The British suspects should be the people that arranged and allowed the money to come from wherever it did to buy that golf course etc. I doubt that Brits will be subject to UWOs, they will get hit by tax evasion and money laundering.

The solicitors involved in the transaction to buy the golf course etc are supposed to prove that the money came from legitimate sources.

The bank of the sellers of the golf club, the bank of the Hajiyev's who sent the money to pay for the Golf Club, they are all legally obliged to have proven where that money came from - quite clearly they could not prove it otherwise they all would have done by now and this UWO would have been settled.

Will the seller of the Golf Club have to pay back that money because they broke the law selling it as regards laundering money?

I think the way these things work is as a tool crime agencies can use as evidence towards building a ml, proceeds of crime case. If the money trail is back to Azerbaijan - the funds will be repatriated. This order only came in this year - but we've had proceeds of crime legislation for some time and freezes if there's a sanctions breech.

Plenty of banks have been fined for sanctions breeches.

But plenty more haven't.

After many years working in the City, I have come to the conclusion that the global (not just UK) financial system is seriously, seriously bent.

All yours, mate.

Does she have a daughter though?

But plenty more haven't.

After many years working in the City, I have come to the conclusion that the global (not just UK) financial system is seriously, seriously bent.