04/14/2021
The High Court dismissed Mr Adams’ claim – see our earlier briefing note on that judgment here.
04/14/2021
Only 57% of lawyers had a business risk assessment in place last year, placing them last in a list of sectors that includes credit institutions, gaming companies, trust services providers, notaries and accountants
04/14/2021
It is a member of the EU and offers its citizens visa free travel to over 180 countries.
04/13/2021
The proposal drawing the most support was for regulators to impose tougher rules around the amount of capital banks need to keep as a buffer if they want to lend to companies responsible for emitting high levels of greenhouse gases.
04/13/2021
The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a document on the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) in post-trade processes.
04/13/2021
In parallel, the ECB says clear and sound governance of service and functions should be ensured in a DLT environment, with a consolidated approach based on regulatory licences and conduct of business rules.
04/13/2021
The fake officer said her NI number had been cloned by a money laundering suspect in Wales, and the fraudster frightened Ms E into "clearing her name and preventing her bank accounts from being frozen" under anti-money laundering regulations.
04/13/2021
Bafin’s lax oversight let Wirecard's massive accounting fraud to go on for years
04/13/2021
The global system for financial crime is hugely expensive and largely ineffective
04/13/2021
The six people were charged with running the scheme via Germany’s North Channel Bank in 2014 and 2015, the prosecutor said.
04/13/2021
Police code-named it “Operation Broking bad,” an apparent play on the TV series “Breaking Bad”.
04/13/2021
The plan included the establishment of the UBO registry - an already existing obligation under the EU’s 4th anti-money laundering directive.
04/12/2021
In his letter to Barclays Cllr Marshall, the cabinet portfolio holder for economic regeneration, said the closure comes as the area is seeing business and residental growth.
04/12/2021
HSBC has issued another warning to Britons as many have reported being targeted by a vicious text scam within the past 48 hours.
04/12/2021
European Commission to drop objections to British membership of Lugano convention
04/12/2021
Working alongside the transaction's lead legal advisers Kelley Drye & Warren LLP and Arthur Cox, the Carey Olsen team advising Emergent on the Cayman corporate and regulatory aspects of the restructure was led by partner Alistair Russell and coun
04/12/2021
The rules will be redrafted after consultations
04/12/2021
‘Striking’ rise in UK government debt holdings comes as central bank stepped up QE during Covid crisis
04/12/2021
The principal objective of DAC6 is to provide tax authorities with early warning of arrangements that may involve aggressive tax planning.
04/09/2021
The LSB will be updating the Information for Practitioners documents on a rolling basis to help firms adhere to the revised Standards.