Browsing Research Articles (Faculty of Law) by Subject "Crime"
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Dirty money as legal fees in Namibia and Zimbabwe: are lawyers laundering proceeds of crime?
(Emerald, 2020)The purpose of this paper is to explore the contentious issue whether lawyers become launderers when they accept dirty money as legal fees. Lawyers represent criminal defendants who may wish to pay for their legal fees ... -
Is it cyberfraud or good ol’ offline fraud? A look at section 8 of the South African cybercrimes bill
(UWC, 2018)This paper discusses section 8 of the South African Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill, a section which deals with the crime of cyberfraud. It argues that there are certain fraudulent acts which have been presented incorrectly ... -
The role of misinvoicing in the money laundering cycle
(University of Western Cape, 2019)Traditionally, the emphasis of trade-based money laundering policy development has been directed towards financial transactions where the origin of capital is illegal, neglecting private sector companies utilising trade ...