All six amendments made by the House of Lords to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill were reversed when the Bill returned to the House of Commons this week, including the Lords' attempt to extend the new 'failure to prevent' offence to cover money laundering as well as fraud.

The federal Brazilian government has tabled a new version of its Bill to impose up to 22.5 per cent tax on income earned by resident individuals from overseas financial investments, controlled entities and trusts.

The Brazilian National Data Protection Agency (Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, ANPD) has opened two public consultations on the regulation of data under the country’s data protection law (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais, LGPD).

The widow and executrix of Laurence Shaw (the deceased) has been granted permission to pursue her professional negligence claim against a consultant pathologist, even though the claim was not served until 13 years after the alleged mistake was discovered.

The Cayman Islands government has published the Beneficial Ownership Transparency Bill 2023, expanding the country’s anti-money laundering (AML) commitments through enhancing and consolidating its existing beneficial ownership legislative framework.

Switzerland's government has begun a new consultation on anti-money laundering (AML) proposals that would impose due-diligence obligations on professionals giving legal advice and bring the federal register of beneficial owners into operation.

The UK government has issued a general trade licence nullifying some extraterritorial consequences of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2023, which came into force on 30 June 2023.

The Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (the Superior Court) has used the new will-validation powers under the Succession Law Reform Act 1990 to declare a will fully effective.

In September 2023, the Law Commission of England and Wales (the Law Commission) will issue a supplementary consultation paper on reforming the law of wills in the light of recent technical and social developments.

Jersey's government has made an order further amending the Proceeds of Crime (Duties of Non-Professional Trustees) (Jersey) Order 2016 (the Order) to require all private trust companies (PTCs) and other corporate bodies acting as trustees of an express trust to register under Jersey's anti-money laundering (AML) regime.