On Tuesday 22nd of February 2022, Charlotte Tregunna moderated the AIJA (International Association of Young Lawyers) webinar entitled INTERPOL: What has it achieved and what does its future look like from a human rights perspective? Charlotte interviewed Rutsel Martha, former General Counsel of INTERPOL and moderated the panel discussion which explored a range of topics […]
Michael O’Kane says Kremlin-linked oligarchs have had time to get their liquid assets out of the US, UK, and Europe to somewhere safer. “The sanctions come very late, and many of them will have taken steps to protect themselves”. Read more.
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 […]
