英國律師監管局（SRA）又向六家律師事務所發出了罰款，原因是這些律師事務所在技術上不遵守反洗錢（AML）法規，使得全年此類罰款總額超過60萬英鎊。罰款金額主要依據營業額計算，威爾斯個體執業律師的罰款為6,592英鎊，而英國中部地區的一家律師事務所的罰款則接近25,000英鎊，這是此類案件有史以來最高的罰款。大多數違規行為都是未能維持風險評估，也沒有發現實際損害的證據。
COMPLIANCE: Six more firms fined for AML weaknesses
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued six more penalties to law firms for technical non-compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, taking the total of such fines above GBP600,000 for the calendar year. The largely turnover-based penalties ranged from GBP6,592 for a sole practitioner in Wales to a Midlands practice that was fined almost GBP25,000, the largest fine ever issued for such cases. Most of the transgressions were failures to maintain risk assessments and no evidence of actual harm was found.
Sources:
Law Society Gazette
SRA