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Sanctions compliance failure: Lessons from OFSI’s £160,000 fine against Bank of Scotland

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  • AML, Crypto, cryptocurrencies

Crypto has become a global money laundering machine

Cryptocurrency has long been promoted as a technological innovation that would democratise finance, reduce friction and increase transparency.

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Naomi Grossman

Cybersecurity Act 2 and the Digital Networks Act: EU proposes to rewrite cyber rules

In January 2026, the European Commission proposed one of the most far-reaching restructurings of Europe’s digital governance since

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Nick Henderson-Mayo

UK Government outlines proposed changes to competition and markets regime

Published in January 2026, the UK Government’s Refining Our Competition Regime sets out proposals to reshape merger control,

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Nick Henderson-Mayo

  • AML, Core Group

AML compliance in 2026: What UK law firms are asking now

At our recent VinciWorks AML Core Group meeting, a clear picture emerged of how the AML landscape is

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Naomi Grossman

  • AML, AML compliance, AML for law firms, Core Group

From policy to practice: Insights from the AML Core Group

In this quarter’s VinciWorks AML Core Group meeting, the discussion kept returning to the same point: AML compliance

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Naomi Grossman

£160,000 OFSI penalty: how a spelling variant slipped through Bank of Scotland’s Russia sanctions controls

OFSI has issued a £160,000 monetary penalty to Bank of Scotland Plc (part of Lloyds Banking Group) after

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Sara Henna Dahan

The SFO’s message for 2026: Evidence beats box-ticking

If 2025 was the year the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) refreshed its expectations of corporate behaviour, 2026 is

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Sara Henna Dahan

The Hillsborough Law: what the Public Office (Accountability) Bill means for compliance, higher education and legal privilege

The Public Office (Accountability) Bill, commonly known as the Hillsborough Law, is one of the most consequential accountability

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Nick Henderson-Mayo

What’s new in Astute LXP – January 2026 update (v3.4.6)

This month’s update focuses on making enrolments and re-enrolments clearer and more predictable for administrators, alongside a set

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Nick Henderson-Mayo

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