All Money laundering and financial crime articles – Page 3
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NewsLaw firms and banks ‘at risk’ of sanctions breaches
Legal practices finding it ‘really difficult’ to employ the right compliance staff, Law Society conference hears.
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NewsForfeiture ruling highlights underground banking threat
Bank made suspicious activity report over deposits of £4,000 a day over 33 days.
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NewsSFO's 'pioneering interpretation' to claim back cash
Victims of an email fraud could recover money following High Court ruling on Proceeds of Crime Act.
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NewsIdentification doctrine reform could put more corporates in the dock
Senior managers will be treated as 'directing mind and will' of a business under amendment to economic crime bill.
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NewsJudge shortage delays money-laundering trial for a year
Delay 'rather regrettable' judge tells hearing at Reading Crown Court.
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NewsProfession cautiously welcomes anti-SLAPP measures
Important task is ‘one for parliament, not for regulators’, bar chief says.
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NewsLawyers failed in Libor investigation, senior MP claims
Parliament told lawyers hired by banks did not examine evidence that would have implicated bosses.
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OpinionTime-bar: getting away with fraud
Is it time to extend the limitation period for fraud civil claims?
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OpinionClear evidence that the SFO is making progress
With more direct challenges to case work decisions, outcomes will improve and the risk of future case failures will reduce.
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NewsSFO ‘on the right track’, inspectors find
Government report concludes Serious Fraud Office has made ‘concrete progress’.
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NewsAML watchdog demands 'more ambition' from professional regulators
Progress report from the OPBAS says even largely effective regulators should ‘strive for full effectiveness’.
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NewsBusinessman with 'grudge' targeted barrister in 'bomb plot'
Old Bailey trial hears of ‘bold and targeted strike’ against barrister at Gray’s Inn.
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NewsCity lawyers join calls for SFO review
Experts call for 50% budget increase and more political support for fraud-busting agency.
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NewsDawn raid? City firm has an app for that
Free interactive app offers help in the event of a dawn raid by regulator or enforcement agency.
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NewsSector specialists cool on failure to prevent fraud offence
‘Failure to prevent’ doctrine as applied to bribery or tax evasion might not be applicable to fraud, legal experts warn.
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Opinion'Failure to prevent' is a fraud game-changer
Scenarios in which the proposed new offence might be used are many and various.
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NewsNew power for SRA in 'failure to prevent' offence
Serious Fraud Office head hails proposed legislation 'a game-changer for law enforcement'.
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NewsCorporate criminal liability reform still on agenda, government insists
Three-year economic crime plan includes initiatives to share data and tackle offences involving cryptoassets.
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NewsNews focus: Highlights from Law Society's risk and compliance conference
Law firms and the regulator are ‘playing catch-up’ on anti-money laundering. ‘Government pressure is colossal,’ SRA chief executive Paul Philip warned solicitors at the annual risk & compliance conference
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NewsSFO's largest forfeiture as court seizes more than $7 million
Judge found money in UK account was ‘illegitimate as it came from unlawful conduct’.