All Money laundering and financial crime articles – Page 6
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OpinionWithout adequate resources the war against money laundering is destined to fail
HMRC has only 120 ongoing investigations relating to breaches of money laundering regulations - and only six of these are criminal investigations.
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NewsCrown court clogged by low value fraud cases
Total value of alleged fraud reaching UK courts fell by 70% year-on-year, despite rise in the volume of cases.
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NewsSFO receives welcome boost from watchdog
Serious Fraud Office and Crown Prosecution Service praised for proceeds of crime efforts.
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OpinionWhy our AML regime needs a radical overhaul
We need to be bold - consider the French bar’s solution, under which lawyers are not allowed to hold clients’ money.
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NewsSRA begins money laundering clampdown with six firms fined
Sanctioned group waited more than a year to submit required risk assessment of AML policies.
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NewsCourt backs solicitor who oversaw handbag invoice search
Applicant argued the supervising solicitor should be removed with immediate effect following a search of a storage facility.
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OpinionHeed the shoeshine boy theory - but crypto is more than Bitcoin
Digital assets should be brought inside the regulatory tent before the coming crash.
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NewsENRC pursues Dechert in Commercial Court
Four-month hearing involving mining company, international firm and Serious Fraud Office opens on Monday.
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FeatureTaking the rap: crime
In a dysfunctional and cash-strapped criminal justice system, are sentencing discounts for a guilty plea leading to miscarriages of justice?
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OpinionNo, lawyers are not like hitmen
The fact that lawyer abuse is now happening on such a regular basis is a failure internationally of our professional bodies.
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NewsSFO under fire as tagging prosecution thrown out
Judge dismisses case against two former executives of Serco folllowing disclosure failures.
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NewsAccountant jailed for £400k City firm fraud banned from working in law
Management accountant dishonestly appropriated £400,000 from international firm Clyde & Co.
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NewsEx-directors in dock as Serco tagging fraud trial opens
Former managers are accused of committing ‘fraud against the tax payer’ in relation to a government electronic tagging contract.
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NewsSRA passes on money laundering cases involving £200m in a year
Money laundering linked to vendor fraud identified as a key theme in suspicious activity reports.
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FeatureLaw Society Risk and Compliance Conference
'Don’t let online boasts damage your reputation'.
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NewsEx-Clifford Chance solicitor charged with fraud and insider dealing
Suhail Zina and his brother Mohammed Zina will appear at Southwark Crown Court next month.
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OpinionAML measures are failing. Why are we supporting them?
Several foreign bars have a history of vigorous and litigious opposition to their country’s money laundering legislation.
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NewsSFO ruling casts doubt over other foreign material, lawyers claim
Supreme Court ruled that the SFO cannot demand documents held outside the UK by a foreign company under the Criminal Justice Act 1987.
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NewsSupreme Court clips Serious Fraud Office's wings
SFO cannot require foreign companies to produce documents held outside the UK under Criminal Justice Act, court finds.