Domestic Assault Lawyer Surrey
If you are charged with domestic violence, spousal violence, or assault, you will need a lawyer to represent you and defend your rights. Our lawyers have experience and are trained in dealing with all charges dealing with assault, assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, and aggravated assault, regardless of whether they occur in a domestic setting.
Domestic violence charges are assault charges that occur in a domestic setting. Domestic violence is violence or other abuse in a marriage or cohabitation. Domestic violence is often used as a synonym for intimate partner violence, which is committed by a spouse or partner in an intimate relationship against the other spouse or partner, or between former spouses or partners.
Further, the abuse does not necessarily need to be physical. Uttering threats, such as uttering threats to cause bodily harm or death, uttering threats to burn, destroy or damage property, or uttering threats to kill, poison, or injure an animal, are examples of such charges. It is a criminal offence to utter such threats and in certain circumstances, a conviction of such charges can even attract a jail sentence.
Domestic violence and assault charges are treated very seriously by our courts. The domestic nature of the relationship may even be considered an aggravating factor in sentencing. Contact our team immediately so we may ensure that you understand your rights so you can achieve a just outcome.