At the heart of the firm

Professor Andrew Haynes

BA (Hons) Law · Cert Ed · PhD · Hon LLD · FRSA · FSALS · FHEA

A world-class expert: former practising solicitor with a background in private practice and financial services regulatory work at Deloitte, widely recognised as one of the UK's foremost authorities on banking regulation, financial services regulation and financial crime.

  • ✓Author of the Financial Services Law Guide and works on international banking, money laundering and cryptoassets.
  • ✓Has given evidence to the House of Lords EU Committee on money laundering & terrorist financing, and to the Cabinet Office and OECD on bribery and corruption law.
  • ✓Has advised governments and banking regulators internationally, with extensive experience across borders and in China.
  • ✓Emeritus Professor of Law; former Fellow, University of Birmingham Law School; Visiting Professor at BPP University.

A documented yes

"Where others see a wall, we know where to look."

Deep expertise turns a complex file of overseas money from a refusal into a reasoned, documented yes.

Our team

Qualified solicitors with a global outlook

Behind Professor Haynes is a team of qualified solicitors and accredited professionals, several holding STEP qualifications, combining technical precision with a genuine understanding of international clients and markets.

Qualified solicitors

A team of admitted solicitors leading every engagement: legal judgement, not just ticking boxes.

STEP accredited & FCA approved

Members hold STEP and FCA approval in trusts, foundations and estates, ideal for wealth and succession structures.

Globally fluent

We understand foreign jurisdictions, overseas wealth and the realities of international transactions.

Forensic attention

High attention to detail on identity, ownership and source of funds: the points others miss.

Why Haynes Compliance

Support where it is hardest to find

Genuine authority

Led by a leading academic expert and solicitor in financial services regulation and financial crime, not a generic checking service.

Global perspective

We are comfortable with foreign wealth, overseas structures and the international files that stall elsewhere.

Decisions, not delays

We do the work to reach a documented, defensible "yes" wherever one is justified, protecting your deals and clients.

Protection & assurance

Documented evidence, ready for audit, that reassures you, your bank and your regulator that the funds are clean.