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Anti-Money Laundering Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) National Crime Agency (NCA)

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DAM(L’d) if you do, DAM(L’d) if you don’t – What should regulated firms be thinking about now the PoCA consent threshold has been...

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On 10 July 2025, the UK raised the threshold below which certain regulated firms can perform acts that would otherwise constitute a money laundering offence. The new threshold is £3,000. This is the second rise in the...more

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Supreme Court clarifies extraterritorial scope of UK money laundering offences

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The Supreme Court has ruled that the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) only catches substantive money laundering acts committed in the UK. This simplifies the assessment for companies when considering whether to file a report...more

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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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Anti-Money Laundering Implications for the Art Market in the UK

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Introduction - The art market is characterised by high-value, portable items that can be bought and exchanged quickly and often confidentially. These features, which make the market inherently vulnerable to many types of...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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