If you or your business are under investigation or prosecution by the police or a regulatory body in relation to corporate or director liability for a suspected financial crime, it is essential to seek specialist legal advice at the earliest opportunity to minimise the risk of financial and reputational loss, loss of business, and personal loss.
Please note: we do not offer legal aid services.
Business and white collar crime are among the many terms used synonymously across various jurisdictions to describe the same type of offence, namely financial crime. Common variations on the definition may include economic crime, corporate crime, illicit finance, business crime, and white collar crime.
Business (financial) crime occurs in a corporate setting, typically committed by those of a certain standing (e.g., at a directorial level), involving the fraudulent and dishonest misuse of money, finance or assets. The misconduct, misuse of information, false accounting, market abuse, money laundering and the handling of proceeds of crime (to name but a few) are some of the many ways in which business and white collar crime may arise.
We provide private criminal defence for businesses (and individuals within those businesses, such as directors and managers) who are being investigated or prosecuted by the police and/or a regulatory body for a suspected criminal offence or breach of financial regulations.
Our Business and White Collar Crime expertise
- Fraud
- Account Freezing Orders
- Proceeds of Crime
- Money laundering
- Bribery and corruption.
Contact our Regulatory & Crime department in East Anglia
For practical advice on regulatory and crime, as well as any other business legal advice you need to reach your goals, get in touch with your local Ashtons Legal team in Cambridge, Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich, Norwich and Leeds.
To set up an initial consultation:
- Give us a call on 0330 404 0767; or
- Fill in our simple online enquiry form and we will be in touch shortly.
Please note: we do not offer legal aid services.