Partner Anna Bradshaw is quoted in The Times about the controversy surrounding the appointment of the Head of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office

Brian McDonald April 17, 2019 0 Comments

Partner Anna Bradshaw tells The Times that the European Public Prosecutor’s Office was “a unique and entirely novel beast”.  Anna noted that there is already disagreement over what offences should fall within its remit and uncertainty over whether they will remain limited to crimes affecting the EU’s budget, commenting: “there are already calls for its powers to […]

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Richard Clayman and Philip Gardner discuss the limits of international judicial comity in the recent case of ACL Netherlands B.V & Ors -v- Lynch & Ors [2019] EWHC 249 (Ch)

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Associates Richard Clayman and Philip Gardner discuss the limits of international judicial comity in the recent case of ACL Netherlands B.V & Ors -v- Lynch & Ors [2019] EWHC 249 (Ch) Read more

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Partner Jonathan Tickner and Trainee solicitor Holly Buick discuss “In defence of Litigation Funding” in the Wealth Briefing

Brian McDonald April 16, 2019 0 Comments

Against the background of rapid growth and innovation in the sector, it is worth revisiting the key features of litigation funding that high net worth individuals and their advisers should take into account when considering this as a viable option for pursuing a legal claim. Read more

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Partner Nick Vamos is quoted by the BBC about the potential extradition of Julian Assange

Brian McDonald April 16, 2019 0 Comments

Regarding Julian Assange’s potential extradition, Partner Nick Vamos said that UK proceedings should not take more than 18 months. Considering Assange’s potential objections to extradition, Nick Vamos said that he did not think courts would accept the US case was politically motivated, but he said Assange may be able to argue that his likely treatment […]

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Senior Associate Rachel Cook is interviewed by LexisNexis on the effectiveness of the offence of failure to prevent tax evasion offences on corporate behaviour

Brian McDonald April 15, 2019 0 Comments

Senior Associate, Rachel Cook, considers the findings of HMRC’s report, “Evaluation of corporate behaviour change in response to the corporate criminal offences” (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-corporate-behaviour-change-in-response-to-the-corporate-criminal-offences) and explores the effectiveness of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 on changing corporate behaviour. Read more You can get more articles like this from Lexis Nexis www.lexisnexis.com/uk/lexispsl  

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Partner Nick Vamos is quoted in Bloomberg on Julian Assange’s arrest

Brian McDonald April 12, 2019 0 Comments

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks has been expelled from the Ecuadorean embassy in London, and has been arrested by the Metropolitan police on U.S charges. Partner Nick Vamos says, “ Assange will almost certainly be denied bail, given his previous flight to the Ecuadorean embassy. The chances of getting bail are less than zero”. […]

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Partners Michael O’Kane and Anna Bradshaw are quoted in the Independent on Julian Assange’s arrest and possible extradition

Brian McDonald April 12, 2019 0 Comments

The Independent reports that WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange could be imprisoned in the UK for many years as his lawyers have vowed to fight his extradition to the US. Partner Anna Bradshaw said the US had so far launched a provisional extradition request and the full details would have to be received before any hearing. […]

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Peters & Peters comment extensively in the media on the arrest and potential extradition of Julian Assange

Brian McDonald April 12, 2019 0 Comments

The Guardian The Independent The Edge Singapore BNN Bloomberg Luxembourg Times World Style UK News BizNews India News       

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Partner Nick Vamos is quoted in Hindustan Times on Vijay Mallya’s extradition

Brian McDonald April 11, 2019 0 Comments

Vijay Mallya’s application for leave to appeal his extradition to India has been rejected by the High Court.  Partner Nick Vamos says, “The high court’s dismissal of his written application to appeal is a real setback… It is unusual for leave to be granted when it has already been refused in writing.” He further adds, […]

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Partner Anna Bradshaw is quoted by Global Investigations Review on the future of corporate liability for financial sanctions violations in the UK

Brian McDonald April 1, 2019 0 Comments

Sanctions Practitioners approached by Global Investigations Review differ in their assessment of whether a corporate ‘failure to prevent’ offence would be appropriate for financial sanctions violations in the UK.  Partner Anna Bradshaw said that she would prefer to see the introduction of a legal obligation requiring companies to maintain certain risk-based internal policies, as opposed […]

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