Regulatory and Financial Crime
When regulatory risk becomes real.
Regulatory and financial crime problems can develop quickly.
A compliance concern may become an internal investigation.
An internal investigation may lead to regulatory scrutiny.
A suspicious activity issue may develop into criminal proceedings or restraint of assets.
We understand how those processes connect.
From compliance to courtroom, we understand both.
What we do
- AML/CFT
- Money laundering
- Proceeds of crime
- Reporting obligations
- Failure-to-disclose offences
- Fraud
- Restraint and confiscation
- Production and disclosure orders
- Regulatory investigations
- Regulatory enforcement
- Internal investigations
- Sanctions
- Governance and compliance
- Advice to regulated businesses and professionals
- Data Protection
AML/CFT & financial crime
We advise individuals, professionals and businesses on issues arising under the Isle of Man’s anti-money-laundering and financial crime framework.
Our experience extends from preventative advice and internal investigations through to criminal proceedings.
Advocates Smith Taubitz Unsworth Ltd has successfully defended the Isle of Man’s only prosecution for failure to report under the proceeds of crime regime.
That experience informs our understanding of what happens when a compliance issue moves beyond the file note and into the courtroom.
Proceeds of crime
- Criminal property
- Money laundering
- Reporting obligations
- Restraint
- Confiscation
- Production orders
- Disclosure and information requirements
- Third-party interests
- Financial investigations
These cases can cross criminal, regulatory, commercial and property law.
Our team is structured to deal with that overlap and often advises in these issues and has had significant success in releasing orders, in appropriate cases.
Regulatory investigations & enforcement
We act for businesses, directors, professionals and individuals responding to regulatory scrutiny.
Early decisions can have consequences for later enforcement or criminal proceedings.
We therefore consider the wider position from the outset rather than treating each stage in isolation.
Internal investigations
Sometimes an organisation needs to establish what has happened before it can decide what to do next.
We assist with internal investigations involving suspected misconduct, fraud, regulatory concerns and financial crime.
Independent legal analysis can help identify the evidence, potential exposure and appropriate response.
Sanctions
We advise on legal and practical issues arising from financial sanctions, including questions affecting litigation, payments and transactions.
Sanctions issues frequently require consideration alongside contractual, regulatory and court obligations.
Why ASTU?
Our regulatory and financial crime practice brings together criminal advocacy, commercial litigation, investigative experience and knowledge of the regulated sector.
That matters because these problems rarely fit neatly within one legal category.