Why are former justice secretaries severely opposed to Matt Hancock’s 10-year sentences for breaching quarantine? Peters & Peters’ Nick Vamos discusses in The Telegraph

Brian McDonald February 11, 2021 0 Comments

Matt Hancock’s 10-year jail sentences for people who lie about their travel history have been condemned as disproportionate by former justice secretaries. Under the new rules which come into force on Monday, people who deliberately conceal their arrival from one of the 33 “red list” countries may face up to 10 years in jail, the […]

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Why is the UK’s Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) eyeing broader economic crimes? Sanctions expert Anna Bradshaw queries the move

Brian McDonald February 8, 2021 0 Comments

Giles Thomson, who recently joined OFSI as director, says his expanded role will “ build stronger links between sanctions and broader economic crime work”. Peters & Peters partner Anna Bradshaw warns that  “Financial sanctions are a political tool, and their enforcement therefore has a political dimension that economic-crime enforcement does not have. There has to […]

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Peters & Peters involved in one of the most anticipated litigation cases of 2021 according to The Lawyer

Brian McDonald February 1, 2021 0 Comments

Peters & Peters are to be involved in one of the most anticipated litigation cases for 2021 according to the recent The Top 20 Cases of 2021 article by The Lawyer. Instructed by the claimants The Secretary of State for Health and the NHS Business Services Authority in its ongoing case against Servier Laboratories, the […]

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The Suspicious Transaction Report podcast series returns from The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) for a third season and is proudly co-supported by Peters & Peters

Brian McDonald January 29, 2021 0 Comments

The Suspicious Transaction Report is the flagship podcast of RUSI’s Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies (CFCS) and the third series is proudly co-supported by Peters & Peters. The Suspicious Transaction Report offers ‘behind-the-scenes’ insights and practical advice on how to implement the latest financial crime research and policy developments in the real world […]

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Post Brexit implications for law enforcement and judicial co-operation as emphasised by the EU – UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

Brian McDonald January 28, 2021 0 Comments

As a result of Brexit, the UK has now been excluded from the key acknowledged benefits of EU criminal co-operation, which has raised some serious questions. P&P’s Debbie Sayers provides some expert assessment and answers about the EU-UK TCA which governs the future relationship between the EU and the UK. Read more  You can get […]

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Looking abroad – NCA use of asset freezing and forfeiture orders. Maria Cronin and Karl Masi discuss

Brian McDonald January 21, 2021 0 Comments

With the third anniversary of the introduction of Asset Freezing and Forfeiture Orders (AFFOs) approaching, P&P’s Maria Cronin and Karl Masi examine the effectiveness and use of AFFOs, and the increased reliance of basing them on foreign convictions. Read more.

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Dunn family instructs P&P extradition specialist Nick Vamos to secure #justice4harry (Telegraph, 20.01.21)

Brian McDonald January 20, 2021 0 Comments

The Dunn family has appointed Peters & Peters partner Nick Vamos, “one of Britain’s top extradition lawyers”, to bolster its efforts to bring Anne Sacoolas, their son’s alleged killer, back to the UK to stand trial. Nick Vamos, who will be working on a pro bono basis for the Dunn family, says ,”there is an […]

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Dunn family appoints P&P’s Nick Vamos to support the prosecution of Anne Sacoolas #justice4harry

Brian McDonald January 19, 2021 0 Comments

The Dunn family have today announced the appointment of our partner Nick Vamos and former Head of Extradition at the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)  to their legal team as part of their search for #Justice4Harry following their son Harry’s tragic passing in a road accident. Nick Vamos’ appointment comes as the Dunn family intensifies efforts […]

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Danish prosecutors mull further prosecutions in the Cum-Ex tax scandal – Jasvinder Nakhwal discusses implications of further charges

Brian McDonald January 19, 2021 0 Comments

The Danish prosecutors who charged Sanjay Shah for his role in a $1.6 billion tax fraud probe will be deciding by March whether to  press charges against other suspects. Extradition expert and co-author of Peters & Peters’ newly launched Extradition UK site Jasvinder Nakhwal says “efforts by national authorities to track down suspects are likely […]

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Post-Brexit extradition arrangements and the German Cum-Ex scandal – Extradition specialist Nick Vamos comments

Brian McDonald January 18, 2021 0 Comments

A hedge-fund worker who is wanted in the German Cum-Ex case is one of five individuals attempting to use Brexit to fight his extradition case, arguing that there is no power to continue his detention and extradition now that the UK has left the European Arrest Warrant scheme. This case is the first to test […]

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