AG v LGL Trustees Limited 19-02-2021 [2021] JRC 053 (19 February 2021)

AG v LGL Trustees Limited 19-02-2021 [2021] JRC 053 (19 February 2021)

LGL Trustees Limited is fined £550,000 on Count 1 for breaches of anti-money laundering and proceeds of crime legislation, with no penalty on Count 2, and is ordered to pay £50,000 towards prosecution costs, totaling £600,000, payable within three months.

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Citation
[2021] JRC 053
Parties
Defendant: LGL Trustees Limited
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
19 February 2021
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Decision Announcement
Outcome
LGL Trustees Limited fined and ordered to pay prosecution costs.
Legal Topics
Money Laundering, Proceeds of Crime, Financial Penalties
Criminal Law Financial Regulation Money Laundering Proceeds of Crime Financial Penalties

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Parties

LGL Trustees Limited

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Decision Announcement

  1. 1 Whether LGL Trustees Limited is liable under the Money Laundering (Jersey) Order 2008 and Proceeds of Crime (Jersey) Law 1999
  2. 2 Appropriate penalty for breaches

Ratio Decidendi

LGL Trustees Limited is fined £550,000 on Count 1 for breaches of anti-money laundering and proceeds of crime legislation, with no penalty on Count 2, and is ordered to pay £50,000 towards prosecution costs, totaling £600,000, payable within three months.

Court Disposition

LGL Trustees Limited fined and ordered to pay prosecution costs.

Orders

  • Fine of £550,000 on Count 1
  • No penalty on Count 2