LAW FIRMS, NOTARIES & CONVEYANCERS
Prove source of funds and UBO identity before matter funds enter your client account.
Legal practitioners, solicitors, and notaries are primary gatekeepers under modern AML regulations. When dealing with high-value commercial transactions, property conveyancing, or cross-border M&A, unverified client funds in your escrow account expose your firm to regulatory investigations, disciplinary penalties, and criminal liability. Diliguard delivers defensible due diligence in seconds.
The conveyancing closing delay that puts escrow funds at risk
Conveyancers and commercial solicitors often receive funds from offshore corporate buyers days before closing. Manual source-of-funds verification requires requesting certified passports, bank letters, and complex corporate organizational charts from reluctant counterparties.
When regulators perform surprise audits or transactions flag suspicious ownership, solicitors who relied on simple certified ID copies face immediate regulatory censure from legal oversight bodies.
The Diliguard Standard
Three Pillars of Legal Due Diligence & Gatekeeper Defense
1. Defensible Client KYB & UBO Unwrapping
Unwrap complex holding companies, trust structures, and SPVs to expose ultimate natural persons behind legal matters.
- Query official registers via Corporate KYB Checks.
- Verify corporate active standing and authorized signatories.
- Identify nominee directors and offshore corporate configurations.
2. Source of Funds & Wealth Corroboration
Corroborate commercial revenue generation, director histories, and underlying corporate assets before funds hit client accounts.
- Trace corporate asset roots via Executive Person Trace.
- Confirm legitimate commercial operations and historical filings.
- Prevent fraudulent transaction routing and escrow diversion.
3. Sanctions, PEP & Adverse Media Verification
Screen counterparties and beneficial owners against global watchlists with automated audit trail logging for file records.
- Run live checks using AML & PEP Screening.
- Uncover past commercial litigation and bankruptcy dockets.
- Generate timestamped compliance certificates for the matter file.
The Commercial Property Acquisition With Layered SPV Ownership
A London law firm acting on a £14M commercial property acquisition was instructed by a newly formed UK SPV. Funds were arriving from a Jersey holding company. Diliguard unwrapped the structure to reveal that a 35% beneficial interest belonged to an individual named in an active financial crime indictment.
Solicitor inputs the UK SPV and Jersey holding company into Diliguard.
Engine resolves ownership tiers across UK Companies House and Jersey Financial Services Commission.
System identifies 35% beneficial owner with active foreign financial fraud charges.
Partners decline matter and prevent illicit funds from entering client escrow, protecting firm licensing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Need custom reporting formats for compliance officers, MLROs, or SRA audit inspections?
We support dedicated DPAs, custom data residency, and white-labeled risk portals.
Talk to our teamHow does Diliguard help law firms meet SRA and Bar compliance standards?
Diliguard generates timestamped, primary-source due diligence certificates that provide an unalterable audit trail proving your firm executed rigorous risk-based checks.
Can fee earners run checks directly during initial client onboarding?
Yes. The intuitive Diliguard portal allows fee earners and compliance analysts to run searches in under 4 seconds without specialized technical training.
Does Diliguard support multi-matter compliance tracking?
Yes. Searches can be tagged with matter numbers and client billing codes for organized matter file records.
How do we get started?
Register immediately at https://portal.diliguard.com/register to run free scans, or review self-serve plans on our Pricing Page.
Safeguard your client accounts with instant due diligence
Unwrap corporate clients, corroborate source of funds, and build defensible compliance records in seconds.