QFCRT 2/2023; [2023] QIC (RT) 2

Patrick Baeriswyl v Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority

This case involved an appeal to the Regulatory Tribunal of a Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority decision which had fined and prevented an individual from carrying out any function in the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) for an indefinite period because of money laundering offences. A key issue was whether this individual who had been the SEF was personally responsible for breaches which had included a failure to appoint a suitably qualified and MLRO and failure to conduct proper risk assessments of a PEP.

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