Practitioner's Guide to UK Money Laundering Law and Regulation, A

This fully revised 3rd Edition covers all the civil and criminal law and regulation applying to money laundering in the UK, to provide up-to-date guidance for practitioners and their advisers. The book explores the 4th Money Laundering Directive and other EU–level developments in depth and looks at the impact of US regulation.

Features:

• The UK statutory  framework and the approach of regulators
• The 4th Money Laundering directive and its implications
• Joint money laundering steering Group guidance
• Civil Liability
• Advice on practical system and controls that should be in place
• Practical guidance on the role and responsibilities of the money laundering officer
• Implications of extraterritorial effect of US Legislation
• International Perspective 

The UK statutory framework
Civil liability for money laundering
International considerations
Money laundering regulations
Joint Money Laundering Steering Group
FSA Regulation of the UK money laundering regime
The role of the FSA
SOCA and the Suspicious Activity Reporting Regime
Practical systems and controls                                                                 Extra-territorial effect of US anti-money laundering law 
The application of the AML legislation                                                        

The European perspective