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UK expands AML rules to charities, universities and football agents

UK expands AML rules to charities, universities and football agents. What this means for your organisation and your law firm

Naomi Grossman

December 9, 2025

As the UK tightens corporate crime laws, culture could make or break firms

With new fraud and senior-manager liability rules, culture is becoming the defining factor in corporate crime prevention.

Sara Henna Dahan

December 8, 2025

AML, MLR, NRA

State of Play for AML, part 3: What the 2025 MLR consultation response means for UK compliance

State of Play for AML, part 3: What the 2025 MLR consultation response means for UK compliance and what businesses should do now

Naomi Grossman

December 8, 2025

The EU’s new anti corruption directive: What comes next

The EU has agreed its first anti corruption directive, setting shared offences and minimum penalties that must be implement by 2028.

Nick Henderson-Mayo

December 7, 2025

AML, Crypto, MLR

State of play for AML, part 2: Translating the UK’s AML updates into effective compliance

State of play for AML, part 2: Translating the UK’s AML updates into effective compliance. What businesses need to know

Naomi Grossman

December 7, 2025

AML, MLR, NRA

State of play: What’s happening in AML now

State of play: What’s happening in AML now. Understanding the latest National Risk Assessment and MLRs consultation response

Naomi Grossman

December 4, 2025

HMRC’s new handbook sheds light on growing trade-based money laundering risks

HMRC’s new TBML handbook guides businesses on preventing trade-based money laundering. Learn how to protect your business against TBML risks.

Sara Henna Dahan

December 3, 2025

Cryptocurrency becomes legal property in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

The Property (Digital Assets etc) Act makes cryptocurrency legal property in England, Wales and Northern Ireland from 2 December 2025.

Nick Henderson-Mayo

December 3, 2025

As the UK tightens corporate crime laws, culture could make or break firms

Recent years have seen seismic shifts in corporate criminal law, from the Bribery Act 2010 to the Economic

Sara Henna Dahan

AML, MLR, NRA

State of Play for AML, part 3: What the 2025 MLR consultation response means for UK compliance

The UK Government’s 2025 response to its consultation on the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs), indicates that its AML

Naomi Grossman

The EU’s new anti corruption directive: What comes next

The European Union has reached political agreement on its first comprehensive criminal law framework to address corruption across

Nick Henderson-Mayo

AML, Crypto, MLR

State of play for AML, part 2: Translating the UK’s AML updates into effective compliance

In Part 1 of this series, we explored the major reforms reshaping the UK’s anti-money laundering (AML) landscape,

Naomi Grossman

AML, MLR, NRA

State of play: What’s happening in AML now

The UK’s anti-money laundering (AML) landscape underwent another wave of significant reform in 2025. With the publication of

Naomi Grossman

HMRC’s new handbook sheds light on growing trade-based money laundering risks

Luxury goods that were actually phantom shipments, with no goods ever delivered. Agricultural imports that were falsely declared,

Sara Henna Dahan

Data Protection, Ecommerce Directive, GDPR

CJEU’s latest ruling: Why this one matters to ad-powered platforms

Yesterday the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a landmark verdict in the case of

Naomi Grossman

Cryptocurrency becomes legal property in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

On 2 December 2025, the Property (Digital Assets etc) Act received royal assent, meaning cryptocurrencies and stablecoins have

Nick Henderson-Mayo

November compliance news round-up

What’s in this update? UK regulators intensify enforcement on harassment, mental health, bribery, and money laundering, highlighting gaps

Nick Henderson-Mayo

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