
Legal services identified as high UK money laundering risk
Natasha Doris
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A report which has highlighted the legal sector as a weak point in the UK financial crime regime has drawn criticism from the Law Society of England and Wales.
The UK legal services sector has been identified as a significant money laundering risk by a key UK report on domestic financial crime exposure
The latest National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (NRA), released by the UK Treasury Department yesterday (17 July), updated parliament on weaknesses in the dom
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Financial Crime Kleptocracy Law Society of England & Wales Legal services Money Laundering Terrorist financing UK Treasury Department
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