Doogue + George, in partnership with commercial lawyer and
barrister Christian Juebner KC, conducted a webinar on anti-money
laundering (AML) for lawyers last week, 8 October 2024.
The webinar is the first in a series of 6 AML webinars that were
organised due to Australia's growing stringency on anti-money
laundering. It had the title "Proceeds of Crime Act
2002 (Cth) Overview" and was hosted by Doogue + George
Confiscation and Proceeds of Crime Partner
Amelia Ramsay and presented by Christian
Juebner KC.
Christian is an expert in proceeds of crime litigation and has a
principal practice in commercial litigation. He is a member of the
Confiscation and Proceeds Crime List Users Group of the Supreme
Court and the County Court of Victoria.
Christian was also recently ranked by Doyles Guide as a Leading
White Collar Criminal Law & Regulatory Investigation Barrister
in Australia for 2024, as well as a Recommended Commercial
Litigation & Dispute Resolution Senior Counsel in Victoria for
2024. He has been consistently awarded the latter recognition
during the years 2020, 2021, and 2022.
The presentation started with an introduction of the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), how it works, the agencies involved in its administration, and some statistics. Common misconceptions were also clarified which were soon followed by a careful discussion of what happens during each of the three phases of POCA legislation: (1) the first 28 days, (2) the holding pattern, and (3) the property recovery. There was also a Q&A portion at the end of the session where Christian answered a number of questions from the participants.
A replay of the webinar is available on YouTube and can also be viewed here:
Doogue + George will be holding its 2nd instalment of the AML
webinars on 19 November 2024 at 5PM AEST with the title
"Restraining Orders 1st Conference". Registration for
this second webinar is now open, here.
For more information about our AML webinars, visit our AML
webinars page.