Criminal defence
lawyer in Spain

Rachid Mohamed Hammu has defended criminal cases in Spain since 2003, in high-profile and complex matters before provincial courts, the Audiencia Nacional and the Supreme Court. He holds a Doctorate in Law with distinction (cum laude) and lectures in Criminal Law at the University of Granada.

Before focusing on defence, he sat as a judge in Ceuta and served as a public prosecutor in Cádiz: he knows how a judgment is written and how a prosecution is built. The Spanish Supreme Court has praised the "impeccable legal technique" of his appeals in its published judgments. More about the lawyer.

• Arrested in Spain: your rights at the police station and before the duty judge, 24 hours a day.
• Drug trafficking: phone taps, searches, chain of custody, encrypted-phone evidence.
• Money laundering: source of funds, asset freezes and confiscation.
• Fraud and tax crime: investment and property fraud, tax offences, company directors.
• Extradition and European Arrest Warrants: defence before the Audiencia Nacional in Madrid.

The office is in Málaga city, a few minutes from the Ciudad de la Justicia. From there we cover Marbella, Estepona, Fuengirola, Torremolinos, Benalmádena and the rest of the Costa del Sol, the Campo de Gibraltar and Melilla, and we take on cases anywhere in Spain, especially before the Audiencia Nacional and the Supreme Court.

If you are new to the Spanish system, start with our guide on how criminal proceedings work in Spain.