In the aftermath of the financial crisis, former bankers are cashing in on a litigation boom. Keith Oliver, Head of International at the litigation specialist Peters & Peters. “Now it’s not simply a question of resolving disputes — it has become a business. These funders treat litigation as though it is a commodity. That’s fed […]
Head of International Keith Oliver, reflects on the historic referendum on 23rd June 2016 that divided the nation and ponders whether Brexit, while we will hardly “rejoice-it”, will eventually come to be regarded as a moment in time and not the end of days. Read Keith’s full opinion piece here.
Peters & Peters are pleased to announce the publication of proceedings from the 2017 conference of the European Criminal Law Academics Network (ECLAN) on ‘European Criminal Law in the Global Context’, at which Dr Anna Bradshaw spoke. An abstract from Anna’s speech, on EU sanctions, is at page 50. Read more.
The increased use of sanctions by international powers has created long lists of designated parties who can quickly find themselves trapped by their listing. Dr. Anna Bradshaw, Barbara Linney and Collmann Griffin examine the differing methods for challenging a listing under the UN, US, EU and developing post-Brexit UK regimes and the strategies offering the […]
The government has hinted at passing a British version of the so-called Magnitsky Act, a US law that freezes assets and imposes travel bans on Russians suspected of corruption and human rights violations. Michael O’Kane, Senior Partner, said agreeing to activate the Magnitsky amendments was no surprise. However, he warned that as the bill is […]
Partner Nick Vamos highlights how there is plenty of legal change to be implemented post Brexit. He details the implications for criminal law cooperation across Europe. Read his full article here.
Partner Jasvinder Nakhwal, discusses Peters & Peters’ attitude towards women in our workplace in response to the fifth anniversary of ‘Lean in’ Chief Operating Officers Sheryl Sandbergs book on gender equality. In this piece published by Bloomsberg, women and men share their experiences of equality in the workforce on International Women’s Day. Read here.
Partner Nick Vamos on the question ‘Are high net worth individuals protected from extradition? To answer this, he reviews the current extradition landscape. Read the full article in the Global Banking & Finance review here.
Partner Anna Bradshaw is interviewed by the ACAMS MoneyLaundering.com on the vote this week by the House of Lords, defeating proposals that would have conferred wide powers on ministers to create new criminal offences for breaches of sanctions and anti-money laundering legislation. The article, “UK Ministers Lose Parliamentary Support for Unilateral Sanctions Powers”, is available […]
Nick Vamos analyses the Government’s recent position paper on criminal justice co-operation after Brexit. Nick discusses whether the UK will be able to negotiate to keep the existing benefits of the EAW, European Investigation Order and other EU measures whilst also leaving the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice. Read here.
