P&P sanctions expert Anna Bradshaw comments on the new UK corruption sanctions in MoneyLaundering.com

Brian McDonald April 28, 2021 0 Comments

On Monday, the UK announced the introduction of a new sanctions regime targeting corrupt officials worldwide, immediately blacklisting 22 individual for their involvement in notorious corruption cases in Russia, South Africa, South Sudan and Latin America.  Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations would help UK officials combat serious corruption by […]

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Head of International Keith Oliver and Partner Anna Bradshaw are speaking at the International Symposium on Economic Crime

Brian McDonald September 10, 2018 0 Comments

Keith Oliver discusses unexplained wealth, AML, financial intermediaries and the risk of being sued at the 36th International Symposium on Economic Crime in Cambridge. Anna Bradshaw discusses the limits to transparency and responsibility for other people’s wealth and what might the future offer. Read more. 

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Huge victory for Peters & Peters as SFO’s case against former Serco executives collapses

Brian McDonald April 26, 2021 0 Comments

The Serious Fraud Office’s case against two former Serco executives, Simon Marshall and Nicholas Woods, collapsed today. This brought an end to the SFO’s seven-and-a-half year investigation. P&P’s Neil Swift who is representing Simon Marshall, said of his client that it “was deeply shocking that he’d been dragged through this for eight years of his […]

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Partner Hannah Laming discusses legal privilege in The Times Brief

Brian McDonald September 10, 2018 0 Comments

“The Court of Appeal has placed reliance on the factual context and on the beliefs of key individuals within the organisation,” she says. “It is possible that grey areas may arise in some cases where an investigation evolves over time as new facts emerge or where it is unclear at what point the specific risk […]

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Webinar – Anna Bradshaw joins Bureau Van Dijk expert panel discussion on sanctions

Brian McDonald April 20, 2021 0 Comments

We are delighted to announce that sanctions expert Anna Bradshaw will be speaking at the Bureau Van Dijk virtual conference on 21 April 2021. Anna will be exploring the new UK/EU sanctions landscape.

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Partner Hannah Laming and Associate Miranda Ching contribute to ICLG’s Business Crime guide

Brian McDonald September 12, 2018 0 Comments

The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Business Crime 2019 covers common issues in business crime – including criminal law enforcement, courts structure, corporate criminal liability, limitation issues, investigations and procedures for gathering information – in 29 jurisdictions. Read more.

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Partner Jason Woodland and Associate Maria Cronin are chairing panels at the UIA 9th Business Law Forum in Copenhagen

Brian McDonald September 13, 2018 0 Comments

The forum will consider the legal and practical challenges faced as a result of enforcement agencies’ increased focus on holding senior officers to account, as well as considering the competing interests of corporates and their employees, the gradual erosion of client-attorney privilege, and whether compliance is the answer. Read more.

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Partner Anna Bradshaw quoted on proposals to strengthen AML supervision and enforcement in ACAMS MoneyLaundering.com

Brian McDonald September 13, 2018 0 Comments

The European Commission has published proposals to strengthen the EU framework of prudential and anti-money laundering (AML) supervision for financial institutions.  Partner Anna Bradshaw predicts that these initiatives will result in increased sensitivity to AML compliance throughout the European banking sector. Read more.

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Partner Hannah Laming discusses FCA investigation of £3m ‘boiler room’ scam in City AM

Brian McDonald September 18, 2018 0 Comments

Hannah Laming, a partner at law firm Peters & Peters who used to work for the FCA, said the sentencing was a “timely reminder of the good that can come from the FCA’s powers”. “The defendant took advantage of elderly victims in a boiler-room scam that led to the loss of nearly £3m. This type […]

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Partner Hannah Laming discusses boiler room raid which uncovered hidden documents and spy cameras in Financial Times

Brian McDonald September 18, 2018 0 Comments

“There’s been a lot of focus on insider dealings and the headline fines that you get from banks. But I think it’s important for [the FCA] to focus on cases like this. The people who’ve lost the money — it’s their life savings” Hannah Laming, partner at Peters & Peters. Read more.

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