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CEO sentenced to eight years in prison for international bribery and money laundering scheme

Sara Henna Dahan

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AML, Risk, SRA

Law firms’ fight against economic crime: Unraveling the risks and compliance challenges

At the Law Society’s Risk and Compliance Conference, a panel was convened to address a pressing issue for the legal sector: Economic crime.

Naomi Grossman

AI, AML, SRA

What is on the SRA’s radar this year?

Naomi Grossman

AML, cryptocurrencies

EU sanctions Garantex. Is this a watershed moment for crypto?

The EU took a big step in its financial battle against Russia. It imposed sanctions on Garantex, a Russian cryptocurrency exchange.

Naomi Grossman

AML, AMLA, EU

What do you need to know about the EU’s new Anti-Money Laundering Authority?

What do you need to know about the EU’s new Anti-Money Laundering Authority? What does it mean for businesses?

Naomi Grossman

AML, Proliferation Financing, sanctions

The story of the Brooklyn ring that helped arm Russia or how US technology ended up in Russian missiles

The story of the Brooklyn ring that helped arm Russia or how US technology ended up in Russian missiles: Proliferation financing's high cost

Naomi Grossman

February 19, 2025

AML, Compliance Training

The Irish corporal who got caught laundering millions

The Irish corporal who got caught laundering millions. Money laundering can lure anyone, even an Irish Defence Forces corporal.

Naomi Grossman

February 4, 2025

AML, FCA

Is a major overhaul of SMCR coming? FCA chief thinks so

The head of the Financial Conduct Authority is getting ready to shake up the Senior Managers and Certification Regime.

Naomi Grossman

February 3, 2025

AML, bitcoin, Crypto

Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht. What does this mean for crypto compliance?

Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht. What does that mean for compliance and cryptocurrencies? It could be a lot.

Naomi Grossman

January 28, 2025

AML, Law firms, SRA

SRA ends the year with a fining blitz, continuing to make good on its threats

SRA ends the year with a fining blitz, continuing to make good on its threats. Over £600K levied against UK firms over the past year

Naomi Grossman

December 17, 2024

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

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

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

AI, Law firms

The increasing legal liability of AI hallucinations: Why UK law firms face rising regulatory and litigation risk

AI is now embedded in everyday legal practice from drafting emails to generating contracts to structuring arguments. But

Naomi Grossman

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