Co-Chair
Fergal Cathie
Co-Chair
Irina Kalinina
Regulation of Lawyers Committee
The Regulation of Lawyers Committee provides a global perspective on practical and legal aspects of the growing body of regulation affecting all lawyers (whether individual lawyers, firms, in-house lawyers or those who work for clients) as well as current professional risk management topics and compliance issues affecting lawyers around the world. The Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Expert Subcommittee focuses on anti-money laundering requirements and financial and trade sanctions legislation, regulation and trends as they impacts lawyers. The Committee provide a forum to discuss and consider legislation impacting the practice of law, considering the ever-expanding multi-jurisdictional approach to lawyer regulation.
Forthcoming conferences and webinars View All Conferences
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
02 Nov - 07 Nov 2025
Toronto , Canada
IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026
04 Oct - 09 Oct 2026
Copenhagen , Denmark
Publications
Wrap-up From Paris IBA Conference 2023!
A report from the Regulation of Lawyers Committee covering a session at the 2023 IBA Annual Conference in Paris.
Released on Mar 15, 2024
Horizon scanning – key topics from England and Wales
2022 was an eventful year for law firm regulation and as we have moved through 2023, it is clear that there will still be many key issues for firms to have on their radar.
Released on Sep 19, 2023
The Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Experts Subcommittee
Comprising experts in the technical aspects of financial crime regulation and international law frameworks led by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Experts Subcommittee of the IBA Regulation of Lawyers' Compliance Committee includes private practice, academic and in-house counsel specialists.
Released on Feb 08, 2022
Webinar programme report: How does a firm onboard clients? Unworthy clients – who decides? What are the risks?
On 11 November 2021, the IBA Regulation of Lawyers' Compliance Committee presented its flagship webinar titled ‘How does a firm onboard clients? Unworthy clients – who decides? What are the risks?’ This article summarises the webinar.
Released on Feb 08, 2022
Subcommittees and other groups
The Regulation of Lawyers Committee also coordinates the activities of the following subcommittees/working groups.
- Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Expert Subcommittee
- IBA Working Group on Lawyer-Client Confidentiality
- Regulation of Lawyers' Committee Advisory Board
Related links
General Regulation
- IBA Legal Regulators’ Directory
- IBA Global Cross Border Legal Services Report
- CCBE Collection of Professional Regulations
Disclosure and reporting
- The Law Society guidance in relation to DAC6 and Legal Professional Privilege
- 2018 - DAC6. Directive (EU) 2018/822 amending Directive 2011/16/EU as regards mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation in relation to reportable cross-border arrangements
Beneficial Ownership
Anti-Money Laundering
- 2020 - EU Action Plan for a comprehensive Union policy on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing
- 2020 - Revised EU methodology for the identification of high-risk third countries
- 2019 - CDD guidance published by the Canadian Federation of Law Societies’ AML and CTF Working Group: Guidance for the Legal Profession: Your Professional Responsibility to Avoid Facilitating or Participating in Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
- 2018 - 5th EU Money Laundering Directive
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