UK Guide 2026 : North West
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Provided by JMW Solicitors LLP
JMW’s Business Crime & Regulation team is able to offer a proven track record of success in criminal defence, combined with the provision of first-rate advice to its business clients, individual and corporate alike, concerning regulatory or compliance issues.
We are able to provide clear and incisive advice to our clients in relation to any investigation by a regulatory authority or an enforcement body. We can assist in cases where the investigating authority is the police or the Crown Prosecution Service, the Economic
Crime Unit, the Trading Standards Service, the Office of Fair Trading, the Department for Business, the SFO, HMRC, HSE amongst several others.
We are able to assist in the following types of cases accounting investigations, computer crime, confiscation cases, corporate fraud, corporate homicide, counterfeit goods, FCA Investigations and financial crime
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JMW Solicitors has a well-established criminal law practice in Manchester with lawyers able to act in a wide variety of cases. The team has strength in dealing with serious crimes such as murder, sexual assault, kidnapping and drug offences. Additionally, it has notable experience in organised crime-related matters, money laundering cases, fraud and misconduct in public office.
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Clients feel like they are in safe hands with JMW Solicitors. They feel like they are listened to and that they have the support of their solicitor.
The members of JMW Solicitors are hard working and meticulous in the preparation of their cases. Regardless of the case, they leave no issue unturned.
JMW are refreshingly realistic in their approach to clients and always have their best interests at heart. Additionally, nothing is too daunting for the team.
They have real strength in the depth of their team. They have practical lawyers who always achieve the best outcome.
Their reputation for general crime and financial crime work in Manchester is second to none.
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Ian is extremely tactically astute and he's great with challenging clients or cases with reputational issues.
Ian is the 'been there, done that and seen it all' kind of guy. His client care is also probably as good as you will ever see.
He's one of the leaders in the field.
Jonathon Enston represents clients facing a variety of serious crime allegations and investigations. He has particular experience acting in sexual abuse and conspiracy matters.
Jonathon is bright, very careful and so dedicated to his clients. He also will have covered every angle of a case before prosecution starts.
He is very pragmatic and practical and he gets to the key issues of a case quickly.
Jonathon's attention to detail is spot-on and he thinks of everything.
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