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10 June 2022
Issue: 7982 / Categories: Legal News , Regulatory , Profession
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Money laundering action

Law firms which fall within the scope of the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 will need to provide the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) with more data by the end of July, or face regulatory action

The SRA issued a call this week to the 6,000 law firms affected. The data required covers the value of work conducted for their largest single client, physical cash thresholds, how much higher risk work they conduct, and number of internal concerns raised about potential money laundering risk and suspicious activity reports submitted.

For more information, see here.

Issue: 7982 / Categories: Legal News , Regulatory , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth

Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions

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