The Australian Security and Investments Commission, commonly known as ASIC, regularly exercises its powers under the ASIC Act in investigating allegations of white collar crime. Whilst primarily responsible for regulating Australia’s corporate, market and financial sectors, the nature of the modern global economy requires ASIC to work transnationally with foreign agencies. This need has further…
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Explore the role of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in regulating Australia’s corporate, market and financial sectors.
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Explore the Royal Commission into Australia’s banks and financial institutions with Nyman Gibson Miralis – criminal defence lawyers in Sydney, Australia
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A Royal Commission is a formal public inquiry into an issue of considerable importance and public concern, and the commission has vast investigative powers to carry out its work. Some of the key factors that afford a Royal Commission this level of power include the terms of reference of the commission, as well as the…
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Discover how many extradition and mutual legal assistance requests Australia made and received throughout 2018-19.
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Europol, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, is the EU’s law enforcement agency and assists Member States in their fight against serious international crime and terrorism. We investigate some of the key findings in the recent Europol report titled How Illegal Drugs sustain Organised Crime in the EU. The European drug market…
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Explore the role of International Cooperation in Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance matters.
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Discover what methods transnational criminal organisations use to launder proceeds of drug crimes
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Mining projects in Australia are still big business, even on the far side of the resources boom. With billions of dollars invested, and the potential to deliver jobs and other economic benefits, there can be a lot at stake in the approvals process. As we’ve seen recently with the Adani mine in Queensland, this is…
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How is Bitcoin actually seized? Seizure of proceeds of crime by law enforcement involves the State taking control of seized property to prohibit the transfer, conversion, disposition or movement of the assets. In most instances, this may involve the locating and restraining of assets such as real property, cars, bank deposits, cash, boats, shares and…
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