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European Union and UK government initiatives on money laundering and terrorism finance

European Union and UK government initiatives on money laundering and terrorism finance

The following Corporate Crime news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on European Union and UK government initiatives on money laundering and terrorism finance

Practice Compliance weekly highlights—29 July 2021

Practice Compliance weekly highlights—29 July 2021

The following Practice Compliance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Practice Compliance weekly highlights—29 July 2021

How anti-corruption push affects US companies operating abroad

How anti-corruption push affects US companies operating abroad

The following Corporate Crime news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on How anti-corruption push affects US companies operating abroad

EU seeks to improve data transfers to boost AML fight

EU seeks to improve data transfers to boost AML fight

The following Corporate Crime news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on EU seeks to improve data transfers to boost AML fight

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What is a solicitor's undertaking?

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...

SRA Code of Conduct for individuals and firms

SRA Code of Conduct for individuals and firms

SRA Code of Conduct for individuals and firmsThis Practice Note provides guidance on the SRA Codes of Conduct, contained in the SRA Standards and...

Conflicts of interest 2019

Conflicts of interest 2019

Conflicts of interest 2019Conflicts of interest can cause difficult and serious problems for solicitors and law firms, both from a compliance point of...

Legal Services Board

Legal Services Board

Legal Services BoardThe Legal Services Board (LSB) is the single independent oversight regulator of the legal profession and sector in England and...

Practice notes

AML and counter-terrorist financing—source of funds and source of wealth

AML and counter-terrorist financing—source of funds and source of wealthSource of funds and wealth was a key focus of the SRA’s Preventing Money...
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19th May
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

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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19th May
Practice notes

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

Compliance officer for legal practice—COLP—title and duties 2011 [Archived]The compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) sits at the heart of the...
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19th May
Practice notes

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note contains...
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Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 19th May
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Practice notes

SRA Accounts Rules 2019

SRA Accounts Rules 2019This Practice Note sets out the requirements of the SRA Accounts Rules 2019 (the 2019 Rules), in force from 25 November 2019,...
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19th May
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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19th May
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Practice notes

High-risk third countries tracker

High-risk third countries trackerOrganisations caught by the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer)...
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19th May
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Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officials

Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officialsThe purpose of this Practice Note is to provide a general understanding of the...
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Produced in partnership with Joanne Kane of Carmelite Chambers 19th May
Precedents

Standard contractual clauses for international transfers—set II—controller to controller—ICO templates

In briefThis precedent links to: •a template created by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) of the ‘Set II’ or ‘2004’ EU Standard...
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19th May
Practice notes

Introduction to retained EU law

Introduction to retained EU lawThis Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law. It provides an overview of the key definitions and...
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Produced in partnership with Dr. Kieran Laird of Gowling WLG 19th May
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Practice notes

Safeguards and information barriers

Safeguards and information barriersProtection of confidential information is fundamental to your relationship with clients, both as a matter of law...
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19th May
Practice notes

Undertakings and the SRA 2019

Undertakings and the SRA 2019What is an undertaking?An undertaking is:•a statement, given orally or in writing, whether or not it includes the word...
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19th May
Practice notes

Duties of confidentiality and disclosure 2019

Duties of confidentiality and disclosure 2019The protection of confidential information is a fundamental feature of the solicitor-client relationship...
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19th May
Practice notes

SRA Handbook 2011 [Archived]

SRA Handbook 2011 [Archived]The SRA Handbook 2011 sets out standards and requirements that individual lawyers and firms are expected to achieve and...
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19th May
Precedents

Financial sanctions policy

1IntroductionThis financial sanctions policy is designed to ensure we comply with applicable financial sanctions laws made under the UK sanctions...
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19th May
Practice notes

Working with European lawyers—the Registered European Lawyer (REL) regime

Working with European lawyers—the Registered European Lawyer (REL) regimeAt 11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020, the Brexit transition/implementation...
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19th May
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Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—managing the workplace from 19 July 2021

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—managing the workplace from 19 July 2021This Practice Note reflects the position under Step 4 of the roadmap out of lockdown...
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4th Aug
Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—employment data protection issues

