Feb 08, 2022 New register of home ownership? Sadiq Khan calls for a register of foreign-owned UK property to aid Russia sanctions By Lorna Emson Max Hobbs Francis Bond Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has issued a call for a new register of foreign-owned properties in the UK, citing the fact that the...
Feb 02, 2022 Economic crime in the UK: What is going on? By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs Francis Bond There have been so many developments in the realm of “economic crime” in the last two weeks that it has been hard to keep up.To summarise...
Jan 14, 2021 No expansion of the failure to prevent offence... for now By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs FCA-regulated companies have been given a reprieve, as an amendment to the Financial Services Bill 2019–21 (FSB), which would have...
Dec 18, 2020 Anti-money laundering teams take note: the UK publishes its national risk assessment for money laundering By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs The UK Government has published its third National Risk Assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing (NRA).This should be of...
Nov 06, 2020 Corporate criminal liability: Law Commission to examine reform By Francis Bond Neill Blundell The Law Commission will begin a review of the UK’s corporate criminal liability legislation, after the Government instructed the body to...
Jul 06, 2020 UK Government acts “without fear or favour” to introduce new human rights sanctions, effective immediately By Neill Blundell Francis Bond Simon Nurney The UK has begun to detail its post-Brexit sanctions regime, beginning with a series of “Magnitsky” measures (a reference to the late...
May 13, 2020 Sharing is caring: UK government issues guidance on sharing information within corporate groups for AML purposes By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs The UK government published a statement on 12 May 2020 that provides guidance to international corporate groups on sharing information...
May 15, 2019 Banks can no longer ignore financial inclusion, warns Treasury Committee By Macfarlanes It is timely that in Mental Health Awareness Week, the Treasury Committee has published its Report on consumers' access to financial...
May 07, 2019 "Active and trading" - which UK companies qualify for investment under the Tier 1 (Investor) route By Macfarlanes Under the UK immigration rules, individuals who enter the UK on the basis of the Tier 1 (Investor) category who wish to invest in shares...
Nov 02, 2018 The Home Office has confidence in its EU Settlement Scheme as it enters second test phase By Tom Marsom The first test phase of the incoming EU Settlement Scheme, which allows EU citizens to remain in the UK post-Brexit, has come to an end...