Gary Hughes Barrister / Advocacy / Regulatory / Strategic Risk legal expert
This article first appeared on Huffington Post, which can be found at here This Is The Unusual Money Laundering Method Of ‘Cuckoo Smurfing’ Article by Luke Cooper Associate Editor, HuffPost Australia Commonwealth Bank Australia was accused of 53,700 breaches of money laundering laws by
One of the enjoyable aspects of working with technology clients and fin-tech firms is that it opens your eyes to new, more efficient, ways of doing business. The business of dispute resolution is no different: ripe for disruption, if not
Proposals to extend Anti-Money Laundering legislation, which would at least triple the number of reporting entities currently captured, have been moving at breakneck pace in New Zealand. The Law and Order Select Committee today reported back to Parliament, two weeks
Construction/Roading contractor relationships were corrupt New Zealand’s highest profile corruption case in recent times concluded in early 2017 with a 5-year prison sentence for the recipient of the lavish gifts and hospitality, a senior manager at local Council-owned Auckland Transport,
[An abridged version of this article is in LAWTALK Magazine, July 2017 – Download PDF or you can view the article here] Plenty has been written about looming Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML) regulation for lawyers, some of
Gary was an invited expert presenter at the Future of Law Summit organised by Thompson Reuters on 22 November 2016, at the Langham Hotel Gary presented on the topic “Regulatory Insight: AML/CFT – Changes ahead” and also joined the Leaders Panel to wrap up observations
Article by New Zealand Law Society 10th August 2016 Gary Hughes has commenced practice as a barrister, after 21 years in top-tier law firms, helping to establish the new Akarana Chambers in Auckland. Read the full article here
22 August 2016 This article first appeared on Thomson Reuters’ Regulatory Intelligence platform, which can be found at risk.thomsonreuters.com New Zealand to crack down on laundering through real estate and “gatekeepers” The New Zealand government is working on new anti-money
MAY 2016 published by Thomson Reuters Stronger enforcement looms, while New Zealand also presses on with further AML/CFT reforms The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (“AML/CFT Act”) introduced a broad risk-based framework that brought New Zealand’s