Information Center

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Giving Testimony to the Police – Summoned "Just to Testify"? Read This First

Received a call from the police inviting you to give testimony? Many breathe a sigh of relief – "I am only a witness, not a suspect" – and arrive at the station unprepared. That is exactly the mistake the police count on. The line…

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Questioning Under Caution – What It Means and What Your Rights Are

Have you been told that you are being questioned under caution? This is neither a formality nor empty legal wording.

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Police questioning – the complete guide for interviewees

Summoned by the police? Understand your status, your rights, questioning tactics and how legal preparation can help.

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The Right to Remain Silent – When It Protects You and When It May Harm You

The right to remain silent is one of a suspect's fundamental rights in criminal proceedings, but also one of the least understood.

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A Search of Your Home – What the Police May Do and What Your Rights Are

Police officers at the door asking to come in and search are a confusing and stressful moment. It is precisely in those minutes that questions which will follow the entire case are settled: whether the search was lawful, what was seized, and what was documented.…

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Seizure of a Phone and Computer – What May Be Done With Your Material

The seizure of a mobile phone or a computer is one of the most intrusive actions in the criminal process. A single device holds correspondence, photographs, locations and personal connections – and the question of what is permitted…

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Remand Detention – What It Is, How Long It Lasts, and How to Fight It

Investigative detention is detention for the purposes of an investigation before an indictment is filed.

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Detention Until the End of Proceedings – How to Fight the Motion

When an indictment is filed, the prosecution may request that the defendant remain detained until the end of the trial.

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Alternatives to Detention – How to Build One the Court Will Approve

The Arrests Law expressly provides that a person must not be detained if the purpose of detention can be achieved by a means that infringes less on their liberty.

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Checking the Status of an Investigation – How to Find Out Where Your Case Stands

An investigation that ends with no further word is one of the most exhausting experiences in criminal proceedings.

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A Phone Summons to Questioning – What to Do on the First Call

A phone call from the police asking you to attend questioning almost always comes as a surprise.

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A Restraining Order – How to Respond to a Request and How to File One

Someone who is threatened or harmed can apply for one of three types of orders: a protection order under the Prevention of Family Violence Law, when the perpetrator is a family member, excluding them from the home even if they own it and prohibiting harassment and carrying weapons; an order to prevent threatening harassment under the Prevention Law.

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An Order Preventing Threatening Harassment – When It Is Granted and What It Means

Section 2 of the Prevention of Threatening Harassment Law, Hatashsab-2001, defines threatening harassment as harassing a person in any way or making threats against them in circumstances providing reasonable grounds to believe that the harasser may again harm their peace of mind, privacy, liberty, or body.

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Canceling a Bench Warrant – What to Do When One Is Issued Against You

A warrant to compel attendance is intended to secure appearance in judicial proceedings. Checking the warrant's type, validity, and conditions makes it possible to consider an application to cancel it or arrange attendance before it is executed.

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Release on Bail – How It Works and What Determines the Conditions

Release on bail allows a person to continue their life while proceedings are ongoing, subject to an undertaking to comply with conditions.

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House Arrest – Conditions, Supervision and Requests for Relief

The Arrests Law expressly provides that a person must not be detained if the purpose of detention can be achieved by a means that infringes less on their liberty.

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Information Center — Questions and Answers

Which topics are covered in the information center?

The guides cover police investigations, detention, pre-indictment hearings, indictments, appeals, case closure, criminal records, and other topics. Each guide focuses on a particular issue.

Do the guides replace legal advice?

No. They provide an initial introduction only. A decision in a particular case requires examination of the facts and the law applicable at the relevant time.

Can I assume that all the information remains current?

According to the terms of use, the firm strives to keep information current, but legislation and case law change. Before making a decision, the position should be checked through individualized advice.

What should I do about an urgent matter or an approaching deadline?

Contact the firm directly by telephone at 052-8675433. Reading a guide or submitting a website inquiry does not suspend a legal deadline or guarantee a response within a particular time.

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