Hanna Legal has an extensive and distinguished drug law practice, having appeared in some of Australia’s most high-profile drug cases over the last 12+ years.
Our criminal lawyers represent clients charged with all forms of drug offences, including:
- Possess prohibited drug or restricted substance
- Supply prohibited drug or restricted substance
- Manufacture prohibited drug
- Cultivate prohibited plant
- Import border controlled drug
- Attempt to possess unlawfully imported border controlled drug
How we can help
Our experience and expertise enable us to achieve excellent results for clients facing prosecution for drug offences.
Our solicitors can assist you through the entire criminal justice process, from the initial police investigation until the conclusion of your case.
Key services
- Bail/release applications and detention applications
- Advising on the police evidence and relevant laws, including, Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 (NSW), and Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth)
- Developing defence litigation strategies
- Engaging third party experts, such as forensic chemists and pharmacologists/toxicologists
- Drafting representations to the prosecution to withdraw charges
- Plea negotiations with the prosecution
- Briefing barristers with expertise in drug law
- Appearing at Local Court hearings and District Court trials
- Appearing at sentence proceedings
- Appearing at appeals against conviction and sentence