Criminal law

FORI Avocat·e·s SA defends both accused persons and victims and complainants, at every stage of the criminal proceedings. For accused persons, we act from the interviews before the police and the Public Prosecutor's Office, on questions of coercive measures (pre-trial detention, substitute measures), and during trials before the criminal courts, the appeal courts and, if necessary, the Federal Supreme Court. For victims and complainants, we provide support from the filing of the complaint: joining the proceedings as a civil party, defending civil claims within the criminal trial, steps before the LAVI victim-support centres to obtain immediate assistance, compensation or satisfaction, and ensuring respect for the procedural rights attached to this status.

Our support does not stop at the judgment. We follow our clients through the enforcement of penalties and measures, negotiating the terms of enforcement of sanctions – community service, semi-detention, electronic monitoring, conditional release – and defending them before the competent authorities.

Thanks to regular practice in Geneva criminal litigation and availability suited to the urgency that characterises this field, we offer our clients a responsive and determined defence, at every stage of the proceedings – including those that follow the judgment.