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THE FOURTH ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING DIRECTIVE TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY JUNE 2017
The Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (4AMLD) is due to be implemented in the UK by June 2017. The aim of the Directive is to enhance and improve the EU’s anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorism financing (CTF) capabilities in light of the increased global threat from tax evasion and criminal/terrorist activity.
In July 2015 the Government undertook a consultation in respect of further proposed Court and Tribunal fee increases. This resulted in the draft Civil Proceedings, First-tier Tribunal, Upper Tribunal and Employment Tribunals Fees (Amendment) Order 2016, which once implemented would lead to some Court fees increasing by a further 10%.
Earlier this year the Government announced a number of measures designed to improve the life chances of struggling families across the UK. These measures included Help-to-Save, a national mentoring campaign and increases in the National Minimum Wage.
With research showing that almost half of UK adults have less than £500 set aside for emergencies; Help-to-Save (HTS) has been the topic of much debate, with many stakeholders broadly in favour of the principles which sit behind it.
‘Hot on the heels’ of further court fee increases that came into effect on 21 March 2016, April 2016 sees changes taking place across various procedural parts of the court rules (England & Wales).
Most notably, these changes include amendments to the rules about enforcing judgments by:
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