Lawyers and client accounts: sand through a colander

David J. Middleton

Journal of Money Laundering Control, 2008, vol. 11, issue 1, 34-46

Abstract: Purpose - To report empirical information about the scale of suspicious money movements through solicitors. Design/methodology/approach - Review of selected criminal, civil and disciplinary cases. Findings - The cases disclose at least £240 million moving through solicitors' hands in the absence of an underlying transaction in which the solicitor is providing legal advice. Originality/value - A contribution to: the empirical data about laundering; raising the possibility of better control by regulatory rules about how lawyers hold and transfer money.

Keywords: Lawyers; Money laundering; Regulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1108/13685200810844488

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