Representation from investigation through appeal, handled with confidentiality and priority.
A criminal matter in Saudi Arabia typically begins with the Public Prosecution (Niyaba), which investigates and decides whether to bring charges before a case ever reaches a criminal court — and how that investigation stage is handled often shapes everything that follows.
This practice represents clients from that first investigative interview through formal charges, trial before the criminal court, and appeal where warranted, treating early involvement as a priority rather than something to arrange only once a case has escalated.
This practice covers everything from cybercrime and financial fraud to white-collar and corporate offenses, alongside matters like assault, weapons charges, and the most serious criminal matters, including homicide and manslaughter under the qisas framework.
It also covers matters that carry a particular personal sensitivity — harassment, sexual offenses, and juvenile cases — each handled with the discretion and care these situations genuinely deserve, whether you're the person accused or the person affected.
How someone responds during an initial Public Prosecution interview — what's said, how questions are answered, whether legal advice was sought beforehand — can shape the entire trajectory of a case in ways that are difficult to undo later. This is true whether the underlying matter is a straightforward dispute or something considerably more serious.
We treat every new inquiry with this urgency in mind, and can typically make arrangements to respond the same day a client reaches out, including outside standard business hours where a situation genuinely calls for it.
Criminal matters are handled with the same attorney-client confidentiality as any other engagement, and given how time-sensitive an investigation can be, the firm treats a criminal inquiry as an urgent matter rather than a routine one.
The practice covers the range of matters below, from financial and cyber-related offenses through more serious criminal charges, as well as the practical questions — bail, pardon, and case resolution — that come up regardless of the underlying charge.
Beyond the underlying charge, matters like securing release pending trial, pursuing a pardon, or reaching a resolution where an affected party agrees to drop their right to pursue a matter further are often just as important to a client as the substantive defense itself — and these questions require the same careful, timely attention.
For time-sensitive matters like drug-related charges or offenses carrying particularly serious consequences, we prioritize these procedural questions from the very first conversation, not as an afterthought once the main case is already underway.
The best time to contact us is the moment you become aware of an investigation, a complaint, or a charge — before any statement is made to authorities, not after. Early legal involvement consistently produces better outcomes than a reactive approach once a case has already developed momentum of its own.
Message us on WhatsApp and describe your situation directly. Every conversation is confidential, and we respond with the urgency these matters genuinely require.
Getting legal advice before or as early as possible in any interview with authorities is strongly advisable — early involvement can materially affect how a matter is handled from the outset. Contact us as soon as you're aware of an investigation.
Yes, attorney-client confidentiality applies to criminal matters as it does to any other engagement, and we treat the sensitivity of these matters accordingly.
No — it covers the full range, from cybercrime and financial offenses to more serious charges, and also includes practical matters like bail applications and case resolution through pardon where that route is available.
Yes — juvenile cases are handled within this practice, with particular attention to the distinct, rehabilitation-focused procedures that apply to minors rather than the standard adult criminal process.
Criminal matters are treated as urgent by default. Message the firm on WhatsApp and we'll typically respond the same day, including outside standard business hours where the situation calls for it.
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