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Anti-money laundering
Blog

Money Laundering: Don’t make it easy for the criminals

Amy Bell discusses three red flags to watch out for with money laundering.

07 Apr 2020

Criminal justice
Blog

Westminster update: Spring Budget 2020 summary

Yesterday afternoon, chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered the first Budget of the new Parliament, the most recent since Phillip Hammond delivered his Autumn Budget in October 2018.

12 Mar 2020

Access to justice
Press release

Budget response: No end to austerity in the justice system

Shrinking budgets for the justice system have put it in crisis and the British people increasingly are left high and dry when it comes to accessing vital legal advice.

12 Mar 2020

Anti-money laundering
Consultation response

Fifth Money Laundering Directive and Trust Registration Service technical consultation – Law Society response

We've responded to an HM Treasury and HMRC technical consultation on changes to the registration of beneficial ownership information of trusts.

21 Feb 2020

The City
News

Helping you to comply with anti-money laundering regulation

Rob Cummings, head of regulatory affairs and economic crime, outlines the recent amendments to the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds Regulations 2017.

21 Jan 2020

Anti-money laundering
News

5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive

Firms should be aware there will be a narrow window in which to review and adjust to changes to the AML regulations expected in January.<br />

18 Dec 2019