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Bright Line Law is a barrister law firm through which Jonathan Fisher QC, one of the UK's leading barristers in white collar crime cases, provides…
Bright Line Law | OECD, United Kingdom, USA | 24 Feb 2021
A UK Eye on US AML Reform
Recent reform of anti-money laundering law in the US has implications for the UK. Foreign bank account subpoenas and cross-border SAR…
Bright Line Law | United Kingdom | 5 Feb 2021
Benefitting from Criminal Conduct
One of the most difficult aspects in the application of the reporting obligation in some AML cases is the determination of whether a person…
Bright Line Law | United Kingdom | 22 Jan 2021
Financial Sanctions, Criminal Liability and POCA 2002
Circumvention offences establish criminal liability for breaches of financial sanctions. The potential engagement of the circumvention offences…
Bright Line Law | United Kingdom | 14 Dec 2020
Restoring confidence in the pre-pack?
Rachel Clark considers whether draft new regulations requiring scrutiny of pre-pack sales to connected parties will be enough to prevent…
Bright Line Law | United Kingdom | 23 Nov 2020
Wrongful trading — a civil contravention with a money laundering implication?
The wrongful trading suspension ended on 30 September 2020 and it is important that company directors keep in mind the offence in section…
Bright Line Law | European Union, United Kingdom | 6 Nov 2020
Cryptoasset service providers should plan, not panic
The recent Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ban on crypto-derivatives trading to retail consumers sent waves of commentary through the…
Bright Line Law | European Union, United Kingdom | 27 Oct 2020
The impact of a person’s OFAC designation in the UK
Anita Clifford considers the scope for enforcement of OFAC designation against UK persons. In certain scenarios, a US sanction will…
Bright Line Law | United Kingdom | 22 Oct 2020
Tax reporting under DAC 6…
As the UK reporting deadlines fast approach, Rachel Clark examines the new obligations to report arrangements under ‘DAC 6’, and what this…
Bright Line Law | United Kingdom | 1 Oct 2020
To train, and to train well - that is the question
Training is a requirement under the UK Money Laundering Regulations but the wording leaves wide scope for interpretation. Jonathan Fisher…
Bright Line Law | United Kingdom | 17 Sep 2020
Furlough Fraud and Professional Advisers
Speed read: Fraud on employee support schemes is a focus for enforcement authorities in the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. Anita Clifford…
