1. ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING, ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT: A TEACHING EXERCISE
2011 International Bar Association Conference
Professor Clark D. Cunningham Vice-Chair, IBA Academic and Professional Development Committee
Director, National Institute for Teaching Ethics and Professionalism (USA)
W. Lee Burge Chair of Law & Ethics Georgia State University (Atlanta, USA)
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2. Teaching Exercise Developed By
Clark Cunningham
Emma Oettinger, Anti-Money Laundering Policy Officer, Law Society of England & Wales
Prof. Nigel Duncan, City Law School, London
Produced with the assistance of the international law firm of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

3. The Videos Roles: When: Friday, October 28 at 2:30pm
Nigel Grayson, Solicitor, partner in a small firm in Durham, played by Nigel Duncan
Emma Patrick, Client – Estate Agent in Durham, played by Emma Oettinger
When: Friday, October 28 at 2:30pm
Where: Solicitor’s office in Durham, England
Part 1 (2:41 minutes)
Part 2 (3:50 minutes)
Part 3 (5:14 minutes)

4. Part 1 (2:41 minutes)

5. Part 1 Discussion Questions
In your jurisdiction, should the lawyer do further investigation before completing the sale?
If so, what should he investigate?
In your jurisdiction, if the lawyer completes the sale without further investigation, does he risk
Civil liability ?
Criminal prosecution ?
Loss of license to practice law ?

6. Part 2 (3:50 minutes)

7. Part 2 Discussion Questions
In your jurisdiction, if the lawyer now completes the sale does he risk
Civil liability ?
Criminal prosecution ?
Loss of license to practice law ?

8. “Solicitor Found Guilty”
On 26th July 2004 Donna and Peter Davis from Yardley, Birmingham, were convicted of conspiring to supply Class A and B drugs and sentenced to 7 & 12 yrs
A property owned by them had been sold following their conviction for less than a third of the market value.
The property was purchased by Leslie John Pattison an estate agent
Pattison paid £43,000 for the property (the outstanding mortgage on the property) which had been purchased two years earlier for £83,000.
The conveyance of the property was handled by Phillip Jon Griffiths, a solicitor practicing in Shrewsbury.

9. “Solicitor Found Guilty”
All four were charged with money laundering
Griffiths in addition was charged with failing, as a member of the regulated sector, to make a disclosure, suspecting money laundering offences were taking place.
Pattison was found guilty of acquiring criminal property and sentenced to 3 years
Griffiths was cleared of money laundering
He was convicted of failing to disclose a suspicious transaction and sentenced to 15 months imprisonment

10. At Sentencing the Judge Said:
“You were unable to say no to Mr. Pattison, with whom you had a close relationship”
“You took a chance and you were discovered”
“Because of your connection with Pattison, you closed your eyes …
to the clearest of evidence.”

11. On Appeal Regina v. Philip Griffiths Royal Courts of Justice
Court of Appeal Criminal Division
Decided 6 September 2006
Citation: [2006] EWCA Crim 2155
Griffith’s sentence was reduced to 6 months
He also lost his license to practice law

12. Part 3 (5:14 minutes)

13. Free Use of These Materials
You can download all three videos, the script, and this power point at
Free to copy, distribute, re-post on the web, and modify
Rewrite script for your jurisdiction
Re-record with new actors, in your language
As long as you provide attribution and do not use for a commercial purpose

14. Additional Resources www.anti-moneylaundering.org (IBA website)
UK law: Anti-Money Laundering Practice Note, Law Society of England and Wales (29 Oct pages)
Can find and download using the IBA’s Anti-Money Laundering website