Ashton & Co
St Peter Port
About
Ashton & Co is a specialist law practice providing counsel in taxation, trusts, white-collar crime, and commercial affairs. The firm's principal, Advocate Dr Raymond Ashton, is a Guernsey Advocate and Notary Public, also dual-qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Advocate Ashton is a member of the English, Irish and Jersey Bars, the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists, and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. He is fluent in Dutch, French and German, supporting the firm's cross-border practice. —
Specialises in6
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Accountancy & tax
Anti-money-laundering and know-your-customer checks, screening and remediation.
Quick facts
- Legal form
- Registered with the GFSC as a Prescribed Business - Accountant, reference 2596980 — an AML/CFT registration under Schedule 5, not a financial-services licence
- Client focus
- Corporate and personal clients largely domiciled off-island with historic financial connections to Guernsey
People2
- Advocate Raymond Ashton
- Advocate Dr Raymond Ashton — principal of the firm
From their website
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- Defence in tax investigations
- fraud
- financial crime
- money laundering and confiscation proceedings
- Representation on regulatory inspections
- enforcement negotiations
- applications and appeals
Credentials
Qualifications
- member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
- Chartered Accountant (the principal is dual-qualified as advocate and accountant)
- Chartered Accountant
- Advocate Royal Court
- Guernsey Advocate
- Notary Public
- member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists
- Member of the English, Irish and Jersey Bars
Memberships & accreditations
- Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS) and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) — held by the principal
Contact
- Phone
- +44 1481 753300
- Website
- www.raymondashton.com
- Address
- Ground Floor, Channel House, Forest Lane, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 2NF
Location
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