We acted for a Egyptian client who was convicted in 2009, in absentia, of offences of wrongful killing and wrongful injury. As a result, our client became the subject of an INTERPOL Red Notice at the request of the Egyptian authorities. We made strong and detailed submissions to INTERPOL to the effect that there […]
Partner, Neil Swift was interviewed by BBC One programme, South East, about the UK’s failed attempt to extradite John Soares from the Reunion Islands, a French Overseas Territory in the Indian Ocean. Neil explained the options available to law enforcement following a French judge’s decision to reject the extradition request.
On 28 February 2018, Peters & Peters represented the CEO of a multinational company in preliminary reference proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union. The case concerns the circumstances in which EU Member States are obliged to execute European Arrest Warrants, and in particular the proper application of the principle of ne […]
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.
Partner Jason Woodland will be speaking at a conference in Budapest to celebrate the launch of this book, of which Jason was one of the authors. Jason will be speaking on a panel, alongside lawyers from the Netherlands, Austria and Hungary, discussing the book and the latest trends and developments in anti-trust/competition litigation. For further […]
The risk of breaching Russian sanctions remains a top concern for European banks, corporations and wealthy individuals despite market tensions surrounding the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran deal. Some wealthy Russians in London are concerned about their ability to use their bank accounts, as financial institutions are closing accounts to avoid the risk of sanctions […]
Partner Jasvinder Nakhwal is speaking at the Advanced EU Competition Law Conference, chairing a workshop offering a practical toolkit on how to survive dawn raids. Read more.
On 28 February 2018, Peters & Peters represented the CEO of a multinational company in preliminary reference proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union. The reference concerns the circumstances in which EU Member States are obliged to execute European Arrest Warrants (EAWs), and in particular the proper application of the principle of […]
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. Whilst there has been significant […]
Peters & Peters is “arguably London’s best civil fraud litigation boutique”, according to a leading law directory, and is sought after for its wealth of experience — and its additional support in criminal and regulatory litigation, where it specialises in regulatory investigations at the nexus of civil and criminal liability. Read more.
