Anti Money Laundering Regulations Update

October 17, 2023

Background The 2022 Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing (Amendment #2) Regulations (MLTFR) came into effect on 01/04/2023. Businesses subject to the MLTFRs are now required to perform checks of the register of overseas entities (ROE),...

EFFECTA’s Essential Insights: A Regulatory Update

October 5, 2023

Welcome to EFFECTA’s Essential Insights, a quarterly newsletter aimed at providing its readers with succinct overviews of some of the key regulatory issues currently faced by Firms in the UK and UAE. The summer has...

EFFECTA’s Essential Insights: A Regulatory Update

August 1, 2023

Welcome to EFFECTA’s Essential Insights, a quarterly newsletter aimed at providing its readers with succinct overviews of some of the key regulatory issues currently faced by Firms. 2023 continues to be a busy year, with...

EFFECTA’s Essential Insights: A Regulatory Update

May 26, 2023

Welcome to EFFECTA’s Essential Insights, a quarterly newsletter aimed at providing its readers with succinct overviews of some of the key regulatory issues currently faced by Firms. 2023 has been a busy year so far,...

Anti Money Laundering Obligations for Lawyers

May 5, 2023

Background The UK’s Money Laundering Regulations 2017 (as amended) are in place to prevent and detect money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF). These regulations require firms in the regulated sector, including law firms, to...