About the Author

• Author: Mohan Prabhu
• Pages: 571-571

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About the Author

Mohan Prabhu worked as a senior counsel with the Canadian Department

of Justice prior to his retirement, and in that capacity gained experience in

regulatory matters, especially in the f‌ields of bankruptcy, environment, and

customs and excise. He was the architect of the federal administrative mon-

etary penalties system adopted in 1995, f‌irst by Agriculture and Agri-Food

Canada and subsequently by Revenue Canada (Customs and Excise), Environ-

ment Canada, and other federal departments.

Prior to joining the federal government, he taught law in Toronto and

Saskatoon.

Dr Prabhu was the editor of the Annotated Customs Act from 1991 to

2012, and of the chapter on Customs and Excise Laws of Canada in the Can-

adian Encyclopedic Digest (Ontario) from 1993 to 2004.

Mohan Prabhu holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the

University of Bombay; an LLM with distinction from the University of Lon-

don, England; and a doctorate of law from the University of Ottawa. He was

called to the bars in India, England, and Canada, from which he has now

retired. He was awarded the rank of Queen’s Counsel in 1990.