FICA Webinar
Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA)
📅 3 September 2026
🕙 10:00 – 12:30
Develop the knowledge and practical skills required to ensure your legal practice remains FICA compliant.
About this Webinar
The Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA), as amended, places significant compliance obligations on attorneys practising for their own account and incorporated legal practices. Legal practitioners are required to identify, assess, monitor, mitigate and manage the risks associated with money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing activities.
To comply with these statutory obligations, practices must establish and maintain a comprehensive Risk Management and Compliance Programme (RMCP) containing appropriate controls and procedures. Every legal practitioner and employee interacting with clients must understand these risks and apply the controls effectively.
Failure to comply with FICA may expose practitioners and legal practices to regulatory action, administrative sanctions and reputational damage.
The Financial Intelligence Centre, through Public Compliance Communication No. 53 (PCC 53), specifically recommends that all employees receive ongoing FICA training and that proof of such training be retained.
This practical webinar equips legal practitioners and legal support staff with the knowledge required to implement effective compliance measures and understand their obligations under FICA.
Course Content
- Understanding the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA).
- Registration requirements in terms of FICA.
- The risk-based approach to compliance.
- Developing and implementing a Risk Management and Compliance Programme (RMCP).
- FIC audits and what legal firms should expect.
- The responsibilities and duties of the FICA Compliance Officer.
Presenter
Alta van der Walt
Alta van der Walt obtained her BA Business Management degree at Griffiths University and has more than 25 years’ experience as a legal practice manager.
Business management and implementing sound business practices within legal practices remain her passion. She has also lectured for the Law Society of South Africa’s Legal Education and Development (LEAD) division for almost 16 years, providing practical guidance to legal practitioners throughout South Africa.
What Previous Attendees Said
★★★★★ “By far the best practical session on FICA I have attended. Much better than what any other institution has presented.”
★★★★★ “That draft RMCP will assist a lot of practitioners to become compliant.”
★★★★★ “Extremely informative – Thank you Alta and LEAD.”
★★★★★ “The seminar was insightful and very beneficial to me.”
★★★★★ “Thank you for providing us with this informative webinar.”
★★★★★ “This was great and very informative.”
★★★★★ “Excellent. I would redo this course every six months to ensure everything remains current.”
Webinar Information
| Date | 3 September 2026 |
| Time | 10:00 – 12:30 |
| Closing Date | 2 September 2026 |
| Platform | Microsoft Teams |
Certification
Attendance of the entire webinar is compulsory in order to qualify for a certificate.
This certificate may be retained as evidence of staff training in accordance with the requirements of the Financial Intelligence Centre’s Public Compliance Communication (PCC 53).
Who Should Register?
- Practising legal practitioners.
- Candidate legal practitioners.
- Non-practising legal practitioners.
- Legal support staff.
- Anyone responsible for implementing FICA compliance within a legal practice.
Registration Fees (Including VAT)
| Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| Practising Legal Practitioners and Staff from Firms | R1 200 |
| Non-Practising Legal Practitioners / Others | R1 800 |
Please Note
The registration fee does not include individual access to PowerPoint presentations or webinar recordings.
How to Register
Registrations are completed online. Every participant must register individually using their own email address to enable the system to generate a unique username and password for certification purposes.
STEP 1
Payment must be made via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). Upload your proof of payment (PDF) during the online registration process. Should an invoice be required before payment, upload a Word document requesting an invoice instead of proof of payment.
LSSA Banking Details
Account Name: Law Society of South Africa
Bank: FNB Pretoria
Branch Code: 250655
Account Number: 6200 9641 079
Reference: FC, Surname, Initials
STEP 2
STEP 3
After your registration has been submitted, you will receive a system-generated confirmation email confirming receipt of your registration.
Approximately 24 hours before the webinar, you will receive your Microsoft Teams link together with your course material. Please read all instructions carefully and test your Teams link immediately upon receipt.
If you do not receive the email, please first check your Junk or Spam folder before contacting the course administrator.
Course Enquiries
Yolanda Singh
📧 Yolanda@LSSALEAD.org.za
☎ (012) 441 4652
Terms & Conditions
Webinar / Online Course Access Policy
- One registration is valid for one attendee only.
- Group viewing or sharing access is not permitted.
- Participants may not join under generic names such as “Boardroom”, “Meeting Room” or company names.
- Attendees must join using the full name supplied during registration.
- Sharing webinar links or allowing others to attend using your registration is prohibited and may result in access being revoked without refund.
Important Information
- The LSSA is not responsible for payments made into an incorrect bank account.
- The webinar is presented in English.
- The webinar will be presented via Microsoft Teams.
- Please install Microsoft Teams before the webinar begins.
- Recordings and PowerPoint presentations are not included in the registration fee.
- Unauthorised recording, copying or transcription is strictly prohibited.
- POPIA Notice: Personal information supplied during registration will be processed solely for course administration, certification and communication in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA).
- Course materials and Teams links will be emailed approximately 24 hours before commencement.
- Please check your Junk or Spam folder if you do not receive the email.
- If necessary, contact Yolanda Singh before the webinar.
- Test your Teams link immediately upon receipt.
- Cancellations must be submitted in writing before course material has been distributed.
- No cancellations or refunds will be accepted once course material has been issued.
- LSSA/LEAD reserves the right to postpone or cancel the webinar should insufficient registrations be received. Delegates will be fully refunded.
Stay Compliant. Protect Your Practice.
Join this practical webinar and gain the knowledge required to implement effective FICA compliance within your legal practice.
Course Dates
Registration fee categories (including VAT):
• Practising legal practitioners and other staff from legal firms: R1200 per person.
• Non-practising legal practitioners/others: R1 800 per person.
