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Regulatory Information
Pitmans Trustees Limited is a firm of solicitors registered as company in England and Wales under company registration 2952373 and practising from 57 Castle Street, Reading, Berkshire RG1 7SR and 1 Crown Court, 66 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6LR and 2nd floor 204 West One, Wellington Street, Leeds LS1 1BA. Pitmans Trustees Limited and and those of our lawyers who are admitted as solicitors in England and Wales, are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (the independent regulatory body of the Law Society of England and Wales) under number 80016 and 541579. You can access the professional Code of Conduct by which we are bound at www.sra.org.uk. Our Scottish qualified solicitors are regulated by the Law Society of Scotland. A list of the directors of Pitmans Trustees Limited is displayed, and available for inspection, at 1 Crown Court Cheapside London EC2V 6LR. Pitmans Trustees Limited is registered for VAT purposes with VAT number GB724361156.
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Money Laundering
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and the Money Laundering Regulations 2007
The Money Laundering Regulations 2007 (in force from 15 December 2007) and the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 impose a number of obligations on law firms in the United Kingdom as part of the UK Government's measures to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
The combined effect of this legislation is to provide a stringent and comprehensive system of client identification procedures, record keeping and mandatory reporting. When first taking your instructions we are required to identify both our client and (if relevant) the ultimate beneficial owner of our client, and to verify that identity in a number of ways. We may need your assistance to satisfy these requirements. Without compliance with these obligations we will not be able to act for you.
Legislation in the UK may also place us under a legal obligation, in certain circumstances, to disclose confidential information we have about you and your affairs to law enforcement authorities. Our obligations are not optional and we cannot override or avoid them. We will, of course, ensure that we only report information that we are obliged to report as a matter of law. We may not be able to inform you of the report we have made unless and until permitted to do so by the law enforcement authorities.
Privacy
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