Pecunia non olet: dirty money as legal fees

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dc.contributor.authorHamman, Abraham
dc.contributor.authorKoen, Raymond
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-29T06:42:52Z
dc.date.available2017-08-29T06:42:52Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractIt 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 explores the question of such tainted legal fees in South Africa through an analysis of its anti-money laundering (AML) legislation. It then compares the South African position to the approaches taken in the USA and Canada. South African AML legislation criminalises tainted fees. The USA amended its AML legislation to decriminalise tainted fees. And tainted fees never have been criminalised in Canada. The South African approach threatens both the right of accused persons to legal representation and the right of lawyers to practise their profession. It is recommended that the South African AML statutes be amended to decriminalise tainted legal fees.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHamman, A. & Koen, R. (2017). Pecunia non olet: dirty money as legal fees. Journal of anti-corruption law, 1(1): 107 – 131.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2521-5345
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/3155
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBellville: University of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectPecunia non oleten_US
dc.subjectDirty moneyen_US
dc.subjectLegal feesen_US
dc.subjectPrevention Of Organised Crime Acten_US
dc.titlePecunia non olet: dirty money as legal feesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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