All Money laundering and financial crime articles – Page 7
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Opinion
Solicitors should not be penalised because of financial crime
Whist the profession has an important role to play in the AML regime, the Law Society strongly opposes the economic crime levy.
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Feature
Cold, hard cash
HMRC’s ‘blended approach’ to tackling tax evasion and money laundering is getting results, reports Melanie Newman. But is it encroaching on people’s rights?
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Opinion
Reputation laundering: a problem for us all
Wirecard fraud confirms in the mind of journalists and others that big London firms are being used by criminals to launder their reputation and to intimidate others.
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News
Society condemns ‘special tax on legal profession’
AML levy based on income would be especially harmful to the profession, Chancery Lane warns.
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Opinion
UWOs change the role of law enforcement agencies
Will the National Crime Agency prioritise going after the money rather than criminal prosecution?
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News
Unexplained wealth order victory 'step in the right direction'
Property developer hands over £10m to National Crime Agency.
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News
ID checks on directors in Companies House reforms
Government promises a 'fast, efficient, 24/7 digital verification process'.
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News
International firm to pay £19.2k for due diligence failings
Taylor Vinters said its client account bank details had been provided to individuals without its knowledge.
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News
G4S ex-bosses charged with fraud against Ministry of Justice
Former executives will appear at Southwark Crown Court next month.
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News
‘Cavalier’ conveyancing solicitor allowed mortgage fraud on his watch
Practitioner at now defunct Cardiff firm was convicted under money laundering regulations in 2018.
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News
Dechert’s head of white collar crime to retire
Neil Gerrard will leave at the end of the year after almost a decade at the firm.
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Opinion
A century of crime fighters flying to the rescue
Scotland Yard’s Flying Squad: 100 Years of Crime Fighting by Dick Kirby.
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News
SFO charges three men over Axiom legal financing fund
Two ex-solicitors and a former financial adviser are charged with carrying out a fraudulent scheme.
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News
Ex-football boss solicitor refused permission to appeal
David Haigh alleged that Dubai conviction had been procured by fraud.
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News
Solicitors still acting as fronts for ‘dubious schemes’
SRA updates warning after publishing review of 40 recent cases leading to regulatory action.
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News
AML fines falling, global survey suggests
UK authorities collected £98.2m in calendar 2019 - but only £36.6m in first six months of 2020.
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News
SFO defends charging decisions as caseload drops
Agency fulfilled its duty in pursuing matters that have been prosecuted, says director.
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News
Economic crime levy to collect £100m a year
Law Society warns of 'further unjustified burden' on a sector already under strain.
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News
Legal profession 'vigilant' against money laundering - Law Society
Chancery Lane responds to 'industry of enablers' charge in intelligence committee's Russia report.
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News
Herbert Smith unethical or incompetent during bank scandal review, MPs claim
All-party parliamentary group submits 21-page document to SRA over advice to Lloyds Banking Group.