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
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
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
Serious Crime Bill Published Serious Crime Bill will help strategy to tackle organised crime, iintroduces new civil Serious Crime Prevention Orders, creates new offences of encouraging or assisting another person to commit offence, combats fraud through greater controlled data-sharing 18.01.07 Home Office Press Release, Criminal Justice, Data Protection, Fraud
Money Laundering The government appears to have acknowledged that the current money laundering reporting regime is onerous. The need for refinement was recognised last month by the
chairman of the Serious and Organised Crime Agency, the body
which will take responsibility formoney laundering from NCIS next April 05.07.05 Law Now, Criminal Justice Links, Financial Services Links, Fraud Links, Money Laundering Links
Money Laundering Money Laundering Regulations 2003 come in to effect on 1 March. They extend anti money laundering obligations to anyone dealing in high value cash transactions (£10,000) 03.03.04 Keeble Hawson, Money Laundering
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