Sanctions expert and RUSI (Royal United Services Institute) Associate Fellow, Anna Bradshaw discusses the role sanctions play, the wider challenges related to sanctions and their use, and where the future of sanctions lie in the context of the current Russia-Ukraine crisis. Listen here.
In the latest twist to the Covid loans saga, MPs on the public accounts committee have damned HM Revenue & Customs for “ignorance and inaction” over the £4billion of fraud effectively “written off”. Fraudulent shell companies registered in the UK are alleged to be many of the recipients of these loans. Read more.
Just before Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Michael O’Kane engages in a panel discussion about the impact of western sanctions on Russia.
Our Head of Fraud and Commercial Disputes Jonathan Tickner has been quoted in the pharma and legal press on Monday’s High Court ruling against Servier’s attempt to limit damages for infringement of competition law in the sale and supply a blood pressure drug. Jonathan, who is acting for the Secretary of State for Health […]
As Putin escalates, Michael O’Kane and Anna Bradshaw are on air explaining how sanctions work and what could happen next. LBC – 45:20 BBC Radio 5 – 17:28 BBC Radio Kent – 3:21:05 BBC Radio Humberside – 2:17:40
In a major victory for the NHS, the High Court in London ruled on 21 February 2022 against attempts by French pharmaceutical giant Servier to limit damages it owes for serious infringements of competition law in the sale and supply of a widely prescribed blood pressure drug. The 109-page judgment by Mr Justice Roth is […]
With tensions still at melting point in the conflict over Ukraine, the UK government could target high value properties of Russians accused of corruption or links to the Kremlin. If they are sanctioned, their properties will be frozen, and they won’t be able to sell, rent or re-mortgage them. The UK’s updated Russian sanctions legislation […]
Russia could be almost cut out of the global financial system if the proposed western sanctions go ahead. Experts have warned that this could create chaos for the Russian economy and impoverish ordinary Russians. The measures threatened by the western nations if Russia incurs further into Ukraine will be unprecedented. The UK for example has […]
We are pleased to share that Peters & Peters’ associate, Dr Debbie Sayers, has contributed significantly to the second edition of the leading text on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights – ‘The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights – A Commentary’ published by Bloomsbury. The book was the first commentary of the EU Charter of […]
Sanctions remain the much talked about western response to a Russian incursion. Foreign Secretary Liz Trust told the Today programme that nothing is being ruled out and that the UK will be legislating to toughen up its sanctions regime. Anna Bradshaw explains what sanctions could look like. “Sanctions on individuals could typically be asset […]
