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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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Practice notes

Getting the Deal Through: Advertising & Marketing 2020

Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Austria; Brazil; Canada; France; Hong Kong; India; Japan; Russia;...
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9th Apr
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Getting the Deal Through: Legal Privilege & Professional Secrecy 2020

Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Argentina; Brazil; France; Germany; India; Japan; Netherlands; Portugal;...
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9th Apr
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Getting the Deal Through: e-Commerce 2021

Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Austria; Brazil; Chile; Germany; India; Indonesia; Italy; Japan; Russia;...
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9th Apr
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Getting the Deal Through: Anti-Corruption Regulation 2020

Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; Denmark; France; Germany; Greece; Hong...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Getting the Deal Through: Corporate Governance 2020

Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Bermuda; Brazil; China; France; Germany; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Italy;...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Getting the Deal Through: Competition Compliance 2020

Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Brazil; Bulgaria; Chile; Colombia; Finland; Germany; Greece; India; Japan;...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Getting the Deal Through: Government Investigations 2021

Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Australia; Greece; Hong Kong; India; Italy; Japan; Turkey; Ukraine; United...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Getting the Deal Through: Business & Human Rights 2020

Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Argentina; Australia; Brazil; Canada; France; Germany; Italy; Rwanda;...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Getting the Deal Through: Anti-Money Laundering 2020

Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Australia; Denmark; France; Germany; Greece; Hong Kong; India; Italy;...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Getting the Deal Through: Cloud Computing 2021

Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Austria; Belgium; Brazil; France; Germany; Japan; Netherlands; South...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Doing business in: Poland

Updated August 2020IntroductionThe Polish economy not been left unscathed by the coronavirus (COVID-19) health crisis. Like in most EU countries...
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Produced in partnership with Wardynski & Partners 8th Apr
Practice notes

Doing business in Mexico

Updated in September 2019•Introduction•The Business environment•Forming a company•Financing a company•Opening a bank account•Utilising office...
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Produced in partnership with Gustavo Alcocer of Olivares 8th Apr
Practice notes

Doing business in: Germany

Updated in December 2019IntroductionGermany is the strongest economy in Europe and one of the largest worldwide. Its central location in the middle of...
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Produced in partnership with Regina Glaser, Torsten Groß, Dominik Eickemeier, Dr Vinzenz Bödeker, Fabian Gaffron, Dr André Szesny, Rainer Dr Velte and Dr Bodo Dehne 8th Apr
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Doing business in: France

Updated in November 2019IntroductionFrance is an open market economy and provides a business-friendly environment with strong public facilities and a...
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Produced in partnership with Bersay 8th Apr
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Doing business in: Ireland

Updated in September 2020IntroductionIreland is consistently ranked as one of the most attractive locations globally in which to establish...
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Produced in partnership with David O'Donnell and Cara Cooke of Mason Hayes & Curran 8th Apr
Practice notes

Doing business in: Cyprus

Updated in July 2020IntroductionCyprus is strategically located in the Eastern Mediterranean at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa. It is an...
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Produced in partnership with Elias Neocleous of Elias Neocleous & Co LLC, Andrea Kallis Parparinou of Elias Neocleous & Co LLC and Elena Christodoulou of Elias Neocleous & Co LLC 8th Apr
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Getting the Deal Through: Risk & Compliance Management 2020

Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Argentina; Brazil; China; France; Greece; Italy; Japan; Mexico; Nigeria;...
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8th Mar
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Doing business in: Bolivia

Updated in January 2021IntroductionThis Practice Note sets out some of the key considerations for a business before it decides to commence operations...
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Produced in partnership with Bufete Aguirre, Quintanilla, Soria & Nishizawa Soc. Civ 5th Mar
Practice notes

Getting the Deal Through: Cybersecurity 2020

Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Australia; Austria; China; France; Germany; Hong Kong; India; Italy;...
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1st Mar
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Doing Business in: Australia

Updated in September 2020.•Introduction•The business environment•Forming a company•Financing a company•Opening a bank account•Utilising office...
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Produced in partnership with Andrew Lumsden of Corrs Chambers Westgarth 26th Feb

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LEXISNEXIS

Conditions precedent in commercial contracts

This Practice Note considers the meaning and use of conditions precedent in commercial arrangements. It also considers typical conditions precedent and drafting issues.What are conditions precedent?A condition precedent in a commercial contract details an event which must take place before:•a

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Strike out—no reasonable grounds for bringing or defending the claim (CPR 3.4(2)(a))

Coronavirus (COVID-19): The guidance detailing normal practice set out in this Practice Note may be affected by measures concerning process and procedure in the civil courts that have been introduced as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For guidance, see Practice Note: Coronavirus

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Overreaching—sales by trustees of land

Broadly, the doctrine of overreaching enables purchasers (which includes tenants and mortgagees) in good faith for money or money’s worth to rely solely on the legal title. In the case of registered land, this means the entries entered on the register of title, as it records ownership of the legal

LEXISNEXIS

Constructive trusts

Millett LJ subdivided types of constructive trust into two categories, distinguishing between:•the constructive trust proper, where equity intervenes to prevent the legal owner from unconscionably denying the beneficial interest of another (known as the institutional constructive trust)•the