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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 ...
Pecunia non olet: dirty money as legal fees
(Bellville: University of the Western Cape, 2017)
It is axiomatic that lawyers have to be paid for their services. Regrettably, lawyers who represent money launderers may be offered dirty money, that is, proceeds of crime as fee payments by their clients. This essay ...
Carpe Pecuniam: Criminal forfeiture of tainted legal fees
(Pretoria University Law Press, 2020)
A person charged with money laundering has a right to legal
representation and a lawyer is entitled to defend such person. What if the
lawyer is paid with dirty money? This paper explores the legal status of
tainted ...