Outputs (25)

Guidelines and Roadmap on the establishment and functioning of Beneficial Ownership Registry in Albania (2019)
Report
Kaur Chhina, R., & Taymans, A. (in press). Guidelines and Roadmap on the establishment and functioning of Beneficial Ownership Registry in Albania. Council of Europe

This paper identifies and analyses a range of issues to be addressed by the Albanian authorities to achieve their stated objective of compliance with the relevant FATF Recommendations and EU AMLD framework dealing with the establishment and access to... Read More about Guidelines and Roadmap on the establishment and functioning of Beneficial Ownership Registry in Albania.

Legal Opinion on the Draft Law of Georgia on “Facilitating the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing” (2017)
Report
Chhina, R. K., & Bökkerink, M. (2017). Legal Opinion on the Draft Law of Georgia on “Facilitating the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing”. Georgia: Council of Europe

No abstract available.

Legal Opinion on reviewing the Administrative Instruction No. 04/2014 on Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) (2017)
Report
Chhina, R. K. (2017). Legal Opinion on reviewing the Administrative Instruction No. 04/2014 on Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs). Kosovo: Council of Europe

No abstract available.

Performance bonds under English law: A journey from a strictly ‘narrow’ fraud exception to an overly broad ‘breach of good faith’ exception (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chhina, R. K. (2017, August). Performance bonds under English law: A journey from a strictly ‘narrow’ fraud exception to an overly broad ‘breach of good faith’ exception. Paper presented at 4th Annual International Conference on Law and policy, St

This paper critically examines the approach in English law to the application of the fraud exception to the principle of the autonomy of performance bonds. It establishes that the failure of the English courts to clearly differentiate between commerc... Read More about Performance bonds under English law: A journey from a strictly ‘narrow’ fraud exception to an overly broad ‘breach of good faith’ exception.

Implementation of the concept of “politically exposed persons (PEPs)” in India (2017)
Journal Article
Chhina, R. K. (2017). Implementation of the concept of “politically exposed persons (PEPs)” in India. Journal of Money Laundering Control, 20(1), 89-98. https://doi.org/10.1108/jmlc-01-2016-0001

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the concept of “politically exposed persons (PEPs)” as provided under the Indian anti-money laundering (AML) regime, particularly focussing on the Reserve Bank of India guidelines to its sup... Read More about Implementation of the concept of “politically exposed persons (PEPs)” in India.

‘Non-payment affected by money laundering under a letter of credit – How would English courts approach it?’ (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chhina, R. K. (2016, October). ‘Non-payment affected by money laundering under a letter of credit – How would English courts approach it?’. Paper presented at Annual International Conference on Law, Economics and Politics, Newnham College, Universit

No abstract available.

‘Unconscionability’ as an exception to the Principle of Autonomy of Letters of Credit: How well is it entrenched in Singaporean jurisdiction. (2016)
Journal Article
Chhina, R. K. (2016). ‘Unconscionability’ as an exception to the Principle of Autonomy of Letters of Credit: How well is it entrenched in Singaporean jurisdiction. Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, 412-435

This paper examines the development and application of the "unconscionability" exception to the principle of autonomy of abstract payment undertakings in the jurisdiction of Singapore. It establishes that the development of this exception in Singapor... Read More about ‘Unconscionability’ as an exception to the Principle of Autonomy of Letters of Credit: How well is it entrenched in Singaporean jurisdiction..

Managing money laundering risks in commercial letters of credit: Are banks in danger of non-compliance? A case study of the United Kingdom (2016)
Journal Article
Chhina, R. K. (2016). Managing money laundering risks in commercial letters of credit: Are banks in danger of non-compliance? A case study of the United Kingdom. Journal of Money Laundering Control, 19(2), 158-168. https://doi.org/10.1108/jmlc-05-2015-001

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the role of banks in detecting and mitigating money laundering risks in trade finance activities, especially in commercial letters of credit, and to answer the central question: do the banks... Read More about Managing money laundering risks in commercial letters of credit: Are banks in danger of non-compliance? A case study of the United Kingdom.

Implementation of the FATF Recommendations in Developing Countries with special focus on Recommendations 12 and 22 (Politically Exposed Persons): A Case Study from Indian Perspective (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chhina, R. K. (2016, February). Implementation of the FATF Recommendations in Developing Countries with special focus on Recommendations 12 and 22 (Politically Exposed Persons): A Case Study from Indian Perspective. Paper presented at Academic Internation

No abstract available.

Managing Money Laundering Risks in Commercial Letters of Credit: Are Bank’s in Danger of Non-Compliance – A Case Study of the United Kingdom (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chhina, R. K. (2015, July). Managing Money Laundering Risks in Commercial Letters of Credit: Are Bank’s in Danger of Non-Compliance – A Case Study of the United Kingdom. Presented at Annual International Conference on Interdisciplinary Legal Studies (

No abstract available.