On 17 January 2025, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) was granted its first unexplained wealth order. The SFOs unexplained wealth order (UWO) related to a £1.5 million property owned by Claire Schools, the ex-wife of Timothy Schools, who was convicted in 2022 of five counts of fraudulent trading, fraud by abuse of position and money […]
Sarah Gabriel has been recognized in The Lawyer Hot 100 2025, an annual list that celebrates excellence in the legal profession and highlights the brightest legal minds of today. The Lawyer points to Sarah’s pivotal role in the landmark case Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse, Privinvest, VTB Capital, and others, noting that 2024 […]
As environmental, social and governance (ESG)-related legislation and regulation becomes an ever-increasing focus for governments and regulators across the globe, companies face complex challenges, with increasing exposure to environmental and human rights litigation across multiple jurisdictions. As regulations continue to evolve, companies must proactively manage ESG-related risks and stay ahead of evolving ESG laws to avoid […]
Since the establishment of Dignitas in Switzerland in 1998, over 1,000 Britons have travelled to the centre to end their lives. At present, third parties that accompany or support a person may be committing a criminal offence in England and Wales, punishable by up to 14 years in prison. In this article for eprivateclient, Rachel […]
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has offered no evidence against Peters & Peters’ client – a professional of good character – following extensive representations regarding the absence of evidence against our client. Our client was charged with serious offences of false imprisonment, non-fatal suffocation and assault. The defence case throughout was that our client had […]
The European Union is expected to publish an Omnibus Simplification Package (Omnibus) in February 2025 aimed at consolidating existing EU corporate sustainability reporting requirements. Those requirements are contained within the EU Taxonomy Regulation (the Taxonomy Regulation), the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). The EU Commission President, Ursula […]
Last month, the government released guidance on the new corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent (FTP) fraud. In the first of a series of related articles, we analysed what companies and their advisers need to know about this significant development. In the second instalment, we explained how ESG fraud is likely to be a key […]
Mr Justice Robin Knowles CBE has today refused to grant permission to appeal to the Privinvest Group following his judgment on the merits in the Republic of Mozambique litigation dated 29 July 2024. By his further judgment handed down today, Tuesday 10 December 2024, the judge also required that the Privinvest Defendants pay £20 million […]
Few words strike fear into the hearts of litigators more than reference to “the Denton principles’. These are the principles which the English court applies when considering an application for relief from sanctions. In other words, the yardstick against which petitions for leniency are measured when there has been a breach of the procedural rules. […]
The new offence of failure to prevent fraud comes into force on 1 September 2025 and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has warned that “time is running short for corporations to get their house in order or face criminal investigation”. The offence puts the responsibility onto companies to take steps to prevent the commission of […]
