Duncan Lewis Solicitors

Crime

Nicholas De Freitas is a director in the criminal defence department at Duncan Lewis Solicitors. He is a Higher Courts Advocate and has experience in handling wide range of areas from motoring law offences to murder cases. He has particular expertise in dealing with violent offences and has also handled cases involving sexual offences including rape and sexual assault. He has been Junior Counsel in multiple murder cases and in complex fraud trials. 

Nicholas is both police station accredited meaning he can assist and advice clients at the police station, and he is also a Duty Qualified Solicitor, evidence of his high level of knowledge, skill, experience and practice in the area of criminal litigation. His work primarily consists of Crown Court matters and he also has experience representing in the Court of Appeal.

Nicholas assists a variety of clients in a wide range of matters, providing clear advice and ensuring they are supported throughout their case. He assists clients on both a private fee basis and on legal aid.

Nicholas joined Duncan Lewis in January 2018 as a partner-level director.

Nicholas obtained his LPC from the College of Law and his LLM in Criminal Litigation from Inns of Court School of Law. Additionally, he has a BA in Law and Economics with a year in Europe from Leicester University.