Visibility

The knowledge you need to prevent you and your firm being fined or prosecuted:

•    Ensure your client due diligence is meeting sufficient standards, particularly with high risk jurisdictions
•    Benchmark your anti-money laundering procedures against leading UK firms
•    Better understand the complexities of legal professional privilege as it applies to money laundering suspicions
•    Gain insights into the latest developments in recent case law
•    Ensure your firm's compliance with the sanction regime
•    How to use online systems to effectively train your staff
•    Effectively dealing with production and court orders and warrants

"Regulatory change and the ongoing threat of money laundering makes attendance a must."

Peter Derrick, Legal MLRO & Conflicts Manager, Ogier

Outcomes-focused regulation may have taken the spotlight in your firm in recent times; however it is imperative that anti-money laundering does not fall by the way side, resulting in criminal and disciplinary sanctions of firms and solicitors. Take this opportunity to ensure that you are protecting your firm against penalties with your current procedures for anti-money laundering. Building on eight years of experience, Anti-money laundering compliance for law firms 2012 presents you with the opportunity to benchmark your processes against leading firms in this period of relative calm and brings you expert speakers to share their experiences.

During these recent times of economic downturn, it is doubtful that money laundering activities suffered: if anything there has been a marked increase. HM Treasury estimated that in 2007 £10bn a year was laundered through the regulated sector – banks, insurers, accountants, lawyers and the like. And of course the London 2012 Olympic Games, with a budget of £9.3bn, will be the one of the largest events ever staged in the UK and will present organised criminals with a range of opportunities. SOCA recently warned that fraud, organised immigration crime, intellectual property crime, e-crime and money laundering are likely to be the main threats to be aware of and may well have started already. Do your fee earners know what to look for?

As law firms increasingly take on more and more international clients, including those from high risk jurisdictions, now is certainly not the time to be complacent in your anti-money laundering procedures. With law firms under pressure to reduce costs and work in the most efficient way possible, our research revealed many questions about the best way to meet client due diligence requirements. What is enough? What is too much? Failure to "know your client" is simply not an acceptable risk to save costs. Know what is required and ensure that you have protected your firm and yourself.

With a programme based on the key challenges identified in our research, the agenda takes an in-depth look at the latest money-laundering trends, client due diligence, complying with international sanctions, complex privilege issues, training and – in the unfortunate event you should be issued with a production order – exploring the proper protocol to deal with this.

This conference gives you crucial insights into key trends in money laundering, and will equip you with deeper understandings of the key issues and challenges faced by law firms in this current climate. Don't miss this one of a kind opportunity to gain expert advice, benchmark with your peers and network with others who face the same challenges.

Our expert speakers will provide you with plenty of opportunities to understand how theory can be applied in practice as they share worked examples and give you the opportunity to interact and discuss your concerns in the significantly more complex areas of anti-money laundering. These practical examples will enable you to refine your understanding of how to approach similar situations within your firm. http://www.ark-group.com/mp_introduction.asp?ac=1200&nc=1&fc=167