Medical negligence

Financial Intelligence Centre Act

The Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001 (FICA) was enacted for the purpose of identifying the proceeds of unlawful activities, combating money laundering and the financing of terrorist and related activities.

FICA imposes certain obligations on persons and institutions that may be approached and employed for these purposes. As an attorney firm, we qualify as an accountable institution in terms of FICA and must comply with its requirements. FICA obliges us to establish and verify the identity of our clients. We are required to request copies of certain documents that have been identified as necessary for this purpose and keep adequate records of these documents for a certain time period.

FICA also requires us to report certain domestic and international transactions to the Financial Intelligence Centre, which in turn provides such information to other intelligence and investigatory bodies, should the circumstances so require.

As a firm, we are committed to ethical conduct and the prevention of money laundering and terrorist activities, but aim to balance the rights and privacy of our clients against our obligations in terms of FICA and undertake to maintain the privacy of our clients and only to disclose such information as required to be kept by us in terms of FICA and when requested to do so by the Financial Intelligence Centre.

Should you have any questions relating to FICA, you can contact our Compliance Officer, Gerhard Smit at gerhard@mblh.co.za or 021 840 8000.

Client Testimonials

“ Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for the opportunity you have afforded me of completing Vacation Work with your firm. I have enjoyed my time spent with you, and it has been an absolute pleasure to learn more about your firm, and the legal world. I am so appreciative of the warm welcome by all of your colleagues, and the manner in which we interacted throughout my time here. I hope to return for more Vacation Work this year, and I am exceedingly eager to apply to complete my articles with you, as I have just about fallen in love with your firm and the family that it hosts. ”
Tamara Foyn
“ Thank you very much for all that you have done. We appreciate what you did for us. It feels good to deal with people that are just as good as their words, and better. I will recommend you to others. You are not just a good lawyer, but also a gentleman. ”
Marietjie
“ Ek wil aan julle my dank en waardering uitspreek vir die positiewe verloop van hierdie aangeleentheid, in die besonder vir die geduld gedurende die tyd wat dit geneem het om dit af te handel, so ook die advies en bystand. ”
Beatrix
“ I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for being my pillars of strength and support throughout my ordeal. I am overwhelmed by the manner in which you represented me in court. With tears in my eyes, I have no words to explain how grateful I am with the outcome of this case. I can’t stop talking about your firm to my colleagues, family and friends. ”
Refiloe
“ Thank you for the wonderful correspondence. It is such a pleasure working with a company that gives us regular feedback. Thank you for excellent service. ”
Rosanne
“ Ek beplan om die tyd te neem om julle kantore te besoek, net om persoonlik my dank te kom gee. Ek het soveel vertroue in julle gehad van die begin af. Julle het die situasie met soveel respek hanteer, verstommend. ”
Charmaine
“ Baie dankie, dit is ’n verligting dat my pa se boedel afgehandel is – alle dank weereens aan jou. Baie dankie vir die professionele manier waarop jy alles hanteer het, al jou moeite met die ‘ekstras’ en die gereelde kommunikasie om ons op hoogte te hou. Ons sal kontak behou! ”
Deon
“ Baie dankie vir julle hulp ten spyte van julle baie werk. Ons plaas ’n baie hoë verwagting op diens en julle het dit by uitstek oortref. Nogmaals dankie, ons waardeer dit baie! ”
Petra
“ Just a short note to thank you for the excellent service that I received yesterday. It was professional, thorough and very efficient. ”
John
“ I would like to thank you for the professional manner in which the affairs of my mother’s estate were handled. ”
John
“ Thank you so much for attending to the transfer and for being so efficient. It has been such a pleasure to work with you. ”
Debbie
“ It just remains for me to thank you very much for all the work involved in getting us to this end point - a point I'm sure we all wondered if we'd ever see at some stage or other. I would also like to thank your conveyancing department who was wonderful at communicating during the sale of the house. ”
Jayne
“ Thank you for all your hours of service and commitment to resolving and tying up this tiresome estate. I am exceedingly grateful. ”
Sally