Solicitors Regulation Authority

The fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive comes into force today, which means that law firms have to make changes to the way in which they work to help keep the proceeds of crime out of legal services. Around 7,000 firms regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)…

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued a stern warning to the profession about money laundering in the wake of a review that shows a significant number of law firms are not doing enough to prevent it, with some falling “seriously short”. The SRA’s review…

Home Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor Philip Hammond are jointly chairing a new Government-led Task Force which will work with senior figures from the UK’s financial sector to tackle economic crime. The enormous scale of this type of crime – which includes fraud, bribery, corruption and…

The Board of Cifas, the UK’s fraud prevention agency, has announced the selection of Mike Haley as the new CEO for the organisation when current chief executive Simon Dukes steps down in April. Haley has over 30 years’ experience of tackling and preventing fraud across…

Harriett Baldwin (Economic Secretary to the Treasury) and Minister of State for Justice Lord Faulks have welcomed a series of recommendations by the Insurance Fraud Task Force (IFT) that will assist in tackling insurance fraud, reducing costs and protecting the interests of honest consumers. The final recommendations…

Cifas – the UK’s Fraud Prevention Service – has announced the appointment of Mike Haley as the organisation’s new deputy chief executive. The appointment will commence on 18 May. Haley moves to Cifas from his role as an associate director in Grant Thornton’s Forensics, Investigation and Recovery…