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by authority- Strafgericht, in der Quelle nicht benannt (Anklage: Department of Internal Affairs) €30,092 100 % · 1 case
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1 case
24 Apr 2026 Anwaltskanzlei aus Hamilton (anonymisiert)Hamilton law firm: 60,000 NZD fine for anti-money laundering breaches €30,092
Between March 2022 and March 2025 a Hamilton law firm repeatedly breached the AML/CFT Act: it lacked a proper risk assessment, an implemented anti-money laundering programme and adequate records. It also failed to respond, or responded only in part, to information notices from the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA, the AML/CFT supervisor for law firms), thereby obstructing its investigators. After the firm pleaded guilty, the court imposed a fine of 60,000 NZD, taking the firm's size and financial capacity into account.
Even small law firms must actually implement their risk assessment, AML programme and record keeping and answer supervisory information requests in full.
Anti-money laundering duties in law firms and cooperation with the supervisor
- Authority / court
- Strafgericht, in der Quelle nicht benannt (Anklage: Department of Internal Affairs)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Internal controls
- Legal basis
- Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Other
- Culpability
- intentional
- Liability of senior managers
- According to the Department of Internal Affairs, the firm's partners, as lawyers, also had professional obligations to uphold the law.
- Published
- 24 Apr 2026
Original amount 60,000 NZD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 24 Apr 2026.
- Department of Internal Affairs: Law firm fined for anti-money laundering breaches (24.04.2026) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link