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Money Laundering

Defending your Business and Financial Position

We help businesses facing money laundering allegations protect reputation, respond effectively and avoid penalties.

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Money laundering allegations in a business or regulatory context can bring operations to an abrupt halt, leaving you under serious pressure and facing reputational risk. With the risk of asset restraint under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, substantial financial penalties, director disqualification, a criminal record or even imprisonment, early specialist legal advice is essential. 

With a team experienced in complex business crime and regulatory investigations, Ashmans Solicitors is here to assist if: 

  • You’re under investigation or facing charges for money laundering linked to your business activities. 
  • You want to protect your rights and ensure regulatory compliance issues are handled properly and fairly. 
  • You need strategic legal defence from a strong, discreet and commercially aware team. 

With Ashmans, you never need to feel isolated or exposed. We stand firmly by your side at every stage, protecting your liberty, your livelihood and your professional reputation.

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Protecting Your Position
from the Start 

Our specialist business crime and money laundering solicitors do more than represent you. We keep you fully informed, explain your options and the implications of each decision, treat you with respect and discretion, and build a meticulous defence tailored to your commercial realities. 

  • We understand the pressure that regulatory and criminal investigations place on business owners and directors, so we guide and advise you throughout. 
  • We have secured acquittals, discontinued proceedings and reduced penalties in complex financial and corporate cases. 
  • We challenge the evidence, protect your position and maintain high standards throughout. 
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Money Laundering and the Law

Money laundering is a criminal offence under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA), and allegations in a business or regulatory setting can arise from direct involvement in handling the proceeds of crime or from knowingly and in some cases recklessly becoming concerned in arrangements connected to criminal property.

  • The concealment, conversion, transfer or possession of criminal property
  • Entering into or becoming concerned in an arrangement which facilitates the acquisition, retention, use or control of criminal property
  • Failure to disclose suspicious activity where there is a legal duty to report
  • “Tipping off” a person who is subject to a money laundering investigation

  • Dealt with criminal property, such as funds or assets derived from unlawful conduct
  • Knew or suspected that the property represented the proceeds of crime
  • Was involved in facilitating its movement, concealment or control, including disguising its true source or ownership

In complex business crime cases, the prosecution may rely on financial records, transaction trails, internal communications and expert forensic accounting evidence to establish knowledge, suspicion or deliberate involvement. 

Investigations may involve agencies such as the Serious Fraud Office, Financial Conduct Authority, National Crime Agency or HM Revenue and Customs, particularly where allegations relate to corporate structures, regulated businesses or cross-border transactions. 

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Essential actions against accusations

From the moment an allegation is made or an investigation begins, your response can significantly influence the direction of your case. Follow these steps: 

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Do not contact complainants, business partners or investigators informally, and avoid discussing the matter online or internally without legal advice.  

Even if you believe you have done nothing wrong, do not attend an interview under caution or provide a written statement without specialist legal representation present. 

With 24/7 availability, Ashmans provides urgent legal protection and strategic guidance at the earliest stage of an investigation. 

Retain relevant documents, emails, contracts and transaction data that may support your position. Do not alter or destroy records. 

If you are released under investigation or on bail, comply strictly with all conditions and allow your legal team to manage your defence strategy. 

How It Works

Three Simple Steps
to Your Defence

01

Initial Consultation

One of our specialist money laundering solicitors will speak with you to assess the allegations and explain your position. 

02

Strategic Defence Planning

Through detailed financial analysis and regulatory assessment, we build a tailored defence strategy. 

03

Expert Legal Representation

We represent you in interviews, proceedings and court, advancing a defence built around the evidence. 

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Real stories. Real results.

See how Ashmans has supported clients facing serious business crime and regulatory investigations, and what they say about our specialist money laundering defence services. 

