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Law firms should use the transition period before the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) assumes anti-money laundering (AML) supervision to strengthen governance and compliance, experts have warned

Chris Dyke & Sophie Ruffles set out what the Financial Conduct Authority’s anti-money laundering takeover is likely to mean for law firms

Paul Henty reports on rule changes to tackle shadow fleets, proxies & other sanctions evasion routes

Businesses face a step change in sanctions compliance after sweeping UK reforms targeting proxies, shadow fleets and Russian oil exports

A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability

Robert Hargreaves explains how the Crime & Policing Act rewrites corporate criminal liability

Regulatory change is on the way for consultant firms: Shaunagh Rogers explains what’s to come & why it will strengthen the profession

The treasury has sought to reassure the legal profession over concerns about cost, bureaucracy and independence when the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) takes over regulation of anti-money laundering compliance

Law firms that hold client money will need to file annual accountants’ reports and make a declaration, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed this week

Britain’s deferred prosecution agreement regime is undergoing a significant shift, with prosecutors placing renewed emphasis on corporate cooperation, reform and early self-reporting

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Womble Bond Dickinson—Paula Myers

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Paula Myers to private capital team in Leeds

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Law firm mfg Solicitors announces five promotions at Birmingham office

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Brabners adds six to partnership in record year for partner promotions

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NLJ this week: Raising the age bar

Calls to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 have been renewed, with the Bar Council arguing the current threshold criminalises children too early and risks pushing them towards lifelong offending

NLJ this week: Beyond AI hallucinations

The legal profession's AI challenge extends far beyond fabricated case citations, according to a warning about the next phase of technological risk

NLJ this week: AML supervision shake-up

Law firms should use the transition period before the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) assumes anti-money laundering (AML) supervision to strengthen governance and compliance, experts have warned

NLJ this week: Options for global evidence gathering

Cross-border disputes increasingly demand creative approaches to gathering evidence, with litigators needing to look beyond traditional letters of request

NLJ this week: Indefinite or forever?

A Court of Appeal ruling has clarified the distinction between contracts of 'indefinite' and 'perpetual' duration, with potentially significant implications for commercial drafting

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Compliance

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Womble Bond Dickinson—Paula Myers

mfg Solicitors—five promotions

Brabners—six promotions