Dentons on Wednesday sought to block allegations it breached anti-money laundering regulations being litigated before a tribunal for a second time, arguing at the Court of Appeal that the case had been rightly dismissed the first time.
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Dentons Says AML Claims Shouldn't Face Tribunal Rerun

By Ronan Barnard

Dentons on Wednesday sought to block allegations it breached anti-money laundering regulations being litigated before a tribunal for a second time, arguing at the Court of Appeal that the case had been rightly dismissed the first time.

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Russian Sanctions Blocked $69M Unicredit Lease Payments

By Joanne Faulkner

Unicredit rightly withheld $69.3 million in payments to aircraft lessors for planes stranded in Russia, Britain's top court ruled Wednesday, as it found that the sanctions regime prevented the bank from making payments connected to the supply of aircraft to Russian airlines.

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Modi Can't Block India Extradition Over Torture Fears

By Christopher Crosby

A London court declined on Wednesday to stop the extradition to India of jewelry magnate Nirav Modi over an alleged $2 billion fraud after accepting diplomatic assurances he wouldn't be tortured.

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INVESTIGATIONS

CPS Freezes £81M London Flats In Wealth Order Probe

By Christopher Crosby

A Chinese man living in the U.K. has been ordered to explain how he built an £81 million ($108 million) property portfolio in London amid a wider investigation into whether the money was the proceeds of crime.

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LITIGATION

Odey Denies Trying To Silence Groping Victim In FCA Probe

By William Janes

Crispin Odey told a London tribunal on Wednesday that he denied trying to stop a member of staff who he had groped from speaking to the Financial Conduct Authority while it investigated his conduct at the hedge fund.

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POLICY & REGULATION

UK Mulls Faster Director Bans In Civil Enforcement Shake-Up

By Christopher Crosby

The government floated plans on Wednesday to streamline the civil enforcement powers of corporate watchdogs to ban unscrupulous directors as it warned that as many as one million companies might be fraudulent.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

What New FCA Rules Mean For Deferred Payment Providers

New rules from the Financial Conduct Authority requiring deferred payment credit providers to obtain a financial services license have two notable implications: providers will be subject to full compliance with the regulator’s consumer duty, and must meet its organizational and governance requirements, says Alix Prentice at Cadwalader.

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