Case to answer: R v Rogers - implications for practitioners

The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) decided in R v Rogers [2014] EWCA Crim 1680 that a UK court has jurisdiction to convict a defendant of money laundering in circumstances where all of the conduct constituting the money laundering takes place abroad. Jonathan Fisher QC writes that the decision has significant implications, not fully appreciated, for solicitors, accountants and financial services providers offering professional services from offices abroad. A question arises as to whether the case has been wrongly decided.