Currently Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Studies) at the University of
Manitoba, my primary research and teaching interests concern the intersection of law and
money. Tax law is an obvious locus of that intersection. I teach taxation law and conduct
research on tax havens as well as the tax-driven governance of philanthropy. Much of my
research focuses on contemporary attempts to control international criminal activity
through an assault on the financial element of crime, the revenues upon which it thrives
as well as the resources (terrorist finance) that permits its execution. I also regularly
teach international law and conflict resolution.

Civil Liability in Criminal Law

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Chatterjee v. Ontario: Property, Crime and Civil Proceedings, Criminal Law Quarterly (2009)

This paper examines the decision in Chatterjee v. Ontario (Attorney General), which upheld the constitutionality...

 
Ontario (Attorney General) v. $29, 020 in Canadian Currency: A Comment on Proceeds of Crime and Provincial Civil Forfeiture Laws, Criminal Law Quarterly (2006)

Many provinces are embracing a modern approach to crime control, an approach which uses civil...

 
Alberta and Ontario: Civilizing the Money-Centered Model of Crime Control, Asper Journal of International Business and Trade (2004)

An examination of contemporary crime management strategies reveals an emerging trend. With increasing frequency, reliance...

 

Terrorist Finance

Uncertainties Collide: Lawyers and Money Laundering, Terrorist Finance Regulation,, Journal of Financial Crime, forthcoming (2009)

The tasking of Canadian lawyers with anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist finance obligations is a project fraught...

 
Tax and Terrorism: A New Partnership?, Journal of Financial Crime (2007)

The global chase for terrorist assets has shed light on a link between tax and...

 

Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Law and Legal Process in the Resolution of International Conflicts, Handbook of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (2008)

Law casts its shadow on virtually all areas of human conflict. The dissolution of marriage...