Cayle 
LUPTON

 
University of Johannesburg 
Visiting Scholar

Dr Cayle Lupton is a Senior Lecturer of Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Johannesburg and Director of the Centre for Banking Law, a centre of the University of Johannesburg. He is also an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (USA), and a member of the Global South Dialogue on Economic Crime (UK).

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In Residence

20 June 2024 to 3 July 2024

Dr Cayle Lupton is a Senior Lecturer of Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Johannesburg and Director of the Centre for Banking Law, a centre of the University of Johannesburg. He is also an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (USA), and a member of the Global South Dialogue on Economic Crime (UK).

Cayle teaches at the undergraduate and occasionally the postgraduate level. His research interests include international banking law, specifically in the areas of trade finance, financial crime and targeted financial sanctions. His research has been recognised internationally on various platforms, most recently by the Court of Appeal of Singapore, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as well as by several international media houses.

Prior to joining academia, Cayle worked in legal practice where he was mostly involved in commercial litigation, contractual advisory and regulatory compliance. He holds the degrees LLB, LLM and LLD from the University of Johannesburg and a certificate in Trade Finance Compliance from the London Institute of Banking and Finance.

Cayle’s research project is titled, “The screening of trade documentation in the time of targeted sanctions and artificial intelligence”

For a list of Cayle’s selected publication, please visit his profile at:

https://www.uj.ac.za/members/cayle-lupton/

  • International Banking Law
  • Trade Finance
  • Emerging Technologies in relation to Trade Finance
  • Financial Crime
  • Targeted sanctions