The Money Laundering Regulations 2017, and the money laundering reporting provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, were not written with expert witnesses and dispute resolvers in mind – but their reach is extensive. ‘Money laundering’ is so widely defined in law that it need not involve either money or laundering. This presentation will navigate attendees safely around the icebergs of anti-money laundering compliance as it relates to expert witnesses and dispute resolvers, showing you what you should – and should not – do.
Attendees will be enabled to:
- Determine whether completing an instruction falls under MLR 2017.
- Identify the steps necessary to comply with MLR 2017, if applicable, and the documentation required.
- Consider whether a Suspicious Activity Report is obligatory and what records should be made.
David Winch
David Winch leads a double life. As a director of MLRO Support Ltd he advises accountancy firms on their AML compliance – and helps firms who have had an AML inspection with a poor outcome.
His second life is as a director of Accounting Evidence Ltd – forensic accountants and expert witnesses specialising in crime and proceeds of crime cases in the Crown Court.
So David is uniquely well placed to deliver AML advice to expert witnesses and dispute resolvers.