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Court of Criminal Appeal 8th October, 1998 The Vice President Rose LJ, Sachs J and Moses J Charles Bott for Appellant, Louise Kamill for Respondent: Reported in The Times 16th October, 1998
MacMaster was convicted at Southwark Crown Court in January 1998 of
Parallel Investigations and Litigation
Michael ChanParallel investigations and litigation occur quite commonly. Investigations are frequently lengthy in areas of financial crime, where months can be spent building evidence. Within…
Strengthening Laws and Financial Institutions to Combat Emerging Trends in Money Laundering
Michael F. Zeldin, Carlo V. di FlorioMoney is the lifeblood of all domestic and international organised crime groups regardless of whether the criminal activity giving rise to the proceeds is drug trafficking, arms…
A Tale of Two Regions: The Latin American and Caribbean Money‐Laundering Connection
Shazeeda A. AliIt is an undisputed fact that in the entangled web spun by money launderers no individual country or single region stands alone — each is connected by a trail of dirty dollars.
Global Cybercrime: New Toys for the Money Launderers
Jason Haines, Peter JohnstoneThe transnational criminal certainly feels comfort faced with almost limitless option buttons, when surfing the ‘global cyber candy shop’ from the comfort of his cyber cafe…
Examining Tax Evasion and Money Laundering
Aileen BarrySections 29–33, 35 and 77 of the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) 1993 amended CJA 1988 and came into force 1st April, 1994. The Money Laundering Regulations (SI 1993/1933) likewise…
Common Law Bank Secrecy and its Implications for US Securities Laws
Bonita ErbsteinThe year 1986 did not bode well for investment banker Dennis Levine. In a civil injunctive action the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) alleged that…
Replacing Safe Havens with a Safe System
Jonathan M. WinerIn recent weeks, there has been a major crash in the middle of the financial services electronic highway, and hundreds of millions of people are already feeling the shock from the…
US Supreme Court Defines Approach to be Used in Determining Excessiveness of Criminal Forfeiture
John ArrastiaClarifying the proper approach to test the constitutionality of a criminal in personam forfeiture, the US Supreme Court has recently determined that only a ‘proportionality test’…
Brazil: Money Laundering
George Henry MillardThose Brazilians reading São Paulo's newspapers over breakfast on 23rd November, 1991, discovered with surprise that their country was playing a significant role on the…
Singapore: Guidance Notes on Money Laundering for Solicitors
Tan Sin LiangOn 30th September, 1998 the Law Society of Singapore issued its first guidance notes on money laundering for its members (Guidance Notes). This article attempts to highlight some…
Switzerland: Money‐Laundering Legislation and Asset Forfeiture
Paul Gully‐HartSwitzerland is a traditional financial centre with an uninterrupted record of success so far. If the three main banking centres of the country (Zurich, Geneva and Lugano) were…
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hybridEditors:
- Dr Li Hong Xing
- Prof Barry Rider