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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.

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.

‘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.

The Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credit (the UCP): Are they merely a set of Contractual Terms? (2015)
Journal Article
Chhina, R. K. (2015). The Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credit (the UCP): Are they merely a set of Contractual Terms?. Banking and Finance Law Review, 30(2), 245-265

The paper examines the true legal nature of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credit (the UCP) by applying the test: whether the UCP Rules will be applied or at least referred to by courts even when not expressly referred to by the par... Read More about The Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credit (the UCP): Are they merely a set of Contractual Terms?.

Trade-Based Money Laundering: Ever Increasing Threat with Little Regulation (2014)
Journal Article
Chhina, R. K. (2014). Trade-Based Money Laundering: Ever Increasing Threat with Little Regulation. Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation, 29(11), 665-671

Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML) represents an important channel of criminal activity. Given the high growth of international trade in recent years and lack of specific international standards to combat money laundering in global trade system, TBM... Read More about Trade-Based Money Laundering: Ever Increasing Threat with Little Regulation.

The ISP 98 and the URDG 758: A Comparative Analysis (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chhina, R. K. (2014, June). The ISP 98 and the URDG 758: A Comparative Analysis. Paper presented at International Conference on Trade, Business, Economics and Law, Edinburgh, UK

No abstract available.

Uniform International Legal Regime for Multimodal Transport: Unarguable Need but No General Acceptance (2013)
Journal Article
Chhina, R. K. (2013). Uniform International Legal Regime for Multimodal Transport: Unarguable Need but No General Acceptance. Journal of International Maritime Law, 19(6), 516-524

Currently there is no set of uniform rules for multimodal transport that have received general acceptance and thus entered into force internationally. Following the growth of containerised transportation in the 1960s and the declared support for the... Read More about Uniform International Legal Regime for Multimodal Transport: Unarguable Need but No General Acceptance.