Browsing Research Articles (Faculty of Law) by Subject "Attorney trust account"
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Cave pecuniam: Lawyers as launderers
(North-West University, 2012)In South Africa there is something almost sacrosanct about an attorney's trust account. It is the prescribed destination of all funds paid in trust by a client to an attorney. Clients tend to have complete confidence in ... -
Phishing in the world wide web ocean: Roestof v Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc - A case of cyber laundering through an attorney's trust account
(University of the Western Cape, Faculty of Law, 2013)Money launderers are always exploring new channels to clean their ill-gotten gains. The attorney’s trust account is especially attractive to persons, or organisations, that seek to launder money. As a result, the Financial ...