David Bowles – Proctor

About David Bowles

David Bowles is a Queensland Law Society ethics solicitor.

Articles by David Bowles

In practice

Small banks have been cheque-ing out

Our table lists the institutions which will no longer accept cheques and those which have announced pending changes.

David Bowles

In practice

Buyer beware with funds transfer fraud

There are lessons to be learned for sellers and customers.

David Bowles

Perspectives

First they came for the bankers

Protecting people from themselves requires significant intrusion into everybody’s lives.

David Bowles

Perspectives

Money-laundering panic disingenuous

What is lacking from this discourse is any evidence for the claim that new regulation will effectively reduce money laundering, or that the vast compliance cost (ultimately paid by clients) represents value for money.

David Bowles

In practice

Hackers have new weapon

We all know not to act on email instructions to transfer money (either from within or outside the firm). Unfortunately, as the threats evolve so must our defences.

David Bowles