C v S and Others (Money Laundering: Discovery of Documents): CA 3 Oct 1998

The money laundering regulations create a conflict between private rights and criminal provisions, particularly the restriction on information which might prejudice an investigation may be under way. Conflicts were resolved by guidance from NCIS. The court set out a procedure to be followed where compliance with an order for disclosure of information in civil proceedings might reveal money-laundering and cause the financial institution to be in breach of tipping off provisions under section 93D of Act

Citations:

Times 05-Nov-1998, [1998] EWCA Civ 1474, [1999] 2 All ER 343, [1999] 1 WLR 1551

Statutes:

Criminal Justice Act 1988 93D

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedP v P (Ancillary Relief: Proceeds of Crime) FD 8-Oct-2003
The parties sought guidance from the court on the circumstances which arose in ancillary relief proceedings where a legal representative came to believe that one party might be holding the proceeds of crime. In the course of ancillary relief . .
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Updated: 25 November 2022; Ref: scu.135876