In a review of the key developments in AML and sanctions over the course of 2019 by Moneylaundering.com, a publication of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), Partner Anna Bradshaw is quoted on proposals to reform the EU’s AML framework: “The most explosive development would be a move from directives to regulations, but […]
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On 19 July 2019, The Private Prosecutors’ Association (“PPA”) launched its first edition of the Code for Private Prosecutors (“the Code”). Its intention was to set out standards of best practice and highlight some of the unique features of private prosecutions for those intending to bring such prosecutions in the future. Whilst adherence to the […]
On 3 October 2019, the UK Home Secretary and US Attorney General signed a UK/US electronic data sharing agreement (“DSA”) aimed at drastically reducing the time it takes to access emails and other communications data in the investigation of serious crime. The agreement is intended as a solution to the ubiquitous use of US-based email […]
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The mere mention of the word, cryptocurrency , is usually greeted with a slight tinge of mistrust , with the slew of recent headlines having done nothing to rehabilitate crypto’s bad reputation. Instead, they have helped to cement the product’s notoriety as a criminal’s currency of choice or the tool of the illicit financier. The […]
Anna Bradshaw will be speaking on a panel addressing perspectives on sanctions from the EU and Canada. Read more
In the wake of the recent settlement by the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) of a series of account freezing orders to a combined value of £190 million. Partner Anna Bradshaw explains to the Global Investigation Review (GIR) that the NCA’s approach is responsive to pressure from Non-Governmental Organisations. “Cleary the NCA is very pleased. […]
In the fight against fraud and malfeasance, the English Court is often asked to grant intrusive orders in order to assist claimants in protecting their interests. If, in the perhaps over-used phrase, the worldwide freezing order is the ‘nuclear weapon’ of civil litigation, then search and seizure orders (SSOs) are a more targeted and nuanced […]
Peters & Peters successfully acted for several connected and prominent Middle Eastern political figures in relation to INTERPOL Red Notices. The clients were all associated with opposition groups in a specific INTERPOL member state and contended that the allegations of corruption and other serious wrongdoing made against them were politically motivated. We were able to […]
