When the King’s Speech was delivered last Wednesday, many AML experts and legal compliance officers scanned the text and sighed. On the face of it there was no explicit mention of the long-promised, highly controversial overhaul of AML supervision. Many assumed the government had kicked the can down the road. But as it turns out,… Read more: The Hidden AML Shake-Up in the King’s Speech

The regulatory ground is shifting beneath law firms’ feet. Conveyancing transactions are growing more complex, data volumes are expanding at pace, and the methods used by modern criminals, from deepfakes to layered shell structures, are becoming increasingly difficult to detect through traditional means. For many firms, especially high street practices where there the compliance officers… Read more: Redefining AML Risk: Why Law Firms Must Embrace AI-Driven Compliance

AML compliance has moved firmly to the front of the agenda for UK law firms. With the Solicitors Regulation Authority taking a more assertive stance and the courts broadening the scope of what constitutes money laundering an independent AML audit is the most important step they can take right now. The Regulatory Mood Has Changed… Read more: Independent AML Audit Should Be Your First Move – Here is Why