Subjects:

Banking and Finance

Contents:

Part 1: Substantive Law

1. Money laundering and the solicitors’

profession: an overview

2. Criminal offences: arrangements (PoCA 2002, s.328)

3. Criminal offences: other money laundering offences

4. Authorised disclosures

5. Failure to disclose: regulated sector

6. Failure to disclose: nominated officers

7. Disclosures which prejudice an investigation

8. Confiscation and Civil Recovery Orders

9. Money Laundering Regulations 2003

Part 2: Practical Guidance

10. Reporting suspicions

11. Management of money laundering procedures

12. How to spot money laundering activities in a solicitor’

s practice

Appendices:

A. Statutory Material

B. Guidance Material

C. Forms and Precedents.

This fully revised and updated new edition of the bestselling guide to money laundering compliance takes into account important recent developments in legislation and case law.

The practical text provides detailed commentary on the amendments made to the primary legislation, the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, that have come into effect during 2005 and 2006. Other significant changes addressed by the book include:

• The Court of Appeal’s decision in Bowman v Fels, particularly affecting solicitors involved in litigation
• The preservation of legal professional privilege in transactional matters
• The introduction of the Serious Organised Crime Agency
• New money laundering guidance issued by the Law Society.