A solicitors who failed to heed the Law Society’s Blue Card warning on money laundering was foolish but not dishonest. Appeal allowed. http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2008/1007.html

Court of Appeal judgment [2008] EWCA Civ 104 http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2008/104.html

The first final decision on a contested application by the Assets Recovery Agency for a Recovery Order, based on allegations of mortgage fraud, conspiracies to defraud and money laundering. The court dismissed an argument that no property was obtained from alleged mortgage fraud based on R v Preddy [1996] AC 815. http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2007/162.html

The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) quashed three convictions on the grounds that the prosecution had to prove that the defendants knew, and did not just suspect, that the cash was the proceeds of crime. The prosecution had alleged in substance that the conspirators had concealed, disguised or removed from the jurisdiction bank notes knowing […]

The offence of money laundering under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 s.328(1) would only be committed where the property in question was “criminal property” at the time of the relevant arrangement; the appellant, who had knowingly submitting false mortgage applications on behalf of third parties, was not guilty of the offence, because when he […]

Appeal dismissed against finding that a Nigerian bank was not liable for knowing/dishonest assistance in breach of trust. The manager had suspected in a general way that the parties might be involved in money laundering, but did not have suspicions about the two transactions which gave rise to the claim. http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2006/1492.html