2401st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a
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Today's Video Focus: For years Arron Banks has styled himself as the bad boy of Brexit, a man who poured millions of pounds into UKIP and the Brexit campaign from his personal fortune, made from a multitude of businesses. The jewel in the crown - perhaps his diamond business, with mines in Southern Africa and a shop in Bristol. He denies allegation of bribery in Lesotho over mining interest.
Focus of the Day Story:
High numbers of low-quality suspicious activity reports (SARs) are
making it difficult to investigate money laundering, the Law Commission
has warned.
Law firms are regularly criticised for generating only a small fraction of the SARs received by the National Crime Agency.
Law firms are regularly criticised for generating only a small fraction of the SARs received by the National Crime Agency.
Full story - Legal Futures
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