All rise? – sentencing in England & Wales

Charles Thomson (+44 (0)20 7919 187, charles.thomson@bakermckenzie.com) is a partner and Henry Garfield (+ 44 (0)20 7919 1180, henry.garfield@bakermckenzie.com) an associate at Baker & McKenzie in London.

A new sentencing guideline for England and Wales became effective on 1 October 2019. The new “General guideline”, which applies to the sentencing of organisations and adult individuals on or after that date, could raise the cost of money laundering significantly for those convicted, as Charles Thomson and Henry Garfield of Baker & McKenzie explain.