AML for Law Firms - Autumn 2025 Update with Trevor Hellawell

Introduction

Notwithstanding the retirement of the SRA’s CEO, the SRA will apparently maintain their unremitting pressure on law firms to enter into Regulatory Settlement Agreements (RSAs) and to pay substantial fines even for more minor transgressions.

We must ensure that we are doing all we can to obey the sanctions regime and to counter money laundering, terrorism and proliferation financing.

How can law firms best avoid meeting substantial fines - and maybe worse - head on?

Presented by expert speaker Trevor Hellawell, this webinar will ensure that law firm staff are up to date with the latest AML developments.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• New Home Office 4th National Risk Assessment (July 2025)
• Regulators’ investigations - Key enquiries and things to focus on
• Outcomes - RSAs and more
• Negotiations and appeals
• Key financial crimes, including sanctions guidance and counter proliferation financing
• Key PoCA duties and legislative risks
• New LSAG Guidance Note (April 2025)
• Risk assessments of Clients and Matters - Key inclusions
• We need a ‘rationale’
• CDD - The key aspects
• Getting the key documentation
• Vetting the key documentation
• Source of wealth and funds investigations
• Other considerations - High-risk countries (new lists June 2025), PEPs & Ongoing Monitoring

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Friday 17th October 2025

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