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Financial Institutions Anti-Money Laundering National Crime Agency (NCA)

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Asset freezing and asset seizing under the UK sanctions regime

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The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) recently secured its first forfeiture of sanctioned funds. This was a landmark achievement for the NCA’s Combatting Kleptocracy Cell, which has only existed since 2022 and aims to...more

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How the UK High Court Decision on Forced Labor Impacts Your Supply Chain Due Diligence

The recent ruling by the U.K. Court of Appeal declared that the U.K. National Crime Agency’s decision not to investigate the importation of cotton produced through the use of Uyghur forced labor in China was unlawful. This...more

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SAR Reform: Law Commission publishes report

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The Law Commission has published its much anticipated report on reform of the UK's anti-money laundering and terrorism financing regime, and in particular of the system of suspicious activity reports ("SARs"). The proposed...more

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Cross-Border Cannabis Investment: Managing Money Laundering Risk

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Canada legalised recreational cannabis in October 2018 and it may be that other countries follow suit. UK and US investors, and those who facilitate investments in legal recreational cannabis businesses overseas, need to be...more

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