Anti-money laundering
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Anti-money laundering guidance for the legal sector
In April 2025, the guidance was updated to help legal professionals and firms comply with the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 (as amended).
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- Anti-money laundering (AML) compliance for small firms04 Dec 2023
- Anti-money laundering guidance for the legal sector23 Apr 2025
- Chinese underground banking and funds from China: LSAG advisory notice08 Mar 2023
- Consequences of not preventing economic crime: firm case studies22 Apr 2024
- Consequences of not preventing economic crime: solicitor case studies11 Apr 2024
- Customer due diligence25 Jun 2024
- Internal money laundering reporting12 Jan 2020
- Legal professional privilege: disclosing suspicions to your MLRO07 Mar 2022
- Politically exposed persons 19 Dec 2019
- Professional enablers16 Sep 2024
- Quick guide to the Money Laundering Regulations 201717 Jan 2020
- Register of overseas entities: what solicitors should know about verification29 Jul 2022
- Risk assessments: anti-money laundering19 Oct 2023
- Source of funds07 Mar 2022
- Suspicious activity reports31 Mar 2025
- Tipping off and prejudicing an investigation27 Feb 2023
- Trust Registration Service (TRS) and AML compliance04 Apr 2022
- UK economic crime regime30 Apr 2024
- UK sanctions regime19 Sep 2024
- Warning signs of money laundering20 Jan 2020
- Who is regulated under the Money Laundering Regulations 2017?17 Jun 2024
- Can I accept my client’s £20,000 cash deposit?28 Apr 2021
- Can I ask a client about a register discrepancy without tipping off?08 Apr 2024
- Can I charge for due diligence checks?25 Nov 2021
- Can I tell a client I made a suspicious activity report?30 Sep 2024
- Can I use technology to carry out AML and sanctions checks on clients?16 Apr 2025
- Can I withdraw a suspicious activity report I made yesterday to the National Crime Agency?30 Sep 2021
- Can my client use bitcoin to purchase property?28 Jan 2025
- Do I have to identify and verify all the beneficial owners of a trust?31 May 2024
- Do I need client consent to change file retention periods?14 Apr 2025
- Do I need to make a suspicious activity report if I end a retainer?19 Jul 2021
- Do we need to appoint an MLCO if we have an MLRO?28 Jan 2025
- Does my firm have to pay the economic crime levy?07 May 2024
- Does the Terrorism Act 2000 override legal professional privilege?05 Dec 2022
- How do I verify the identity of a client without standard documentation?01 Dec 2022
- I act for a seller. What should I do if a buyer transfers purchase funds to my client account?30 Nov 2022
- I act for an executor who found £20,000 in the home of the deceased. What should I do?05 Dec 2022
- Is a deed of variation of benefits a money laundering or tax evasion risk?28 Jan 2025
- Is an MLRO automatically a BOOM?18 Mar 2024
- Is outlining our reporting obligations in client care letters ‘tipping off’?26 Feb 2021
- Is there a de minimis amount for sanctions?17 Jun 2024
- I’m a sole practitioner. Do I need to appoint a money laundering officer?28 Jan 2025
- I’m setting up a new firm. What should we include in our client care letters?28 Jan 2025
- My client is a member of a UK political party. Do they count as a politically exposed person?28 Jan 2025
- My client is a possible sanctions match. What should I do?06 May 2020
- Should I report a minor AML breach to the SRA?25 Apr 2024
- Should we quote our account number on bills?01 Jul 2020
- What do we need to include in our policy on handling cash?28 Jan 2025
- What information can a bank request about our client account?06 Mar 2024
- What is Chinese underground banking?25 Mar 2024
- What is a politically exposed person (PEP)?09 Dec 2024
- What should I do if a client pre-signs mortgage documents?05 Dec 2022
- When can our practice accept client funds?08 Dec 2021
- When should I carry out a sanctions risk assessment?21 Sep 2021
- Where can I get help with the NCA SAR portal?20 May 2024
- Where do I report a discrepancy between my due diligence and the PSC register?31 Mar 2021
- AML leaflets - for your client and your firm07 Jan 2020
- Anti-money laundering and terrorist financing glossary10 Mar 2021
- Economic crime and regulatory compliance directory24 Jun 2024
- High-risk third countries for AML purposes01 Apr 2025
- Money laundering risks and threats17 Jan 2025
- Adequate consideration and proceeds of crime05 Dec 2024
- Economic Crime Act: what does it mean for law firms?07 Apr 2025
- Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act12 Feb 2025
- Economic crime levy30 Jan 2025
- Economic crime plan11 Apr 2024
- Law Commission review of the suspicious activity report regime29 Feb 2024
- Prosecution of ‘failure to disclose’ offences28 Jul 2021
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