Partner Anna Bradshaw is moderating a keynote panel on collaboration in policing, security and criminal justice at the Legal Services Brexit Summit jointly organized by the Law Society of England and Wales with City & Financial Global. Co-speakers on the panel are the Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP (Chair of the Parliamentary Intelligence and […]
Partner Nick Vamos was interviewed on BBC Asian Network on 5 February and can be heard from the 14:30 minute mark here.
As part of its 5 year anti-corruption strategy, the government has recently launched the Economic Crime Strategic Board to provide ministerial direction and oversight to the various agencies responsible for combatting economic crime and corruption. Neil Swift looks at the ECSB’s aims and objectives, and considers whether it is more than mere window dressing. Please […]
The 5th Annual AML, Financial Crime & Sanctions Forum takes place on 30 and 31 January in London. Partner Hannah Laming is chairing Day 1 and Partner Anna Bradshaw is chairing Day 2.
The Criminal prosecutions brought after the 2014 Tesco accounting scandal are at an end. Last week the former Tesco UK finance director, the last executive to stand trial over fraud and false accounting was cleared of both charges. The business’ former UK managing director and former food commercial director, were acquitted of the same charges […]
Partner Anna Bradshaw will be presenting on sanctions compliance at the ARK Group’s annual conference on Risk and Compliance for Law Firms in London. Read more.
Presenters from across Europe will discuss AML regulatory developments in their jurisdictions during 2018 and what can be expected in 2019. Read more.
Defendants to civil proceedings for fraud will often find themselves also subject to parallel criminal proceedings or investigations. This can leave the defendant in a difficult position: how to deal with the civil claim before knowing the extent of the criminal charges or the evidence relied on by the prosecution? Read more.
On Wednesday 28 November 2018, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that it had taken action against two Iranian individuals for their roles in a major cyberattack using ransomware known as “SamSam” that targeted over 200 known victims. Read more.
Peters & Peters are instructed by the Claimants, the Secretary of State for Health and NHS Business Authority in the ongoing claims against the pharmaceutical company, Servier concerning the blood pressure lowering ‘blockbuster’ drug, Perindopril. Jonathan Tickner (Head of Commercial Litigation), Jason Woodland (Partner) and Emma Ruane (Of Counsel) all act. Read more.