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—employment data protection issuesFrom IP completion day (11pm on 31 December 2020), Regulation (EU) 2016/679, General Data...
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4th Aug
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—testing and vaccination issues for employers

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—testing and vaccination issues for employersUPDATE (30/7/21): The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced on 24...
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4th Aug
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Practice notes

Compliance Officers 2019—law firms

Compliance Officers 2019—law firmsThis Practice Note provides guidance on the role and responsibility of compliance officers in law firms, ie the...
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3rd Aug
Practice notes

Brexit legislation tracker

Brexit legislation trackerThis Practice Note tracks the progress of UK legislation introduced as part of the legislative project associated with the...
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3rd Aug
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—guidance for law firms [Archived]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—guidance for law firms [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note...
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3rd Aug
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Precedents

Interest policy 2019—law firms

Interest policy 2019—law firms1Amount of interestWe will pay a fair sum of interest to clients or third parties on any client money we hold on their...
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3rd Aug
Precedents

Financial management policy—law firms

Financial management policy—law firms1Introduction1.1Sound financial management is critical to the success of any business.1.2Implementing financial...
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2nd Aug
Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—safe working in an office environment before 19 July 2021 [Archived]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—safe working in an office environment before 19 July 2021 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not...
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Produced in partnership with Melanie O'Brien of DG Legal 2nd Aug
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Precedents

Policy—Coronavirus (COVID-19) workplace safety

Policy—Coronavirus (COVID-19) workplace safetyUPDATE (15/7/21): The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published Working...
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2nd Aug
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Precedents

Policy—Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing

Policy—Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing1Introduction1.1This policy sets out the Company’s approach to testing staff for coronavirus (COVID-19). It...
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2nd Aug
Q&As

How do Chief Compliance Officers and their leadership teams ensure the traction and momentum they have gained with their compliance initiatives are not lost during the lockdown period, while they are physically ‘out of sight’ from their commercial teams?

How do Chief Compliance Officers and their leadership teams ensure the traction and momentum they have gained with their compliance initiatives are...
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Produced in partnership with Emily Lewis of Fulcrum Chambers and Rubi L M Palmieri of Fulcrum Chambers 1st Aug
Q&As

What role does integrity play in the coronavirus (COVID-19) compliance landscape, and how will it impact business continuity in the aftermath of the crisis?

What role does integrity play in the coronavirus (COVID-19) compliance landscape, and how will it impact business continuity in the aftermath of the...
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Produced in partnership with Emily Lewis and Rubi Palmieri of Fulcrum Chambers 1st Aug
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Q&As

How can compliance teams ‘do more with less’ and ensure their companies avoid the existential threat of a compliance breach, while fighting to avoid the existential threat that is the coronavirus (COVID-19)?

How can compliance teams ‘do more with less’ and ensure their companies avoid the existential threat of a compliance breach, while fighting to avoid...
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Produced in partnership with Emily Lewis of Fulcrum Chambers and Rubi L M Palmieri of Fulcrum Chambers 1st Aug
Practice notes

International data transfers—practical compliance

International data transfers—practical complianceThis Practice Note is intended for in-house lawyers, privacy and compliance professionals in private...
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1st Aug
Q&As

What risk management measures should I be taking now to help my business prepare for a possible coronavirus (COVID-19) second wave?

What risk management measures should I be taking now to help my business prepare for a possible coronavirus (COVID-19) second wave?As the numbers of...
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1st Aug
Q&As

How can I ensure my organisation and staff stay safe while using video-conferencing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic?

How can I ensure my organisation and staff stay safe while using video-conferencing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic?With the urgent move to...
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1st Aug
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Practice notes

Pandemic risk management guide

Pandemic risk management guideThe extent of the restrictions imposed by regulators or government will largely dictate the nature of the risks that you...
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Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Bourlet 1st Aug
Q&As

In the context of Brexit, what is meant by the ‘transition or implementation period’?

In the context of Brexit, what is meant by the ‘transition or implementation period’?The term ‘transition or implementation period’ is used in the...
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1st Aug
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Precedents

Pandemic management strategy

Pandemic management strategy1Introduction1.1According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), a pandemic is the worldwide spread of a new disease. A...
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1st Aug

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What is a certificate of title?

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Negligence—key elements to establish a negligence claim

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