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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

Risk & Compliance weekly highlights—29 July 2021

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

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...

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

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 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)

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...
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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)...
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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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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
Practice notes

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...
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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...
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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...
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19th May
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Practice notes

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...
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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

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...
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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

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;...
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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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Will contracting authorities have to continue to advertise public contracts in the OJEU in light of Brexit?

Will contracting authorities have to continue to advertise public contracts in the OJEU in light of Brexit?In the immediate aftermath of the EU...
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Produced in partnership with Brendan Ryan of Pinsent Masons 31st Jul
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Commercially, for non-public sector—can we still bid for EU contracts in light of Brexit?

Commercially, for non-public sector—can we still bid for EU contracts in light of Brexit?Current legal positionAt present, the result of the UK...
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Produced in partnership with Jorren Knibbe of Guildhall Chambers 31st Jul
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Will the processing of personal data relating to US citizens by a UK company in the UK be subject to the GDPR (once that applies) (and assuming the personal data relates to US citizens only, not EU citizens)?

Will the processing of personal data relating to US citizens by a UK company in the UK be subject to the GDPR (once that applies) (and assuming the...
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Produced in partnership with Shobana Iyer of Swan Chambers 31st Jul
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Who is the data processor for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998?

Who is the data processor for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998?The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998), provides that a data processor is...
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31st Jul
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What is sensitive personal data for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998?

What is sensitive personal data for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998?Personal dataUnder section 1 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA...
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31st Jul
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Can we rely on the new Privacy Shield?

Can we rely on the new Privacy Shield?What is Privacy shield?On 29 February 2016, the European Commission announced draft details of the EU–US Privacy...
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31st Jul
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When should I delete personal data?

When should I delete personal data?Eight principles for handling personal information form the core of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998) and any...
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Produced in partnership with Ashley Roughton of Ipchambers.eu 31st Jul
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Which national data protection laws apply?

Which national data protection laws apply?What is the legislative basis for determining applicable law?The provisions of art 4(1) of Directive...
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31st Jul
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If a business keeps a ‘black book’ of contacts, but keeps it private and does not keep an electronic version, does the Data Protection Act apply to its contents? Can the business send emails to those contacts without the opt out of receiving more emails that usually accompanies marketing shots?

If a business keeps a ‘black book’ of contacts, but keeps it private and does not keep an electronic version, does the Data Protection Act apply to...
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31st Jul
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Can you provide any guidance for data transfer outside the EEA?

Can you provide any guidance for data transfer outside the EEA?See the following content:•Standard contractual clauses—data controller to data...
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31st Jul
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Following a proposed change in suppliers (for example, transferring to a new provider of outsourced services), is the data subject’s consent required when transferring personal data from one service provider to another?

Following a proposed change in suppliers (for example, transferring to a new provider of outsourced services), is the data subject’s consent required...
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Produced in partnership with Ashley Roughton of Ipchambers.eu 31st Jul
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When drafting agreements that have data processing implications, do you need to take into account the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation even though the provisions of that Regulation will not come into force until May 2018?

When drafting agreements that have data processing implications, do you need to take into account the provisions of the General Data Protection...
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31st Jul
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Which parties in a supply chain are liable for defective second hand goods and can any of them limit that liability with an indemnity clause?

Which parties in a supply chain are liable for defective second hand goods and can any of them limit that liability with an indemnity clause?Defective...
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31st Jul
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What degree of reputational risk is needed for a firm to give notice to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under principle 11 and SUP 15.3 of the FCA handbook?

What degree of reputational risk is needed for a firm to give notice to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under principle 11 and SUP 15.3 of the...
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29th Jul
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Is an undertaking binding and enforceable if given by a legally unqualified individual on behalf of their law firm?

Is an undertaking binding and enforceable if given by a legally unqualified individual on behalf of their law firm?The SRA Code of Conduct for Firms...
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28th Jul
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How do I protect confidential information in the workplace?

How do I protect confidential information in the workplace?What counts as confidential information? The legal definition of confidential information...
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26th Jul
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Who is a 'data subject' for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998?

Who is a 'data subject' for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998?In the context of data protection, the term 'data subject' is used...
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25th Jul
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What is the absolute time limit for responding to a subject access request?

What is the absolute time limit for responding to a subject access request?Organisations of all types and sizes process data about a variety of people...
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25th Jul
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When do I need consent for data protection purposes?

When do I need consent for data protection purposes?BackgroundThe Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998) requires all processing of personal data to be...
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25th Jul
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Despite not being in effect until 25 May 2018, can you address the GDPR in contractual agreements now?

Despite not being in effect until 25 May 2018, can you address the GDPR in contractual agreements now?ImplementationThe General Data Protection...
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25th Jul

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Parliamentary committees

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Parliamentary committeesIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. At this point in time (referred to in UK law as ‘IP completion day’), key transitional arrangements come to

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