“FCA hones in on purpose and safety through ‘healthy culture’ initiative”. Partner Hannah Laming, Associate Craig Hogg and Legal Researcher Katie Jones discuss in Financial Reporter

Brian McDonald June 29, 2020 0 Comments

On 5th March, the FCA published its first discussion paper of 2020, entitled ‘Transforming culture in financial services – driving purposeful cultures’ (‘DP20/1’). The FCA’s posturing in the area is important – the regulator has oversight over a large and diverse population of financial services firms, with its reach set to be extended further from […]

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“Ugly face of the beautiful game”. Of Counsel Peter FitzGerald and Legal researcher Amalia Neenan discuss in The Law Society Gazette

Brian McDonald June 29, 2020 0 Comments

The 2015 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) bribery scandal has all the hallmarks of a Shakespearian melodrama: money, deceit and the meteoric fall of the villain – former FIFA president Sepp Blatter (who has not been charged by US authorities and maintains his innocence of any wrongdoing). A decade on from the initial investigation, […]

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“The Ugly side to the Beautiful Game : stemming the illicit flow of money through FIFA”. Of Counsel Peter FitzGerald and Legal researcher Amalia Neenan discuss in The World Financial Review

Brian McDonald June 17, 2020 0 Comments

The comfort of a pleasant daily walk and a Netflix binge for solace has become the new normal in the midst of the Covid pandemic. Whilst some of us have been distracted by settling into the new TV series (or seven) others have been left wanting. One quintessentially British aspect of normal life has been […]

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“Close encounters of the technological kind : How unregulated technologies cashed in on Covid-19”. Head of International Keith Oliver, and Legal researcher Amalia Neenan discuss in Global Data Review

Brian McDonald June 15, 2020 0 Comments

As a response to the pandemic, facial recognition has been deployed in various countries as a way to stem the rate of transmission. For example, it has been most controversially used to track quarantine evaders and to gauge elevated temperatures in crowds in states such as Russia and China. The UK has similarly jumped on […]

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Partner Anna Bradshaw interviewed by ITV News on US request for evidence from Prince Andrew

Brian McDonald June 10, 2020 0 Comments

Partner Anna Bradshaw speaks to ITV News about the ability of the UK authorities to provide Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) sought by the US authorities in connection with the Epstein Investigation. Watch from 2:37  

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“Are English Courts still the venue of choice for family offices?” Partner Jason Woodland discusses in Campden FB

Brian McDonald June 10, 2020 0 Comments

A very high proportion of cases in the High Court have foreign litigants (and many cases no UK based parties at all) and English Courts have an unparalleled reputation abroad. This is for a number of reasons, but in particular the impartiality of judges; range of orders available to the court; full disclosure of documents; […]

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“Anne Saccolas: UK-US diplomatic relations tested”. Partner Jasvinder Nakhwal and Associate Craig Hogg discuss in EU Reporter

Brian McDonald June 9, 2020 0 Comments

Last month, INTERPOL issued a Red Notice for Anne Saccoolas, former CIA agent and wife of a US government employee stationed at RAF Croughton, England, in connection with the death of the British national, Harry Dunn. The Notice is the latest chapter in a near year-long saga that has tested UK-US extradition arrangements and shone […]

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Associate Philip Gardner discusses applying freezing orders and penal notices beyond the corporate veil

Brian McDonald June 3, 2020 0 Comments

Philip Gardner (Associate) of Peters & Peters discusses the case of Trans-Oil International S.A. -v- (1) Savoy Trading LP (2) Ivan Melnykov [2020] EWHC 57 (Comm) and the Court’s power to apply freezing orders beyond the corporate veil. Read more

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Partner Anna Bradshaw is quoted in the Financial Times on the implications of Brexit for EU and UK anti-money laundering efforts

Brian McDonald May 28, 2020 0 Comments

In the wake of ambitious proposals to improve the EU’s anti-money laundering controls, Partner Anna Bradshaw is interviewed by the Financial Times on the potential ramifications of Brexit for the fight against money laundering in the EU and in the UK. Read more

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“Finance needs to hear more from regulators on how to address risks posed by working at home”. Partner Neil Swift and Legal researcher Katie Jones discuss in Financial News

Brian McDonald May 21, 2020 0 Comments

The shift to remote working necessitated by the Covid-19 lockdown and restrictions imposed by the government, represents an unprecedented challenge to the financial services industry. While regulators were quick to act at the outset of the pandemic, taking immediate steps to stabilise the industry and protect customers, targeted measures to offset the novel risks posed […]

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