Friday, 27 February 2026
Chair
Marty Robinson, Principal, Robinson Legal; co-author, The Anti-Money Laundering Regime: A Practical Guide (LexisNexis)
Audit-Proofing Your AML Regime: What Law Firms Get Right - and Wrong
As auditors, we continue to see recurring challenges in how law firms implement and maintain their AML regime. Be informed with an auditor’s perspective on the key areas where firms most often fall short and the areas they see great success for firms; these will be linked to practical steps you can take to strengthen compliance through observed successes and failures.
- Common AML control failures identified in recent audits, including weaknesses in client due diligence, ongoing monitoring/transaction monitoring, assurance, and governance
- Practical examples of best practices that enhance both compliance effectiveness and audit readiness
- Insights into how firms can proactively address emerging regulatory expectations and demonstrate a culture of compliance
Presented by Tijana Misur, Head of Audit & Consulting, AML Solutions
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the most common AML compliance failures identified in recent law firm audits
- Understand practical strategies for strengthening AML controls, improving audit readiness and demonstrating a culture of compliance
Presenters
Marty Robinson, Principal, Robinson Legal; co-author, The Anti-Money Laundering Regime: A Practical Guide (LexisNexis)
Marty is a barrister and solicitor specializing in financial crime, with particular expertise in anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-financing of terrorism (CFT). He provides advice to businesses on regulatory compliance and deterring criminal exploitation, as well as representing defendants in criminal proceedings, victims of financial scams, and offering corporate governance guidance. His career spans roles in financial crime investigations, prosecutions, and defense since 2003, including with the United Kingdom Serious Fraud Office, Crown Solicitor's Office in Christchurch, and the Department of Internal Affairs in New Zealand, where he oversaw litigation and AML/CFT enforcement. Marty has been involved in major cases with sums up to NZD 500 million. His charity work supports Child Rescue New Zealand and Child ALERT (ECPAT NZ). He is admitted to practice in New Zealand, England and Wales, and New South Wales, Australia.
Tijana Misur, Head of Audit & Consulting, AML Solutions
Tijana is Head of Audit & Consulting at AML Solutions and is a CAMS-Audit certified AML/CFT professional with extensive experience providing both audit and consultancy services to thousands of New Zealand, Australian, and Pacific Island reporting entities, across all sectors. Regarded as one of New Zealand's leading AML experts, Tijana manages a team of consultants who have assisted over 200 law firms with their AML/CFT obligations, including audits. Tijana is a Chartered Accountant and gained her Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist certificate through ACAMS in 2016, and the CAMS-Audit advanced certification in 2018.
