Chekkouri Law Firm

Expertise

Criminal Law in Morocco

Criminal defense and civil-party representation.

Our services

  1. Defense and assistance of persons implicated in criminal proceedings, from the earliest stages of the investigation and at every stage of the proceedings: before the public prosecutor, the investigating judge, and the trial courts.

  2. The Firm supports and represents civil parties at every stage of criminal proceedings, from the filing of the complaint and the judicial investigation through to the trial hearing, to defend their interests and secure compensation for the harm suffered.

  3. Administrative proceedings, including annulment of arrest warrants

Offenses against persons

The Firm handles the most sensitive cases involving the physical integrity, safety, or liberty of individuals: homicide, violent assault, sexual assault, rape, harassment, threats, kidnapping, and unlawful confinement.

Whether defending an accused person or supporting a victim, every case is handled with rigor, discretion, and responsiveness.

Property offenses and financial crime

The Firm advises individuals, executives, and companies in cases of theft, breach of trust, fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, forgery and use of forged documents, corruption, influence peddling, handling stolen goods, and other economic and financial offenses.

These cases demand a precise strategy, full command of criminal procedure, and a thorough understanding of the financial and asset-related stakes.

Areas of practice

Defence of accused persons

  • Assisting suspects before the Public Prosecutor’s Office (Crown Prosecutor or Crown Prosecutor General)
  • Assisting persons under judicial investigation before the investigating judge
  • Assisting the accused and defendants at trial

Defence of civil parties

  • Filing complaints and following them up with the Public Prosecutor’s Office (misdemeanour and criminal cases)
  • Assisting civil parties before the investigating judge
  • Assisting civil parties at trial

Administrative procedures

  • Annulment of arrest and search warrants
  • Rehabilitation (expunging a criminal record)
  • Various prison-related procedures

Financial crime

  • Fraud
  • Breach of trust
  • Money laundering
  • Embezzlement
  • Forgery and use of forged documents

Crimes against persons

  • Intentional (murder) and unintentional homicide
  • Intentional and unintentional violence
  • Sexual offences
  • Cybercrime and attacks on honour (insult, defamation, blackmail)