Head of International Keith Oliver and Partner Nick Vamos were graciously invited to attend a dinner hosted by the UK Ambassador to Romania, his excellency Andrew Noble at his residence, where they discussed the state of International law and particularly the extradition issues the Assange case generated.
We are delighted to announce that Peters & Peters has been shortlisted by The Lawyer for Law firm of the year : The Independents – London. Read more
Its been a year since the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal and the death of Dawn Sturgess, and official investigation into the case has led to extradition requests for two Russian suspects. Partner Nick Vamos tells Novaya about the prospects for the case and its wider legal consequences for Russia. Read more
We are delighted to announce that Brian McDonald has been shortlisted as “Employer Mentor / Line Manager of the year” in the Just IT Apprenticeship awards 2019. Read more.
As part of its 5 year anti-corruption strategy, the government has recently launched the Economic Crime Strategic Board to provide ministerial direction and oversight to the various agencies responsible for combatting economic crime and corruption. Neil Swift looks at the ECSB’s aims and objectives, and considers whether it is more than mere window dressing. Please […]
Peters & Peters are instructed by the Claimants, the Secretary of State for Health and NHS Business Authority in the ongoing claims against the pharmaceutical company, Servier concerning the blood pressure lowering ‘blockbuster’ drug, Perindopril. Jonathan Tickner (Head of Commercial Litigation), Jason Woodland (Partner) and Emma Ruane (Of Counsel) all act. Read more.
Head of International Keith Oliver is delighted to have been invited to be one of the founding members of the International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators, an independent group of leading international specialists created to expand the body of knowledge on economic crimes and how collectively to confront them. Keith has joined over twenty renowned […]
The Select Committee on the Bribery Act 2010 was appointed on 17 May 2018 to carry out post-legislative scrutiny of the Act, its operation and its enforcement, and to make recommendations to the Government. The committee invited members of the Judiciary, law enforcement, NGOs and the legal profession to provide oral evidence. Neil Swift’s evidence […]
Since 31 January 2018, UK law enforcement has had a number of new powers at its disposal, introduced into the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 by the Criminal Finances Act 2017. These provide UK law enforcement with potentially ground-breaking new powers to freeze and recover the alleged proceeds of crime. Lesser known provisions, which involve […]
