Today the Treasury announced long-awaited plans for a radical overhaul of the UK’s anti-money laundering (AML) supervisory regime which will see the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) step up as a...
Today HM Treasury has announced a major overhaul of how the UK will police money laundering regulations going forward. The Financial Conduct Authority is to take over responsibility from 22 different professional...
This policy report presents the findings of interdisciplinary academic research that explores the contested role of lawyers in relation to kleptocracy, state capture and grand corruption. Focusing on the role...
Lawyers need to be at the forefront of preventing dirty money entering the UK. But time and again lawyers have been found to be some of the most prominent professionals...
In its latest detailed analysis of the performance of the professional bodies that police lawyers for money laundering, Spotlight on Corruption finds that a step change in effectiveness is needed...
Spotlight on Corruption's submission to Legal Services Board's consultation on the new regulatory objective on economic crime, 7 February 2025.
On Wednesday the High Court heard an appeal between the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and Dentons UK and Middle East LLP (Dentons) which raises fundamental questions about how lawyers are...
The UK is not effectively supervising the legal and accountancy professions for money laundering risks, according to the latest assessment of the 22 supervisory authorities responsible for overseeing the sectors. AML supervisory reform
