Grangemouth is an industrial town, and that shapes the legal problems that arise in it. Alongside the ordinary run of criminal charges, this is a district where an incident at work can become a regulatory investigation, and where a great many people hold employment that a conviction would put at risk. Whichever category you fall into, the early decisions matter — whether to be interviewed, and what to say. Charles Ferguson Solicitors act for clients throughout the Falkirk district from our Glasgow office at 20-23 Woodside Place, G3 7QL, half an hour away by the M80 and M9. Call 0141 345 5735 at any hour.
Falkirk Sheriff Court
Criminal cases arising in Grangemouth are prosecuted at Falkirk Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court, Sheriff Court House, Main Street, Camelon, Falkirk FK1 4AR, within the Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife. The court sits in Camelon on the western side of Falkirk rather than in the town centre, which is worth knowing before you travel. Both summary and solemn business is taken here, with jury trials on indictment before a sheriff, and the Justice of the Peace Court deals with lower-tariff summary complaints. The most serious charges are prosecuted in the High Court of Justiciary, and fatal accident inquiries arising from workplace deaths are also heard before a sheriff.
Criminal Offences We Defend in Grangemouth
Assault — common assault through to assault to severe injury, including incidents in the town centre and in licensed premises. Drug Offences — possession, supply and being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs. Theft and Dishonesty — housebreaking, shoplifting, reset and fraud, together with theft from the port, the industrial estates and construction sites. Health and Safety and Regulatory Matters — Grangemouth is dominated by the petrochemical complex and Scotland's largest container port, and prosecutions under health and safety and environmental legislation, along with fatal accident inquiries, are a genuine feature of this district; both companies and individuals can find themselves in the frame. Domestic Abuse — charges under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018, with bail conditions and non-harassment orders. Public Order — threatening or abusive behaviour under section 38. Weapons Offences — knives and offensive weapons. Sexual Offences — charges under the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009. Road Traffic Offences — drink driving, dangerous driving and speeding on the M9, A904 and A905.
Why Choose Charles Ferguson Solicitors in Grangemouth?
We defend criminal charges and we also act in health and safety and regulatory matters, which in this district is a practical advantage rather than a boast: where an incident at a site could lead to a Crown Office investigation, an HSE interview or a fatal accident inquiry as well as a criminal charge, those strands need handling together and from the outset. An account given informally to an employer or an investigator can be very difficult to retrieve later. For everyday criminal work our approach is the same as anywhere — read the disclosure, test the corroboration, advise on the evidence. 24/7 Availability — call 0141 345 5735. Legal Aid Specialists. Police Station Attendance. Free Initial Consultation.
What to Do If You Are Charged in Grangemouth
If Police Scotland detain you in the Falkirk district, you are entitled to a private consultation with a solicitor before any interview takes place. Take that right and answer nothing until you have advice. If the matter arises out of a workplace incident, be particularly careful about giving statements to investigators or to your own employer before taking advice, because those accounts do not stay internal. If you have been released on an undertaking or have received a citation from the Procurator Fiscal to appear at Falkirk Sheriff Court, contact us as soon as it arrives so that we can obtain disclosure and prepare well before the diet.
Areas Served Across the Falkirk District
We represent clients throughout Grangemouth and the Falkirk district, including Falkirk, Camelon, Polmont, Laurieston, Redding, Brightons, Maddiston, Carronshore, Larbert, Stenhousemuir, Denny, Bonnybridge, Airth, Skinflats and Bo'ness. Cases regularly arise on the M9, the M876, the A904, the A905 and the A801. Call 0141 345 5735 at any hour of the day or night.