This page has contact details for some of the best Legal Aid Solicitors in Derby.
Vhs Fletchers
Founded in 2008 from the merger of two well‑established firms, VHS Fletchers quickly expanded to provide comprehensive criminal defence and regulatory services across the Midlands. In November 2013, they acquired the Derby office (formerly Pinders Solicitors), inheriting a full caseload and local solicitors John Young and Nick Wright. Today, VHS Fletchers employs around 38 solicitors—including nine solicitor-advocates with Higher Rights of Audience—and is regularly ranked Band 2 in Chambers UK’s East Midlands criminal defence listings.
Legal Aid Services
VHS Fletchers holds a Legal Aid Agency contract, offering publicly funded representation in criminal law across all court levels:
- Police interviews – FREE legal advice and representation available 24/7 during police interviews under the ‘advice & assistance’ scheme.
- Magistrates’ Court – Advice and advocacy available subject to merits and means assessment, with support completing applications.
- Crown Court – Full legal aid representation for serious offences; merits-based with income/capital means-testing, but typically funded for contested trials.
- Prisoners’ rights & regulatory matters – Legal aid representation continues into prison law and regulatory proceedings where eligibility applies.
Their solicitors guide clients through the interests of justice and financial eligibility criteria, and where necessary apply for hardship exceptions.
Services Offered
Criminal Defence – 24/7 representation from police to Court of Appeal, including serious crime, motoring offences and health & safety prosecutions.
- Road Traffic & Licence Appeals – Specialist support for DVSA, penalty points, disqualifications and related motoring matters.
- Prison Law – Advocacy for prisoners’ rights and post-conviction representation.
- Regulatory & Business Crime – Defence against professional and regulatory investigations, prosecutions by bodies such as HSE .
- Education Law – Specialist advice in educational regulatory matters
Ashby Family Law Practice
13, Cheapside
Derby
DE1 1BR
Tel: 01332 293293
www.aflp.co.uk
Broadbents
1st floor
25, Irongate
Derby
DE1 3GL
Tel: 01332 369090
www.broadbentssolicitors.co.uk
Cartwright King Solicitors
Majority House
51 Lodge Lane
Derby
DE1 3HB
Tel: 01332 416043
https://cartwrightking.co.uk/
Eddowes Waldron Solicitors
12, St. Peters Churchyard
Derby
DE1 1TZ
Tel: 01332 412925
https://www.ewlaw.co.uk/