The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has offered no evidence against Peters & Peters’ client – a high-net-worth businessman – following an application to stay the case as an abuse of process. Arising out of a family dispute, our client, along with three others, was alleged to have committed a robbery in 2020. The allegation had […]
Earlier this month, the government released guidance on the new corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent (FTP) fraud. In the first of a series of four articles, we analysed what companies and their advisers need to know about this significant development. In this second instalment, we explain how ESG fraud is likely to be […]
Last week, the government released guidance on the new offence of failure to prevent (FTP) fraud. In the first of a series of four articles, we analyse what companies and their advisers need to know about this significant development. “Reasonable” and “proportionate”: these important terms form the basis of new government guidance on the fraud […]
Today marks the end of the 23rd annual Pro Bono Week. This year’s theme is ‘the power of pro bono’, which is nowhere more apparent than our flagship project: the Howard League IPP Hotline. This project sits alongside a wide spectrum of pro bono work at the firm, from volunteering at the Royal Courts of […]
UK law enforcement agencies are increasingly turning their attention to ESG breaches, and not just to those committed by organisations themselves but also their suppliers. Maria Cronin was quoted in the City A.M. ‘Eyes on the Law’ column of 21 October, commenting on how regulators are taken ESG failures more and more seriously. She said: […]
Business engagement in environmental sustainability and social responsibility has come into sharp focus since the Paris Agreement in 2015 (now commonly referred to as “environmental, social, and governance”, or “ESG”). While ESG as a concept has existed for almost a decade, the prominence and development of “ESG civil litigation” and “ESG criminal enforcement” is more […]
Since the mining of the bitcoin Genesis Block on 3 January 2009, cryptocurrencies have provided a wealth of innovative fiscal opportunities for tech savvy consumers across the globe. However, as with most shiny new things, bad actors have simultaneously worked to exploit these products for illicit purposes. In the early days of the digital assets’ […]
Earlier this year, Peters & Peters was instructed after officers from the Metropolitan Police Anti-Terror Command arrested our client and seized his digital devices. The investigation concerned a number of social media posts of an extremist nature and possession of certain items. Following representation at the police station, the Anti-Terrorism Command concluded the investigation, with […]
Peters & Peters acts for Zsolt Hernádi, Chairman and CEO of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL. Mr Hernádi has been pursued by the Croatian authorities for over a decade in connection with an allegation that he offered a bribe to the former Prime Minister of Croatia, Dr Ivo Sanader, to enable MOL to obtain […]
Neil Swift, James Tyler and Joseph Duggin have authored the England and Wales chapter in The International Comparative Legal Guide – Business Crime 2025, which is published by the Global Legal Group. This publication covers 18 jurisdictions and the England & Wales chapter deals with common issues in business crime, including: – general criminal law […]
