Singapore legislation
Regulation 14
Regulation 14
Existing clients
Subregulation 1
A legal practitioner or law practice must perform, in relation to an existing client, the customer due diligence measures prescribed in this Part that are applicable to the client, based on the legal practitioner’s or law practice’s assessment of the materiality and risks of money laundering, the financing of terrorism and proliferation financing, taking into account —
any previous customer due diligence measures performed in relation to the client;
the time when any customer due diligence measures were last performed in relation to the client; and
the adequacy of the data, documents or information obtained from any previous customer due diligence measures performed in relation to the client.
Subregulation 2
In paragraph (1)(a), (b) and (c), “customer due diligence measures” includes any customer due diligence measures performed under —
the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules (R 1) as in force before 23 May 2015; or
any practice directions, guidance notes and rulings issued by the Council or the Society, whether before, on or after 23 May 2015.