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Clampdown on Money Businesses 
Treasury is to announce tough new rules for bureaux de change, money transfer businesses, to ensure against money laundering, sector long seen as 'weak link' 29.09.06 Financial Times, Financial Services, Money Laundering
Bowman v Fels Law Society has issued additional guidance on money laundering following Bowman v Fels, affected solicitor reporting requirements under POCA 14.09.05 Law Society Guidance, Appeal Ct Judgment, Financial Services Links, Money Laundering Links
Money Laundering New chair of the Serious and Organised Crime Agency, Sir Stephen Lander, has indicated he wants a reduction in the staggering amounts of information required for the simplest financial transaction 09.06.05 Financial Times, Money Laundering Links
Tipping Off EU has accepted 'legal privilege' as valid defence where lawyers warn clients they are subject of report on suspicious transaction 09.06.05 Legal Week, Money Laundering Links, Privilege Links
Money Laundering Appeal Ct rules that conspirators must know that money was the proceeds of crime, quashed conviction of four accused of laundering £170m 08.06.05 Times, Money Laundering Links
Money Laundering New regulations come into force today, requiring lawyers, accountants and estate agents to report suspected money laundering. The NCIS will likely receive more than twice as many reports than last year. The new rules will also help fight tax evasion 01.03.04 Financial Times, Money Laundering
Proceeds of Crime Five new police squads are being set up to focus on confiscation orders against local criminals 25.02.04 Guardian
Privilege Over a third of senior private client partners say they have reported suspicious transactions 20.02.04 Legal Week, Money Laundering Links
Money Laundering Joe Platt, president of Law Society of Scotland, doubts Proceeds of Crime Act is workable, solicitors can be imprisoned for being honest, system privileges less regulated professions, govt needs to be open to amendment 16.02.04 Scotsman, Money Laundering Links
Privilege David Burrows has resigned as head of SFLA in protest at the organisation's refusal to fight rule of solicitor's reporting clients under Proceeds of Crime Act, says act is insufficient to override privilege 06.02.04 Butterworths, Money Laundering Links
