The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the regulatory body for solicitors in England and Wales, announced Wednesday that British law firm Mishcon de Reya has agreed to pay a financial penalty of 232,500 pounds (U.S. $316,000) for anti-money laundering (AML) compliance violations.

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