On Friday 25 March, Maria Cronin will give anti-money laundering training to a group of Bulgarian lawyers. The training is delivered as part of the ongoing partnership between the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) and the Sofia Bar Association, Bulgaria. Maria has extensive experience in high profile international corruption and money laundering cases. Her successes include securing the discharge […]
Neil Swift, a Partner in the firm’s Business Crime Department, was quoted in City A.M., discussing the SFO’s Libor investigation at the outset of the third Libor trial. The full article, which was published 4 March 2016, is available here.
Following years of anticipation and comment, the past months have seen a flurry of enforcement activity in relation to the offence of failing to prevent bribery, contrary to section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010 (the “section 7 offence”). November 2015 saw the approval of the UK’s first Deferred Prosecution Agreement (“DPA”) between the Serious […]
Sarah Gabriel, a Partner in the Commercial Litigation, Civil Fraud and Asset Recovery Department at Peters & Peters, will be hosting a table at a speed networking event for women lawyers, organised by the Law Society in conjunction with We Are The City. The event will take place on Tuesday 31st May 2016 from 5.30pm until 9.00pm […]
Michael O’Kane and Rebecca Meads recently published an article in Competition Law Insight, discussing the history of criminal cartel enforcement in the UK and what it means for future investigations. The full article can be downloaded here.
We acted for a Russian client who is the subject of criminal proceedings in the Russian Federation. As a result, our client became the subject of an INTERPOL Red Notice at the request of the Russian authorities. We made strong and detailed submissions to INTERPOL to the effect that there is no proper basis to […]
Neil Swift was interviewed by Thomson Reuters about the lessons financial institutions can take from the SFO’s second deferred prosecution agreement, obtained in respect of an as yet unnamed SME. Unlike the Standard Bank DPA, this case concerned allegations of bribery against very senior members of the organisation, which could lead to those individuals being […]
Peters & Peters is delighted to announce that, from 1st October, Senior Partner, Keith Oliver will take up a new role as the firm’s Head of International with Michael O’Kane, current Head of Business Crime, becoming Senior Partner. This change is driven by the increasingly international nature of the firm’s work, with Peters & Peters […]
This year Peters & Peters is delighted to be fundraising for a fantastic charity called Contact the Elderly. Contact the Elderly is the only national charity solely dedicated to tackling loneliness and social isolation among older people. Supported by a network of volunteers, the charity organises monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties for small groups of […]
Partner Jason Woodland, latest article ‘Nelmes v NRAM plc: the latest twist in brokers’ fiduciary duties’, features online in the Compliance Monitor. The Court of Appeal recently ruled there was a breach of duty where a broker had received commission from a lender, unbeknown to the client, who also paid the broker directly. The Court’s finding of an unfair […]
