Hong Kong ‘No Consent’ letters not guaranteed to freeze bank accounts
The Hong Kong Police Commissioner’s use of the ‘No Consent Regime’ to encourage three banks to freeze customer bank accounts, in circumstances where the banks had no independent suspicion of unlawful activity by bank account holders, was unlawful. The decision is relevant for a bank which receives information from the police about a customer’s account where the bank has no prior suspicions of its own: Tam Sze Leung & ors v Commissioner of Police [2021] HKCFI 3118.
Guest Article, Thomas J. Dover, Ph.D., FBI
Using Research for Investigative Decision-Making
When using research to help inform decisions during investigations, decision makers must understand its legitimate use and limitations.
Malta uses EU “RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN” to white wash court judgements
Earlier this year, the Republic of Malta quietly passed the the Online Publication of Court Judgments Conferment of Functions Regulations, 2021 Act., which means that Maltese Court documents become unreliable sources of information on a target individual.
Investigation and seizure of digital currency in criminal cases.
In this article we want to analyze the international and national legal regulation of the digital currencies circulation at the present stage, to assess the state of crime with the illegal use of these assets, to identify the features of the investigating such crimes and to substantiate proposals aimed at improving legislation and law enforcement […]
Big money on the move
Rule Number one: Follow the money trails.
Game-changing: interim judgment entered against unknown Person
Cryptocurrency fraud: interim judgement entered against persons unknown in British High Court
How to breakdown Chines Company Names
Chinese company names and ID numbers contain a wealth of useful information on the companies and individuals they describe. Learn how to use them.
List of Financial regulators
List of Financial regulators Afghanistan Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) Banking [1] Albania Albanian Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) [2] Algeria Commission d’Organisation et de Surveillance des Opérations de Bourse (COSOB) [3] Andorra Institut Nacional Andorrà de Finances (INAF) [4] Anguilla Anguilla Financial Services Commission [5] Antigua & Barbuda Financial Services Regulatory Commission [6] Argentina Comisión Nacional […]
