Michael O'Kane

Peters & Peters acts in first civil monetary penalty case under the UK’s strict liability regime for breaches of financial sanctions

Cassandra Bozikovic October 17, 2024 0 Comments

On 29 August 2024, following an investigation lasting over 15 months, the Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) imposed a monetary penalty of £15,000 against our client, Integral Concierge Services Limited, for contravention of regulations 11(1) and 13(1) of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the Russia Regulations). The case involved consideration of the […]

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Peters & Peters secures deletion of INTERPOL diffusions for Russian clients

Cassandra Bozikovic August 9, 2024 0 Comments

We have secured the deletion of INTERPOL diffusions against four Russian businessmen. We successfully persuaded INTERPOL’s CCF that the criminal cases against our clients were politically motivated and part of a long-running corporate raid. We explained that the criminal cases and corresponding arrest warrants were aimed at undermining efforts to recover the value of property […]

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Attorney General of Mozambique, instructing Peters & Peters, secures multi-billion dollar victory against Privinvest Group

Cassandra Bozikovic July 29, 2024 0 Comments

Peters & Peters notes with great satisfaction the judgment of the Honourable Mr Justice Robin Knowles CBE in the Republic of Mozambique litigation which was handed down on 29 July 2024. The judgment represents a major milestone in the five years of litigation, initiated by the Attorney General of Mozambique, to hold the Privinvest Group […]

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Peters & Peters successful in securing deletion of UAE INTERPOL diffusions following revision application

Cassandra Bozikovic June 27, 2024 0 Comments

Following detailed submissions from Peters & Peters, the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) has quashed two Red Notices issued at the request of the United Arab Emirates against our client, an international businessman subject to “bounced cheque” (unfunded cheque) offences arising out of commercial loan agreements. Our submissions demonstrated that our client’s […]

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CAT rules in favour of NHS in significant competition claim against pharmaceuticals

Cassandra Bozikovic June 24, 2024 0 Comments

Peters & Peters was recently instructed to act for the NHS in long-running litigation against the Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck and several others, and to seek to resist arguments by the pharmaceutical companies that the NHS’ claim had been brought out of time and should not be allowed to proceed. The claims arise from the […]

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Peters & Peters obtains partial strike out of FCA case

Cassandra Bozikovic May 16, 2024 0 Comments

The Upper Tribunal issued an important case management judgment on 8 May 2024 in the case of FCA v Banque Havilland & Ors.  Nick Vamos, James Tyler and Julia Steinhardt represent the second defendant in the case, Mr Edmund Rowland. Mr Rowland is alleged to have been involved in the creation and dissemination of a […]

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Eugene Shvidler’s case is going to UK Supreme Court

Cassandra Bozikovic May 14, 2024 0 Comments

The UK Supreme Court has granted permission to Eugene Shvidler to appeal against the Court of Appeal judgment upholding sanctions against him. Michael O’Kane acts for Mr Shvidler. This will be an important case on the UK courts’ approach to targeted sanctions challenges. The UK designated Mr Shvidler in March 2022 for being associated with […]

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CAT to rule on whether NHS ‘pay for delay’ case against Lundbeck and other pharmaceuticals companies is time-barred

Cassandra Bozikovic April 26, 2024 0 Comments

Peters & Peters has recently been instructed to act for the NHS in long-running litigation against the Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck and several others. The claims arise from the European Commission’s 2013 decision that Lundbeck and the other defendants infringed European competition law by entering into ‘pay for delay’ agreements under which generic producers and […]

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Peters & Peters secures delisting of Igor Makarov from UK sanctions list

Cassandra Bozikovic March 13, 2024 0 Comments

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the UK government imposed sanctions on persons believed to benefit from or support the Russian government. Mr Makarov was designated by the UK in September 2022, allegedly because he was involved in supporting the government of Russia through carrying on business in the Russian energy sector. […]

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P&P secures client’s discharge in extradition case involving Kenya

Cassandra Bozikovic February 21, 2024 0 Comments

Nick Vamos and Franziska Christen have secured a discharge for a client facing extradition to the Republic of Kenya (a category 2 territory under the Extradition Act 2003) to face criminal proceedings for conspiracy to defraud. We had previously won the client’s release on conditional bail. The case raised issues in relation to: – the […]

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