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Clean money—the Fourth Money Laundering Directive

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Published on: 07 October 2016

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What is the background to the consultation?
What are the key legal and practical considerations?
What might be the potential impact of the proposals in particular, for corporate crime and financial services practitioners?
How will Brexit affect the implementation?

Article summary

Corporate Crime analysis: The Fourth Money Laundering Directive was published in the Official Journal of the EU in June 2015. A government consultation last month invited views on meeting the UK’s obligation to transpose the Directive into national law. Jenny Barker of counsel at Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP examines the proposals raised in the consultation.

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