Motoring offences → | Drug offences →
Fraud, bribery, money laundering, confiscation, asset recovery, SFO matters, and investigations involving directors or companies.
Fraud solicitor → | Money laundering → | Serious fraud / SFO → | Business crime →
HMRC, FCA, trading standards, environmental, food, health and safety, professional discipline, and related prosecutions.
HMRC investigation → | FCA investigation → | Regulatory solicitor →
Being arrested, interviewed, charged, or investigated can feel frightening and overwhelming. David explains what is happening, protects your rights, and stays with you as the case develops.
Acting early can change the direction of a case. David works to keep matters out of court where that is possible.
Free legal advice is available at the police station. David can advise before, during, and after interview. More →
When a case goes to court, David is there from the Magistrates' Court and Crown Court through to appeal if needed. Magistrates' court → | Crown court →
Examples of matters David has worked on as litigator, including serious fraud, HBOS Reading branch fraud, broadcast piracy, HMRC, and environmental prosecution work. David has been a practising solicitor since 1988, with partner-level experience at Jonas Roy Bloom, Cartwright King, Shakespeare Martineau, and Axiom DWFM.
Known as the Kieren Fallon horse race fixing trial. Following defence submissions, the judge stopped the trial. David acted as litigator.
A case arising from serious fraud and corruption at Halifax Bank of Scotland's Reading branch, involving HBOS employees and external business advisers. David acted as litigator.
Complex contempt proceedings about search warrants in a substantial offshore investment fraud investigation. The client was cleared and costs were obtained against HMRC.