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The Volkov Law Group

Episode 377 -- Refocusing Due Diligence on Cartels and TCOs

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Could your supply chain be funding cartels without you realizing it? In today’s complex global economy, companies are grappling with a dual challenge - the urgent need to unravel their supply chains and the immediate...more

A&O Shearman

The Register of Overseas Entities – what the real estate industry needs to know - May 2025

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Any overseas entity acquiring a Qualifying Estate must register on the Register of Overseas Entities (ROE). The ROE opened for registrations on August 1, 2022. Since September 5, 2022, an overseas entity that is not...more

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Sanctions, Fraud is Coming to Town: 2022 in Review

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In 2022, the UK was forced to reckon with the charge of being soft on economic crime and being the destination of choice for kleptocrats seeking to launder their ill-gotten funds. No longer able to turn a blind eye to these...more

Hogan Lovells

Second UK Economic Crime Bill

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When the UK government pushed the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act through Parliament at breakneck speed earlier this year, it always made clear that it had plans for a second, complimentary piece of...more

Conyers

New Registration Requirement for Cayman Entities That Own Property in the UK

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On 1 August 2022, a new Register of Overseas Entities came into force in the UK pursuant to the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (the “ECA”). Overseas entities are entities with legal personality,...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), included as an amendment to the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, was passed by Congress this year as an effort to make it more difficult to commit “shell company” money laundering, tax...more

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UK Draft Bill Addresses Criminal Money Laundering Through Overseas Entities

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The Situation: The purchase of property in the United Kingdom has, for various reasons, become an attractive mechanism by which to launder criminal proceeds through overseas entities. The Solution: A draft bill is...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

First U.S. Indictment Relating to Panama Papers Charges Lawyer, Asset Manager, Accountant and Client

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DOJ Targets Professional Enablers of Alleged Tax and Laundering Schemes - On December 4, the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed an elaborate indictment charging three professionals —...more

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DOJ Secures First Ever Conviction for Violating FATCA

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The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has secured its first conviction ever under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, through the guilty plea of Adrian Baron, a former executive of Loyal Bank Ltd., a bank with...more

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AML Enforcement and Compliance Trends

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Law enforcement focus on anti-money laundering appears to be increasing. While the last ten years has seen a marked increase in AML regulatory obligations, the new administration is likely to return to some of the more...more

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