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When facing a money laundering allegation in a business or regulatory context, delay or the wrong legal support can leave you exposed to serious and lasting consequences: 

  • A criminal conviction can damage your professional standing, financial stability and future prospects. 
  • Account Freezing Orders or confiscation proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 can seriously disrupt business operations. 
  • Lengthy investigations by agencies such as the National Crime Agency or Serious Fraud Office can cause stress and reputational harm. 
  • Custodial sentences can result in loss of liberty and may trigger director disqualification or regulatory bans. 
  • A successful prosecution for money laundering can affect credibility and commercial relationships for years to come. 

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The Ashmans Approach

At Ashmans, we provide strategic defence by protecting your business and financial position.

01

Police interviews

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  • Advise you before and during interviews under caution. 
  • Protect your legal rights and help guard against self-incrimination. 
  • Challenge improper questioning, disclosure failures or procedural issues. 

02

Bail Challenges & Modifications

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  • Challenge restrictive pre-charge bail conditions. 
  • Advocate for proportionate and commercially workable bail terms. 
  • Seek bail variations to minimise disruption to your business and personal life. 

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Pre-charge engagement

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  • Identify evidential weaknesses before formal charges are brought. 
  • Advance legal representations to challenge prosecution where appropriate. 
  • Engage with investigators and prosecutors to reduce or discontinue allegations where the evidence supports it. 

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Orders related to Money Laundering

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  • Challenge Account Freezing Orders to seek the release of restrained funds where grounds exist. 
  • Defend against Unexplained Wealth Orders. 
  • Resist civil recovery proceedings and confiscation orders under POCA. 

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Trial Representation

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  • Develop a detailed money laundering defence strategy. 
  • Cross-examine prosecution witnesses and forensic experts effectively. 
  • Present independent financial and expert evidence where appropriate. 

06

Sentencing & Post-conviction Proceedings

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  • Present mitigation to reduce sentence severity where possible. 
  • Challenge disproportionate confiscation and financial penalty calculations. 
  • Argue for alternatives to immediate custody where legally available. 

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Our Notable Cases

Serious charges, Successful results.

Our business crime and money laundering solicitors have represented directors, professionals and companies facing complex and high-value allegations. Explore examples of our work and outcomes. 

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Do not wait and hope matters resolve themselves. Contact our specialist business crime and regulatory defence team for immediate protection and strategic legal guidance. 

  • Expert defence against money laundering, fraud and financial crime allegations.
  • Responsive 24/7 legal support when urgency matters most.
  • Strategic, commercially focused solutions tailored to your circumstances.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Money laundering is criminalised under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. It broadly involves dealing with the proceeds of crime, including concealing, converting, transferring or possessing criminal property, or entering into arrangements that facilitate its use or control. 

Money laundering offences carry a maximum sentence of up to 14 years’ imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine. Courts may also impose confiscation orders, compensation orders and director disqualification, depending on the circumstances and the defendant’s role. 

Our business crime team provides legal support from interviews under caution through to complex trial preparation and advocacy. We develop evidence-led defences aimed at protecting your liberty, business interests and professional reputation. 

Seek specialist legal advice immediately. Do not discuss the matter with colleagues, business partners or investigators without your solicitor present. Early legal intervention can significantly influence the direction of an investigation. 

Yes. Under POCA, a person may commit an offence if they knew or suspected that property represented the proceeds of crime. However, a genuine lack of knowledge or suspicion may form part of the defence, depending on the facts. 

Yes. In certain regulated sectors, failure to disclose knowledge or suspicion of money laundering can itself be a criminal offence under POCA, particularly where there is a statutory reporting obligation. 

Yes. Allowing your bank account to be used to receive, transfer or hold criminal funds can result in prosecution for money laundering offences, particularly where knowledge or suspicion is alleged. 

Yes. A conviction can lead to regulatory action, including professional disciplinary action, loss of directorships and significant reputational damage, with long-term consequences for your career and business activities. 

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With offices across England and Wales, you can access the right money laundering solicitor and legal specialist wherever you are. 

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