The UK has set out plans to tame the crypto sector and the Treasury has announced that this will be done under the existing financial services regime. In this first edition of the International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators Bulletin (see p26), Keith Oliver and Caroline Timoney argue that despite the Treasury’s ambition to control […]
As Covid-19 brought a seismic shift in the amount of time Britons spend living and working in their home, there followed an uptick in those wanting to maximise or improve the space through renovation. With demand for tradesmen outstripping supply, it is unsurprising that homeowner complaints about ‘rogue builders’ soared by nearly one third between […]
For once, I will be fleetingly positive about this country. I know it’s not de rigueur, and I won’t make a habit out of it. But it seems like we are starting to get the long-awaited clarity the country needs in the context of digital assets. Theoretically at least. I say this following the publication […]
Who’s Who Legal has ranked two Peters & Peters partners as part of a “global elite” in its rankings for asset recovery in England, as well as recommended three other partners. Head of Fraud & Commercial Disputes Jonathan Tickner and Head of International Keith Oliver were recognised as ‘Global Thought Leaders’, with Jonathan described as […]
Fraud now accounts for 40% of all crime and, in May, the government published its national fraud strategy – the latest official document attempting to address this epidemic. The ambition is for fraud to be reduced by 10% by December 2024 on 2019 levels, by “tackling fraudsters head on, protecting the British people’s hard-earned cash […]
Our client, a young woman with no previous convictions, has today had proceedings discontinued against her for allegedly possessing a false identity document, without reasonable excuse. Our client, a dual national, was accused of being in possession of a false passport at Heathrow airport, where she was attempting to board a flight for a […]
Lev Khasis, the former First Deputy Chairman of PJSC Sberbank, was removed from the UK’s Russia sanctions list today, after a request for ministerial review was submitted by Peters & Peters to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Mr Khasis had resigned his position at Sberbank before Russia invaded Ukraine. He was listed […]
The Attorney General, Victoria Prentis KC MP, has announced that former senior police officer Nick Ephgrave QPM will be the next director at the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). Ephgrave was assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in charge of frontline policing between 2019 and 2022 and, before this, he was the Chief Constable for Surrey […]
Earlier this week, American actor Kevin Spacey first appeared for trial in London’s Southwark Crown Court over multiple allegations of sexual assault. The former artistic director of the Old Vic theatre is accused of sexually assaulting four men in England between 2001 and 2013. He has already pleaded not guilty to the charges. Anna Bradshaw […]
UK law enforcers are often envious of their US counterparts and the tools that the latter have at their disposal to investigate, regulate and deter financial crime and misconduct. However, there is one mechanism that UK regulators and legislators seem less than enthusiastic about adopting, namely whistleblower awards. In Business Reporter, Neil Swift makes the […]
