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Financial sanctions guidance shows subtle policy shift

Financial sanctions guidance shows subtle policy shift

The following Corporate Crime news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Financial sanctions guidance shows subtle policy shift

Question of the week: what constitutes ‘conveyancing’ under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017? Would secured lending where there is no change of title fall under ‘conveyancing’ as above?

Question of the week: what constitutes ‘conveyancing’ under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017? Would secured lending where there is no change of title fall under ‘conveyancing’ as above?

Question of the week: what constitutes ‘conveyancing’ under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017? Would secured lending where there is no change of title fall under ‘conveyancing’ as above?

Practice Compliance weekly highlights—15 April 2021

Practice Compliance weekly highlights—15 April 2021

The following Practice Compliance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Practice Compliance weekly highlights—15 April 2021

SEC official says agency can help self-reporting companies dig up information, achieve 'closure' in US FCPA cases

SEC official says agency can help self-reporting companies dig up information, achieve 'closure' in US FCPA cases

The following Corporate Crime news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on SEC official says agency can help self-reporting companies dig up information, achieve 'closure' in US FCPA cases

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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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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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9th Nov
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Practice notes

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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Precedents

Gift/hospitality over limit approval request form

We run our business[es] with integrity. All of us must work together to ensure our business[es] remain[s] untainted by bribery and corruption. This...
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25th Feb
Precedents

Gifts and hospitality policy—government officials

From: [Insert name and job title].We run our business[es] with integrity. All of us must work together to ensure our business[es] remain[s] untainted...
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25th Feb
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Anti-bribery and corruption—gifts and hospitality notification form

We run our business[es] with integrity. All of us must work together to ensure our business[es] remain[s] untainted by bribery and corruption. This...
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25th Feb
Precedents

Anti-bribery and corruption—gifts and hospitality policy

From: [Insert name and job title].We run our business[es] with integrity. All of us must work together to ensure our business[es] remain[s] untainted...
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25th Feb
Practice notes

Key risk areas—bribery and corruption

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) issued guidance which is formulated around six guiding principles. These principles, particularly principle 3, make it...
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25th Feb
Practice notes

Anti-bribery and corruption—gifts and hospitality

Almost every business and everyone involved in the carrying on of a trade engages in some form of hospitality with existing or potential business...
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25th Feb
Precedents

Mini training aid—avoiding bribery and corruption—Gifts and hospitality

The Bribery Act 2010 came into force on 1 July 2011. It applies to any business that is incorporated or trades in the UK. It covers bribery committed...
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14th Feb
Precedents

Anti-bribery and corruption—international permissible gifts/hospitality limits table

This table sets out limits to the value of permissible gifts/hospitality by country. If you need information relating to a country not listed here,...
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14th Feb
Precedents

Anti-bribery and corruption—gift decision tree

This gift decision tree can help you decide whether or not to offer or accept a corporate gift. If in doubt, please contact [insert name].Click below...
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14th Feb
Precedents

Internal suspicious activity report—SAR—form

STOP PRESS: Draft Legal Sector Affinity Group (LSAG) AML guidance was published on 20 January 2021. It awaits approval by HM Treasury and any content...
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28th Jan
Q&As

Should I set de minimis values in my corporate hospitality and gifts policies?

De minimis non curat lex means ‘the law cares not for small things’. But the Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010) demonstrates that this may not be true. BA...
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Produced in partnership with Adrian Maxwell of St John's Chambers 8th Jan
Precedents

Anti-bribery and corruption—gift over set limit approval/rejection flowchart

This Flowchart is to be used to ensure all relevant points are considered before a gift approval request is granted or rejected.NotesNote 1—Good...
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7th Dec
Precedents

Anti-bribery and corruption—Gifts and hospitality—Event invitation or notice suggested wording

The following language must be included on invitations and signs for conferences, receptions and meetings at which refreshments will be served and...
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7th Dec
Precedents

Anti-bribery and corruption—Gifts and hospitality—Example wording for agreements

The following are examples of the wording of clauses to be included in contracts or letter agreements entered into between [insert organisation’s...
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7th Dec
Precedents

Gifts and hospitality—government officials FAQs

We run our business[es] with integrity. All of us must work together to ensure our business[es] remain[s] untainted by bribery and corruption.This FAQ...
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7th Dec
Precedents

Anti-bribery and corruption—Gifts and hospitality FAQs

We run our business[es] with integrity. All of us must work together to ensure our business[es] remain[s] untainted by bribery and corruption.This FAQ...
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7th Dec
Precedents

Anti-bribery and corruption—hospitality decision tree

This hospitality decision tree can help you decide whether or not to offer corporate hospitality. If in doubt, please contact [insert name].NotesNote...
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7th Dec
Precedents

Whistleblowing report form

Reports under the Whistleblowing policy can be made orally or in writing and they may be made anonymously or include the reporter’s identity.To make a...
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7th Dec
Precedents

Anti-bribery and corruption—gifts and hospitality register

Please click for the register.

Please note that this regist

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7th Dec
Practice notes

Gifts and hospitality—checklist

Required document or action Yes/No Comment/action required Do you have a public, clear and forthright code of ethics and/or...
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26th Sep

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LEXISNEXIS

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—simplified due diligence

You may apply simplified customer due diligence (SDD) measures in relation to particular business relationships or transactions which you determine present a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing, having taken into account:•your organisation-wide risk assessment—see Practice Note:

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Claims for use and occupation, mesne profits, double rent and double value

This Practice Note provides guidance on claims for ‘use and occupation’ or mesne profits, and how and when double rent or double value can be claimed.Claims for use and occupationA claim for use and occupation is possible where there is occupation of land without an express agreement fixing the

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Issue estoppel

Issue estoppel is a sub-species of the res judicata doctrine (see Practice Note: The doctrine of res judicata). In addition to the general key requirements for establishing a res judicata (see Practice Note: Key requirements to establish a res judicata), this Practice Note considers the specific

LEXISNEXIS

Automatism

Definition of automatismAn act is done in a state of automatism if it is done by the body without control by the mind, (eg it is a spasm or a reflex), or if it is done by a person who is not conscious of what they are doing. The act may be described as involuntary, but will not be regarded as such