The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has published its Annual Report and Accounts, 2021-2022, alongside the much-anticipated findings of Brian Altman QC’s and Sir David Calvert-Smith’s reviews into the collapse of the R v Woods and Marshall trial and the SFO’s handling of the Unaoil investigation. The reviews cast a dark shadow over the Annual Report’s […]
A few decades ago, Phil Collins sang ‘I can feel it coming in the air tonight (oh lord!)’, and 41 years later, these lyrics can conceivably be transposed as the anthem for crypto-fraud victims. Today, what is ‘coming in the air tonight’ is instead the NFT, modified for use in crypto litigation and airdropped onto […]
Criminal investigations are inevitably intrusive and difficult; they can last months, if not years. Any associated media exposure will be deeply unpleasant, and will only increase with a charge and criminal litigation. How might someone under police investigation prevent a charge from being brought and/or their case progressing to a trial? Rachel Cook […]
Last month, the Law Commission published its proposed reforms to corporate criminal liability. Although the government has focused on economic crime recently, it may be some time before any reforms are implemented and the government will need to decide whether to adopt any of the Commission’s proposals, or proffer their own, as well as any […]
In this article for LawInSport, Craig Hogg and Caroline Timoney review the case of Brendan Taylor and the decision by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to ban the former member of Zimbabwe’s national cricket team from all forms of cricket for three-and-a-half years. Mr Taylor accepted four charges of breaching corruption regulations under the […]
In this article for New Law Journal, Neil Swift reports on the successes and shortcomings of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and asks whether the pursuit of corporate scalps has undermined its original mission. In 1986, the Roskill Report recommended that the government set up a new unified organisation responsible for the detection, investigation and […]
In this article for Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence, Jonathan Tickner and Caroline Timoney discuss the first and second Economic Crime Bills. The first received Royal Assent in March 2022 and the second was announced in the Queen’s speech in May. The article outlines the history behind each bill, what they cover and why two […]
Today, the Law Commission published its long-awaited paper on the potential reform options for the laws in England and Wales on corporate criminal liability. The Commission’s approach represents a constructive balance, exploring options for ensuring that companies can be held responsible for wrongdoing while seeking to avoid imposing unreasonable economic, regulatory or legal burdens. […]
On 26 May, Michael O’Kane, Senior Partner at Peters & Peters, was interviewed by the College of Law Australia, alongside Olivia Kung, Partner at Wellington Legal, Ross Dakin, Partner at Peppercorn Recruitment, and Helen Wu, Director, Business and Legal Affairs, Marketing and Advertising Counsel, PlayStation. Michael discussed his career route to Peters & Peters […]
ISO 31030 was published in September 2021 to complement the general ISO 31000 Risk Management Standard. The ISO standard is the first truly global benchmark for travel risk management and provides a framework of good practice. The White Paper aims to help corporates understand the ISO’s potential implications for an employer’s travel security obligations and […]
