RME Elective Course: Financial Crime Training for Legal Professionals (Online)

Course Description

This half-day RME course aims to provide an overview of the key anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (“AML/CTF”) obligations on legal practitioners and practical steps for compliance. It will include the interplay between AML/CTF obligations and competing obligations such as legal privilege and confidentiality. It will also consider the application of sanctions law in Hong Kong from a local and global perspective.

Course Outline

• What money laundering and terrorist financing is, the key laws and offences
• The relevant provisions for AML/CTF obligations for lawyers in Hong Kong
• KYC requirements
• How to identify and report suspicious activity
• Managing competing obligations that apply to legal practitioners
• An overview of the Hong Kong sanctions regime
• The application of US sanctions in Hong Kong
• Case studies

Course Schedule

Date: 13 May 2020 | Time: 2:30pm - 5:45pm | Fee: HKD 2,250

Accreditation(s): 3 CPD Points (Subject to accreditation by The Law Society of Hong Kong)

Level: Advanced | Language: English