What happens if you are charged with a criminal offence?
Charged with a criminal offence? Learn what happens next, from your first court hearing and bail to guilty pleas, trials and criminal defence advice in Wales.
FonsecaLaw, formerly Fonseca and Partners, is a South Wales law firm serving the local communities of South Wales as well as working across England and Wales. We provide a first class legal service to those in the Valleys and further afield. We have been based in Ebbw Vale for over 80 years and have a wide client base covering many areas of law.
Legal Services
Resolve your dispute quickly and sensibly with honest advice and professional representation.
Plan ahead and choose someone you trust to make important financial, property, health or welfare decisions on your behalf if you’re unable to do so yourself.
Managing your entire claim if you are involved in an accident and somebody else was to blame.
Legal services for moving home, buying or selling a commercial property or business, or taking and granting of a lease or tenancy.
Managing your wills, trusts, powers of attorney, deputyship applications, estate disputes and more.
Legal services arising from the breakdown of a relationship covering property, finances and children.
A comprehensive service tailored to your own personal needs handled in your own time and space.
Available 24 hours a day to advise and represent you whether in the police station or in Court.
Help for landlords and tenants with possession, repairs, deposits and unlawful eviction across Wales and England.
Help with any other areas of law from drafting contracts to handling claims and disputes.
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Criminal Law
Charged with a criminal offence? Learn what happens next, from your first court hearing and bail to guilty pleas, trials and criminal defence advice in Wales.
Professional Negligence
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Family Law
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Personal Injury
Can you still claim compensation for whiplash in the UK? Learn how whiplash claims work, what changed after the 2021 reforms and what compensation you could receive.