‘Byron James barrister, Expatriate Law (United Arab Emirates) considers the possible implications of bitcoin, bitchain and other developments on financial remedy cases.’
Family Law Week, 13th December 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The UK and other EU governments are planning a crackdown on bitcoin amid growing concerns that the digital currency is being used for money laundering and tax evasion.’
The Guardian, 4th December 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The question of whether the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) can be used to deal with Bitcoins¹ and electronic currencies has been the subject of some speculation by specialist practitioners recently. In my view it can be utilised, but it is not ideal. I will not deal with the technical difficulties in finding bitcoin accounts; what I will concentrate on in this article is finding the correct legal tools to recover the assets and what other options are available when it does not work.’
Drystone Chambers, 23rd October 2017
Source: drystone.com
‘A university lecturer has been jailed after buying a cocktail of drugs over the “dark web” that led to the death of his friend.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th April 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Byron James, barrister, Fourteen considers the possible significance of the dark net and bitcoins in financial remedies cases.’
Family Law Week, 23rd November 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The Government is to regulate bitcoin exchanges to stop their use as money laundering hubs, the Treasury said today.’
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The Independent, 18th March 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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