“Trust me; I’m your lawyer”: Lawyers’ Reporting Duty under AML/ATF Law in Malaysia

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Abstract

Lawyers have always been vulnerable to be misused by money launderers as one of the potential vehicles for such criminals to conduct their illegal activities. Given such issues, the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Law in Malaysia imposes an obligation on lawyers to report any suspicious transactions to the regulator. Adopting a content analysis method, this paper examines such obligation and the impediments to such reporting. Lawyers’ reluctance to comply with their reporting duties could be attributed to the culture of confidentiality and the fear of erosion of the client-lawyer privilege.

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Title: Journal of ASIAN Behavioural Studies

Abbreviated Title: jABs

Publisher: e-IPH Ltd.

ISSN (Electronic): 2514-7528

Publication date Created: August 22 2018

Publication date (Electronic): August 23 2018

Volume: 3

Issue: 10

Page: 1

Article

DOI: 10.21834/jabs.v3i10.298

SO-VID: 37318fe9-6a7e-44bd-8574-1185dfca6221

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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ScienceOpen disciplines: Psychology,Urban design & Planning,Urban studies,General behavioral science,Cultural studies

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ScienceOpen disciplines: Psychology, Urban design & Planning, Urban studies, General behavioral science, Cultural studies

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