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Money Laundering Regulations 2017—simplified due diligence

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...

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...

Dawn raid—who can raid my organisation and why?

Dawn raid—who can raid my organisation and why?

The UK Government has legislated to permit a number of UK authorities to obtain search warrants to 'raid' a business premises. The potential for a...

Practice notes

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...
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Produced in partnership with Joanne Kane of Carmelite Chambers 12th Jan
Practice notes

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...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

Getting the Deal Through: Merger Control 2021

Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Albania; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Brazil;...
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9th Nov
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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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
Practice notes

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—nominated officer

This Practice Note sets out when organisations must appoint a nominated officer, the duties of the nominated officer and practical steps nominated...
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9th Nov
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Money Laundering Regulations 2017—group level policies, controls and procedures

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—systems and controls requirements

This Practice Note explains the regulatory requirement to implement systems and controls to mitigate and manage effectively the risks of money...
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15th Jan
Practice notes

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—record keeping

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

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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Pre-employment checks

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

Criminal records—asking questions and DBS checks

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
Precedents

Register of AML and CTF policies, plans and procedures

This Precedent Register of AML and CTF policies, plans and procedures can be used to help you comply with Regulation 19(1) of the Money Laundering,...
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14th Jan
Precedents

Cash policy

1Large payments made in cash may be a sign of money laundering or terrorist financing.2You must not accept any funds (cash or otherwise) from a...
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14th Jan
Practice notes

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—screening employees

The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (MLR 2017), SI 2017/692 require...
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6th Jan
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AML and counter-terrorist financing policy

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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18th Dec
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Memo to board accompanying AML and counter-terrorist financing policy

Date: [insert date]IntroductionThe Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (MLR 2017),...
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7th Dec
Precedents

Message from CEO/Senior Member/Senior Partner reinforcing the AML and counter-terrorist financing policy

Date: [insert date]From [insert name], [insert job title]Money laundering and terrorist financing are of growing international concern; those...
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7th Dec
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Message from CEO/Senior Member/Senior Partner to staff on introduction of AML and counter-terrorist financing policy

Date: [insert date]From [insert name], [insert job title]Money laundering and terrorist financing are of growing international concern; those...
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7th Dec
Precedents

Money laundering or terrorist financing incident—panic sheet

This Precedent panic sheet takes you/the nominated officer through the initial steps in responding to a report of knowledge or suspicion of money...
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6th Dec
Precedents

AML and counter-terrorist financing compliance declaration

Money laundering is the process through which the true origin and ownership of the proceeds of crime are changed so that the proceeds appear...
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2nd Dec
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AML and counter-terrorist financing compliance declaration register

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2nd Dec

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LEXISNEXIS

Intercreditor agreement—key provisions

This Practice Note provides an introduction to intercreditor agreements and their key provisions. This Practice Note:•explains the purpose of having an intercreditor agreement and when an intercreditor agreement would be used instead of a deed of priority or subordination deed•provides links to

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Voluntary manslaughter

Voluntary manslaughterVoluntary manslaughter consists of those killings which would be murder (because the accused has the relevant mental element for murder) but which are reduced to manslaughter because of one of the three special defences (loss of control, diminished responsibility or suicide

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Money laundering offences—tipping off and prejudicing an investigation

Tipping off and prejudicing an investigationIt would undermine the benefit to the authorities if, a suspicious activity report (SAR) having been made, the alleged offender were to be made aware of the interest in their activities so that they could take steps to cover up their misdeeds or disappear.

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Acting in concert

Produced with input from Rebecca Cousin of Slaughter and May on market practice.This Practice Note summarises the rules and guidance in relation to parties who are, or may be presumed to be, acting in concert for the purposes of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the Code). In particular the