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Free
The Law Society of England & Wales
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Message OrganiserAutumn Financial Crime Update
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Webinar
Event Overview
This online event will provide information on updates to the Money Laundering Regulations and guidance, the regulatory landscape and other recent developments. Join this event to understand the changes to your obligations and avoid common errors that could lead to sanctions.
This session, led by financial crime experts Nicola Kirby and Robert Drury, will explore the impact on your obligations and best practices.
You’ll leave with a better understanding of what good AML compliance looks like, practical tips to mitigate risk and the skills to avoid common errors and breaches.
Guidance on the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2026 which are expected to go live in July 2026, including changes to:
- Application of Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) to “unusually complex or unusually large” transactions and EDD for high-risk third countries reduced to only those jurisdictions subject to a FATF “Call for Action”.
- Changes to treatment of diligence on Pooled Client Accounts (PCAs).
- Update on the transition of AML supervision from the SRA to the FCA.
- Practical tips, recent cases of interest and other developments.
Learning objectives
- Understand how your firm must follow current AML laws and regulations
- Gain practical tips that will help mitigate risk around money laundering
- Understand the latest regulatory guidance and best practice in compliance
- Learn how to avoid common errors and breaches
- Gain awareness of significant recent case law and how it will impact solicitors and AML compliance
Who should attend?
- Money laundering reporting officers (MLROs)
- Money laundering compliance officers (MLCOs)
- Compliance officers for legal practice (COLPs)
- Practice managers and partners
- Leaders in law firms
- Directors of risk
- Compliance officers for finance and administration (COFAs)
