Supreme Court confirms stringent standard for confidentiality
The Supreme Court of Victoria has recently rejected claims for confidentiality over documents, reiterating that confidentiality orders are a “stringent standard” and that it is not enough that an applicant merely wishes to avoid scrutiny or maintain confidence. The...
Andrew Tragardh Recognised in Best Lawyers 2023 for Best Lawyers in Australia
Duxton Hill Founder and Managing Partner Andrew Tragardh has once again been recognised in the 15th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Australia for Criminal Defence. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected lawyer ranking service in the world. Andrew’s selection is...
Special Counsel Dr Aaron Lane provides ABC news commentary on Himalaya Coin cryptocurrency project
Duxton Hill Special Counsel Dr Aaron Lane, an expert in blockchain and cryptocurrencies, recently told ABC Investigations that there was "absolutely no chance" that the US$43 billion valuation of the new ‘Himalaya Coin’ or ‘HCoin’ cryptocurrency was correct. According...
Australian businesses urged to claim their new domain name category to minimise fraud
From 24 March 2022, anyone with a local connection to Australia (including businesses, associations and individuals) will be able to register a new category of domain name. These shorter simpler domain names end in .au rather than .com.au, .net.au, .org.au, .gov.au...
Global crypto-scam suspect sold out mother with dementia
On 30 March 2022 Justice McMillan of the Supreme Court of Victoria delivered judgment in favour of our clients, Wayne and Alida Foottit. We believe our clients are the only victims who have recovered money against Bill Floropoulos and his associates. Michael Roddan...
Duxton Hill commences proceedings against IBAC
Article extracted from The Australian, Damon Johnston 26 March 2022. A Melbourne developer accused of engaging in corrupt property deals with a local council has launched Supreme Court action to block the state’s anti-corruption agency from releasing a report into the...
Open Source Intelligence Investigations – Benefits and Risks
“True knowledge exits knowing that you know nothing” ~ Socrates Transitioning from a uniform police officer to the criminal investigation branch required that I undertake Detective Training School. It was here I was first introduced to the concept of open source...
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Andrew Sloman joins Duxton Hill as Special Advisor – Risk and Compliance
We are delighted to announce Andrew Sloman has joined Duxton Hill as a Special Advisor in risk and compliance. Andrew has over 30 years’ experience as a Chartered Accountant practising as a partner of firms across both Australia and New Zealand. Andrew specialises in...
Searching for love online? A reminder to look out for romance scams this Valentine’s Day
Dubbed as the ‘growing criminal epidemic’, this Valentine’s Day reminds us of those who have lost more than just love online. Last year Australians lost more than $56 million to online romance scams, a growth of $18 million on 2020’s figures. Consumer Affairs Victoria...
Special Counsel Dr Aaron Lane features on ‘The Conversation’
Cryptocurrency crime has been on the rise. How are these crimes committed? And what can you do to stay ahead of scammers? In an explainer for The Conversation, Duxton Hill’s Special Counsel Dr Aaron Lane draws on the forthcoming report from Chainalysis Inc., his...
‘Tapping into Crypto’ Podcast Features Duxton Hill’s Special Counsel Dr Aaron Lane
On January 9 2021, Duxton Hill’s Special Counsel Dr Aaron Lane spoke with popular cryptocurrency podcast ‘Tapping into Crypto’. Dr Lane spotlighted how he leverages his ground-breaking research from RMIT’s Blockchain Innovation Hub to assist Duxton Hill clients who...
Duxton Hill on 60 Minutes
On Sunday 28 November 2021, our founder and financial crime specialist lawyer Andrew Tragardh appeared on 60 Minutes in the segment “Dirty Money” - a special investigation by multi-award winning journalist Nick McKenzie into the serious problem of money laundering...
Scam Awareness Week 2021
Today is the first day of the national Scams Awareness Week. According to the ACCC, Australians have already lost over $236 million to scams this year. Scams Awareness Week aims to encourage open and honest conversations about scams to increase public awareness...
Regulating Cryptocurrency in Australia – ABC News Features Duxton Hill’s Special Counsel Dr Aaron Lane
Online scams, particularly financial investment scams involving Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are on the rise, as Duxton Hill’s previous posts have noted. In a hurry to take advantage of an offer that it is “too good to miss”, it can be difficult for potential...
Duxton Hill features on Melbourne radio
Further to our recent post concerning online scams, on 15 September 2021 our founder Andrew Tragardh spoke with Neil Mitchell on Melbourne talk-back station 3AW about how Duxton Hill has had success getting money back for victims of online scams. To listen to the...