Following the success of our “MOVEmber campaign”, where we raised a total of £5,905 for our chosen charity – St Matthew’s project by collectively running, walking and cycling, the founder of the charity Lee has expressed his gratitude by saying, “On behalf of everyone at SMP, I’d just like to say how overwhelmed we’ve been […]
A new report from the Financial Action Task Force has cited an increase in cases where trade-based money laundering has occurred, including the use of everyday items like onions, potatoes and soft fruit. Our own Anna Bradshaw explains that “In most jurisdictions, you may be on the hook if you fail to take steps to […]
With the Brexit transition period approaching, companies need to be aware of the likely changes to the U.K.’s sanctions regime. Our Sanctions and Export Controls expert Anna Bradshaw provides some comments to The Wall Street Journal on the matter. Anna explains that “Licensing decisions in the U.K. could become much more unpredictable—and processes could take […]
We are delighted to announce that following on from the success of our “MOVEmber” charity initiative, we will be extending this in the New Year by collectively walking, running, cycling and swimming to raise money for our chosen charity – St Matthew’s project. For every kilometre travelled, 10p will be donated to the St Matthew’s […]
INTERPOL has agreed with Peters & Peters that the diffusions for the purpose of arresting our clients, two high-profile Russian businessmen, should be deleted because the criminal case against them is politically motivated. Our clients were the owners of one of Russia’s most successful private banks before it was unlawfully taken over by the Russian […]
We are delighted to announce that throughout the month of November, we smashed through our target by raising a total of £5,905 as part of our “MOVEmber campaign” for our chosen charity – St Matthew’s project which will make a huge difference! We did this by collectively running, walking and cycling. A huge thank you […]
Peters & Peters are very proud to learn that the City of London Law Society has presented our former Senior Partner, Monty Raphael QC (hons), with a lifetime achievement award at last night’s British Legal Awards 2020. This recognises Monty’s vision in creating a white collar crime specialism in the firm and then more widely […]
Our client, the UK’s Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, roundly defeated pharmaceutical company Servier Laboratories in the Supreme Court. The company had tried unsuccessfully to rely on a previous EU court ruling to prevent court proceedings going forward in London, centred on the Secretary of State’s allegations that Servier blocked generic competition […]
Secretary of State for Health & Social Care and the NHS Business Services Authority v Servier Laboratories Ltd and Others On 6 November 2020 the Supreme Court confirmed that context is everything when applying findings of the European Courts in separate proceedings. The Secretary of State for Health & Social Care and the NHS Business […]
Peter FitzGerald, Of Counsel, and Amalia Neenan, Legal Researcher, discuss the increasingly problematic process of removing Interpol Red Notices. Unfortunately, these powers can often be abused and manipulated for geopolitical gain, resulting in the inappropriate issuance of Red Notices against unsuspecting individuals. It is therefore vital that practitioners be aware of both the theoretical safeguards […]
