Legal regulators have made numerous AML-related decisions in recent years. Please see the below anonymised case studies of AML non-compliance that mostly found during AML audits.
These case studies, often involving fines, touch upon AML Firmwide Risk Assessments. Some decisions result from an SRA AML Audit. Lexsure aims to ensure these example decisions are accurate but please note that they are not the full decisions.
The case studies here mostly relate to SRA AML decisions and do not offer a complete picture of a firm's regulatory record. To check whether a law firm or an individual is regulated by the SRA, and for relevant information about them you can search the SRA Solicitor Register.
To determine whether a regulator's decision is includied in the case studies below, the said decisions will need to specifically mention AML Firmwide Risk Assessments. For the most complete, up-to-date information the SRA offers about an individual's or firm's regulatory record, please contact the SRA.
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Find out more about AML Firmwide Risk Assessments here. Alternatively, please contact the Lexsure Independent Audit Team.
| Decision Date | Outcome | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-08 | Regulatory settlement agreement | £5,224 |
| 2024-04-23 | Fine | £1,520 |
| 2024-04-12 | Fine | £12,777.85 |
| 2024-04-04 | Fine | £8,964 |
| 2024-03-25 | Fine | £6,663 |
| 2024-03-20 | Fine | £9,993.40 |
| 2024-03-11 | Fine | £12,181 |
| 2024-02-29 | Fine | £23,035.50 |
| 2024-02-26 | Regulatory settlement agreement | £4,293 |
| 2024-02-16 | Fine | £19,482 |
| 2024-02-16 | Regulatory settlement agreement | £3,640 |
| 2024-02-09 | Fine | £16,052.80 |
| 2024-01-30 | Fine | £12,989.68 |
| 2024-01-08 | Fine | £18,750 |
| 2023-12-18 | Fine | £3,203.20 |
| 2023-12-15 | Fine | £4,240.57 |
| 2023-12-12 | Regulatory settlement agreement | £23,216 |
| 2023-11-30 | Regulatory settlement agreement | £3,900 |
| 2023-11-29 | Regulatory settlement agreement | £7,900 |
| 2023-11-13 | Fine | £3,800 |
| 2023-10-24 | Regulatory settlement agreement | £1,745 |
| 2023-10-20 | Regulatory settlement agreement | £12,700 |
| 2023-10-02 | Fine | £14,099.76 |
| 2023-09-18 | Regulatory settlement agreement | |
| 2023-07-20 | Regulatory settlement agreement | £2,000 |
| 2023-07-11 | Regulatory settlement agreement | |
| 2023-06-20 | Fine | £5,250 |
| 2023-05-05 | Fine | £4,000 |
| 2023-02-22 | Fine | £5,000 |
| 2023-02-20 | Regulatory settlement agreement | |
| 2023-01-13 | Regulatory settlement agreement | |
| 2023-01-12 | Regulatory settlement agreement | |
| 2022-12-22 | Regulatory settlement agreement | |
| 2022-12-20 | Regulatory settlement agreement | |
| 2022-11-24 | Regulatory settlement agreement | |
| 2022-11-21 | Regulatory issue agreement | £1,500 |
| 2022-10-13 | Regulatory settlement agreement | £2,000 |
| 2022-10-03 | Regulatory settlement agreement | £1,500 |
| 2022-09-14 | Regulatory issue agreement | |
| 2022-09-05 | Regulatory settlement agreement | |
| 2022-08-10 | Fine | £1,300 |
| 2022-07-27 | Regulatory settlement agreement | |
| 2022-07-21 | Fine | £1,200 |
| 2022-06-17 | Regulatory settlement agreement | £2,000 |
| 2021-12-20 | Regulatory settlement agreement | £387,500 |
| 2021-09-10 | Fine | £375 |
| 2021-09-10 | Fine | £800 |
| 2021-06-24 | Fine | £800 |
| 2021-06-23 | Fine | £800 |
| 2021-06-23 | Fine | £800 |
| 2021-06-22 | Fine | £800 |
| 2021-06-21 | Fine | £800 |
| 2021-06-21 | Fine | £800 |
| 2021-06-18 | Fine | £800 |
| 2021-06-01 | Fine | £800 |
| 2021-05-28 | Fine | £800 |
| 2021-05-28 | Fine | £800 |
| 2021-05-27 | Fine | £800 |
| 2021-05-26 | Fine | £800 |
| 2021-05-26 | Fine | |
| 2021-05-25 | Fine | £800 |
| 2021-05-25 | Fine | £800 |
| 2021-05-25 | Fine | £800 |
| 2021-05-20 | Fine | £800 |
| 2021-05-19 | Fine | £800 |
| 2021-05-19 | Fine | £800 |
| 2021-05-17 | Fine | £800 |