Toni Waterhouse, Solicitor in crime
Toni started work at GSB in 1999 she completed her studies and graduated from Hull University with Honours and commendation in Law specialising in Criminology. Toni qualified as an accredited police station representative and fulfilled her life long ambition to qualify as a solicitor in crime. Toni has worked in most branches but then was given the opportunity to join our Middleton branch in 2010.
Toni has a strong interest and duty to ensure the rights of the most disadvantaged members of society are upheld and they are provided with access to justice whilst ensuring their best interests are upheld regardless of what charge they may face. Toni deals with a wide range of matters, from road traffic to those matters of a more serious and complex nature, specialising in Criminal Damage, Theft, Assaults, Robbery, Public Order offences, Harassment, Fraud, Police Powers and much more.
Toni has specialist knowledge in road traffic matters. We aim to ensure you preserve your licence and in order to do so Toni provides representation to persuade the courts that there are special reasons not to disqualify you from driving or not to impose penalty points. These take the form of contested special reasons arguments.
If you accumulate 12 points and are to be disqualified under the totting up procedure Toni provides specialist advice to preserve your licence. If you would suffer exceptional hardship if you were to be disqualified Toni will represent you to persuade the courts that you shouldn't be disqualified owing to the potential exceptional hardship you would encounter. Whatever your circumstances we tailor our service according to your needs and objectives.
Toni deals with youths along with those who have the most serious mental health disorders to general members of the public who have never come before the courts - all sharing the same need - to ensure their interests are protected and their right to a fair trial is upheld.
Toni is an accredited police station representative and a member of our 24 hour rota service providing clients with legal advice 24 hours a day. Anyone who is to be interviewed by the police is entitled to free legal advice and should take advantage of the opportunity at the most crucial point of the case. Toni represents clients from the outset - at the police station, and through to trial. Toni also provides a free criminal advice clinic.