Our experience of advising clients regarding money laundering dates back to when this activity was first criminalised in relation to the proceeds of drug trafficking (under the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986). Further drug money laundering offences were subsequently created by the Drug Trafficking Act 1994, together with separate offences relating to the proceeds of other criminal conduct (under the Criminal Justice Act 1988) and terrorist funds (Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989).
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 has updated and reformed many of these money laundering provisions and our expertise spans the three principal money laundering offences that criminalise such behaviour, as well as those provisions relating to "tipping off".
Tuckers Solicitors’ clients include companies and individuals from the financial, accountancy, legal and other sectors to whom the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 apply, and our experts often advise on issues regarding compliance and strategies for preventing the use of a client’s services for money laundering or terrorist financing.