Anita Clifford, Author at Bright Line Law — Barrister Law Firm — Economic Sanctions, Financial Crime, Money Laundering & Regulation Lawyers

Recent reform of anti-money laundering law in the US has implications for the UK. Foreign bank account subpoenas and cross-border SAR sharing is permitted.

by Anita Clifford|24 February 202124 February 2021|BLL Bulletin

Anita Clifford in Insurance Day on Sanctions

On 4 February Anita Clifford, Barrister and Principal Associate, was published in Insurance Day commenting on the post-Brexit UK sanctions regime and likelihood of more assertive enforcement action.

by Anita Clifford|08 February 202108 February 2021|Press

Anita Clifford on furlough fraud in BBC News and BBC Radio 5 Live

Barrister and Principal Associate Anita Clifford commented on how furlough fraud can be committed and what companies can do to avoid enforcement action on BBC Radio 5 Live ‘Wake up to Money’ on 13 January 2020.

by Anita Clifford|15 January 202115 January 2021|Press

Wrongful trading — a civil contravention with a money laundering implication?

Speed read: The wrongful trading suspension ended on 30 September 2020 and it is important that company directors keep in mind the offence in section 214 of the Insolvency Act 1986.

by Anita Clifford|23 November 202023 November 2020|BLL Bulletin

The impact of a person’s OFAC designation in the UK

Speed read: Anita Clifford considers the scope for enforcement of OFAC designation against UK persons.

by Anita Clifford|27 October 202027 October 2020|BLL Bulletin

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.

by Anita Clifford|17 September 202018 September 2020|BLL Bulletin

Developments in POCA disclosure orders

Speed read: Anita Clifford considers the recent case of Faerman v SFO [2020] EWHC 1849 (Admin) which reinforced the jurisdictional limits of disclosure orders and need for careful scrutiny of orders made.

by Anita Clifford|04 September 202004 September 2020|BLL Bulletin

AML and COVID-19

In the first webinar of the series Anita Clifford discusses the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on money laundering compliance, paying particular attention to the practical challenges to performing customer due diligence and the outer remit of the regulations in...

by Anita Clifford|05 May 202007 May 2020|Media

Covid-19 & consequences for anti-money laundering

Speedread: Anita Clifford considers the implications for anti-money laundering and Customer Due Diligence following the shift towards virtual client relationships in response to the global health emergency.

by Anita Clifford|24 March 202025 March 2020|BLL Bulletin

The vulnerability of management consultants to an offence of money laundering

Speedread: Recent events suggest that management consultants are vulnerable to interacting with criminal property, thereby triggering a money laundering exposure under UK criminal law.

by Anita Clifford|10 March 202010 March 2020|BLL Bulletin