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MP vows to keep pushing tougher economic crime law

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Practice Compliance weekly highlights—10 September 2020

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Practice Compliance monthly highlights—September 2019

Practice Compliance monthly highlights—September 2019

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Employer in Greece fined €150,000 for relying on consent to process data under GDPR

Employer in Greece fined €150,000 for relying on consent to process data under GDPR

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Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010

Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010

Facilitating the performance of a duty by public officialsFacilitation payments, also known as facilitating or grease payments, are generally small...

What is a solicitor's undertaking?

What is a solicitor's undertaking?

An undertaking is a commitment by a solicitor to do something. It can be enforced against the solicitor by the courts. Failure to comply with an...

Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officials

Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officials

The purpose of this Practice Note is to provide a general understanding of the offences under section 1, 2 and 6 of the Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010). It...

High-risk third countries tracker

High-risk third countries tracker

This Practice Note lists high-risk third countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), HM Treasury and the European Commission as...

Precedents

Modern slavery: contract clauses

1DefinitionsModern Slavery Policy•means the Customer's anti-slavery and human trafficking policy as set out in Schedule [insert] as updated by the...
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9th Nov
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AML and counter-terrorist financing—source of funds

Source of funds and wealth was a key focus of the SRA’s Preventing Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism thematic review, published in March...
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9th Nov
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Introduction to retained EU law

This Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law, which is an entirely new legal concept introduced to UK domestic law in preparation...
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9th Nov
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Precedents

Standard contractual clauses—set II—controller to controller (Model Clauses)

DRAFTING FOR BREXIT: For the latest information on the impact of Brexit on the drafting, negotiation and enforceability of this Precedent, see...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Anti-bribery and corruption for law firms—post-training assessment questions

How to use this testThese questions are designed to test your understanding after your attendance at our training on avoiding bribery and...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Compliance officer for legal practice—COLP—title and duties 2011 [Archived]

The compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) sits at the heart of the firm's regulatory arrangements. This does not mean that the firm and its...
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9th Nov

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Money Laundering Regulations 2017—CDD quick reference guide—Partnerships, LLPs and companies

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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15th Jan
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Money Laundering Regulations 2017—reliance—law firms

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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15th Jan
Practice notes

Application of legal professional privilege—LPP—and privileged circumstances

This Practice Note contains a table with some specific examples of where legal professional privilege (LPP) and privileged circumstances are likely to...
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15th Jan
Practice notes

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—CDD and beneficial ownership—law firms

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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15th Jan
Practice notes

AML and counter-terrorist financing—source of funds

Source of funds and wealth was a key focus of the SRA’s Preventing Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism thematic review, published in March...
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15th Jan
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Pre-employment checks—law firms

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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15th Jan
Practice notes

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002—key information for law firms

The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002) came into force on 24 February 2003. It applies to acts of money laundering committed after that date. It...
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15th Jan
Practice notes

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—record keeping—law firms

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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15th Jan
Practice notes

Receiving funds—money laundering concerns

Your anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) obligations are set out in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002), the...
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15th Jan
Practice notes

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—good practice for preventing money laundering and financing of terrorism

This Practice Note provides examples of good practice in relation to the prevention of money laundering and financing of terrorism. The information in...
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15th Jan
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SARs and confidentiality—law firms

Issues of confidentiality arise in two different respects in terms of suspicious activity reports (SARs):•your duty of confidentiality to the...
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15th Jan
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Money Laundering Regulations 2017—independent audit function—law firms

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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15th Jan
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AML and data protection—law firms

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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15th Jan
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Reporting suspicions of money laundering—law firms

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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15th Jan
Practice notes

Fifth Money Laundering Directive—what’s changed—law firms [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is no longer maintained.The Fourth Money Laundering Directive (4MLD), replacing the Third Directive...
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15th Jan
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Money Laundering Regulations 2017—client due diligence—law firms

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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15th Jan
Practice notes

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—monitoring and review—law firms

The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (MLR 2017), SI 2017/692 require firms to...
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15th Jan
Practice notes

Making a SAR and obtaining a defence or consent—law firms

The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002) and the Terrorism Act 2000 (TA 2000) impose obligations to report knowledge or suspicions of money...
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15th Jan
Practice notes

Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017—for law firms

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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15th Jan
Practice notes

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—CDD quick reference guide—Other arrangements or bodies

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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15th Jan

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