Lawyers and client accounts: sand through a colander

Journal of Money Laundering Control

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-46

  Middleton, David J ^a  

^a Solicitors Regulation Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lawyers; Money laundering; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 58049175554     PISSN: 13685201     EISSN: 17587808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13685200810844488     Document Type: Review

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