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

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Risk & Compliance weekly highlights—29 July 2021

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

How anti-corruption push affects US companies operating abroad

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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?An undertaking is a commitment by a solicitor to do something. It can be enforced against the solicitor by the...

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...

SRA Standards and Regulations 2019—in-house lawyers

SRA Standards and Regulations 2019—in-house lawyersThe SRA Standards and Regulations set out the standards and requirements that individual...

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...

Practice notes

Dawn raid—who can raid my organisation and why?

Dawn raid—who can raid my organisation and why?IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation...

Produced in partnership with Michael Potts of PCB Byrne 19th May

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Conflicts of interest, confidentiality and disclosure 2019—in-house lawyers

Conflicts of interest, confidentiality and disclosure 2019—in-house lawyersThe SRA Code of Conduct for Solicitors, RELs and RFLs (Code for Solicitors)...

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Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note contains...

Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 19th May

Brexit

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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...

19th May

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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)...

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...

Produced in partnership with Joanne Kane of Carmelite Chambers 19th May

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Money Laundering Regulations 2017—simplified due diligence

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—simplified due diligenceYou may apply simplified customer due diligence (SDD) measures in relation to particular...

19th May

Practice notes

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002—key information for businesses

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002—key information for businessesThe Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002) came into force on 24 February 2003. It applies to...

19th May

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...

19th May

Brexit

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Tipping-off and prejudicing an investigation

Tipping-off and prejudicing an investigationThere are several offences of tipping-off and prejudicing an investigation that apply to the regulated...

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...

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...

Produced in partnership with Dr. Kieran Laird of Gowling WLG 19th May

Brexit

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SRA Code of Conduct for Solicitors, RELs and RFLs—for in-house lawyers

SRA Code of Conduct for Solicitors, RELs and RFLs—for in-house lawyersThis Practice Note provides guidance for in-house solicitors on the SRA Code of...

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...

19th May

Practice notes

Getting the Deal Through: Merger Control 2021

Getting the Deal Through: Merger Control 2021Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Albania; Australia; Austria;...

19th May

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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...

19th May

Brexit

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Organised crime—core details for organisations

Organised crime—core details for organisationsThe Serious Crime Act 2015 (SCA 2015) introduced an offence of participating in the activities of an...

1st Aug

Practice notes

Modern slavery in the construction industry

Modern slavery in the construction industryAn estimated seven per cent of the global workforce works in construction. Many millions of people building...

1st Aug

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Slavery and human trafficking statement

Slavery and human trafficking statementSection 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA 2015) requires some organisations to produce and publish an...

1st Aug

Sustainable Business Toolkit

Precedents

Modern slavery—sample key performance indicators—sector-specific

Modern slavery—sample key performance indicators—sector-specificAgricultureObjectiveAction stepIndicatorEnsure the organisation only sources its UK...

1st Aug

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Modern slavery—key performance indicators

Modern slavery—key performance indicatorsSection 54(5) of the Modern Slavery Act (MSA 2015) identifies six categories of information that may be...

Produced in partnership with Brett Hartley of Morgan Stanley 1st Aug

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Modern slavery—sample key performance indicators—generic

Modern slavery—sample key performance indicators—generic1Initial KPIsObjectiveAction stepIndicatorEnsure all new suppliers are aware of, and satisfy,...

1st Aug

Q&As

Is there a moral obligation for an organisation with a total turnover less than £36m to publish a slavery and human trafficking statement on its website?

Is there a moral obligation for an organisation with a total turnover less than £36m to publish a slavery and human trafficking statement on its...

1st Aug

Precedents

Staff guide on the offence of participating in activities of an organised crime group

Staff guide on the offence of participating in activities of an organised crime group1What’s the issue?1.1The Serious Crime Act 2015 (SCA 2015)...

1st Aug

Practice notes

The Modern Slavery Act 2015 and multinational organisations

The Modern Slavery Act 2015 and multinational organisationsSection 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA 2015) places obligations on ‘commercial...

Produced in partnership with Brett Hartley of Morgan Stanley 1st Aug

Precedents

Training materials—organised crime

Training materials—organised crimeThis Precedent presentation has been designed as an aid to train your staff on the offence of participating in the...

1st Aug

Q&As

Is an introducer an associated person for the purpose of tax evasion facilitation prevention—law firms?

Is an introducer an associated person for the purpose of tax evasion facilitation prevention—law firms?What is the issue?The Criminal Finances Act...

31st Jul

Q&As

What is a solicitor’s duty when they suspect an unrepresented person on the other side of a matter has not properly accounted for value added tax in relation to their business?

What is a solicitor’s duty when they suspect an unrepresented person on the other side of a matter has not properly accounted for value added tax in...

Produced in partnership with Peter Steele of Bevan Brittan LLP 31st Jul

Practice notes

Modern slavery risk management guide

Modern slavery risk management guideWhy you need to manage this riskThe Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA 2015) has pushed issues of modern slavery and...

31st Jul

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Can we delay publishing our annual slavery and human trafficking statement as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and are there any particular modern slavery risks we should address?

Can we delay publishing our annual slavery and human trafficking statement as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and are there any...

31st Jul

COVID-19

Practice notes

Does section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 apply to my business?—Flowchart

Does section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 apply to my business?—FlowchartSection 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA 2015) introduces a...

Produced in partnership with Gowling WLG 31st Jul

Practice notes

Failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion—communication and training

Failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion—communication and trainingThe Criminal Finances Act 2017 (CFA 2017) introduced a corporate offence of...

31st Jul

Practice notes

Associated person—tax evasion facilitation prevention—law firms

Associated person—tax evasion facilitation prevention—law firmsThe Criminal Finances Act 2017 (CFA 2017) introduced a corporate offence of failure to...

31st Jul

Practice notes

Failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion—compliance issues

Failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion—compliance issuesThe Criminal Finances Act 2017 (CFA 2017) introduced a corporate offence of failure to...

31st Jul

Practice notes

Failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion—due diligence—employees, agents and intermediaries

Failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion—due diligence—employees, agents and intermediariesThe Criminal Finances Act 2017 (CFA 2017) introduced...

31st Jul

Practice notes

Failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion—monitoring and review

Failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion—monitoring and reviewThe Criminal Finances Act 2017 (CFA 2017) introduced a corporate offence of...

31st Jul

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