Nick Vamos sits down with Sanjay Suri of CNN News18 India to discuss extradition from the U.K. to India and the reasons why, to date, the U.K. courts have never ordered extradition to India. Drawing on the example of the Vijay Malaya case, Nick explains the major hurdles the Indian Government will need to overcome, […]
Nick Vamos analyses the Government’s recent position paper on criminal justice co-operation after Brexit. Nick discusses whether the UK will be able to negotiate to keep the existing benefits of the EAW, European Investigation Order and other EU measures whilst also leaving the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice. Read here.
Former head of Extradition at the CPS and now Partner Nick Vamos, comments on how the court will approach the question of whether Love could be prosecuted in the UK instead of extradited, and whether extradition should proceed if there is a real risk that Love will commit suicide. Read the full article here, along […]
We are delighted to be shortlisted for The Legal 500 UK 2018 awards. Peters & Peters are shortlisted among six others for UK Firm of the year: Crime, Fraud and Licensing. The winner of this award will be announced on The Legal 500 website and the awards ceremony is to be held in London, February […]
In his report, retired Court of Appeal judge Sir Christopher Clarke urges the Financial Reporting Council to impose greater fines on the “Big Four” audit firms. Hannah said the report may “represent the beginning of a significant change in the UK’s regulatory response to economic wrongdoing”. Read the full article by The Telegraph, Watchdog urged to get tougher […]
Dr Anna Bradshaw, to moderate session titled “Prepare for the unexpected: Sanctions risks in Trade Finance and Export Controls” on day two of this conference. The session will cover: New financial crime risks related to trade finance transactions financial institutions must be aware of (risk assessment; documentation process and application of controls) How well do […]
We are delighted to announce that Dr Anna Bradshaw has been promoted from Of Counsel to Partner as of November 1 2017, expanding the senior team to 11 partners. Senior Partner Michael O’Kane said: “Anna combines an outstanding academic pedigree with high level experience in sanctions and white collar criminal cases, and will be a […]
Partner Jonathan Tickner is speaking on ‘Share sale Fraud’, his session looks at ” the issues arising for shareholders where there has been fraud by one or more of them in selling their company. What evidence will the defrauded purchasers be looking for to show the agency of the fraudsters or an assumption of responsibility […]
Nick Vamos, Business Crime Partner and former Head of Special Crime and Head of Extradition at CPS, discusses the implications of the European Arrest Warrant issued for ousted Catalan Leader, Carles Puigdemont across several news channels over the weekend. BBC World News BBC News 24 TRT World News * Clips courtesy of BBC
Business Crime Partner, Hannah Laming is presenting a breakout session at the Thomson Reuters Managing Risk Conference. Hannah’s session titled “Preparing for and Managing Investigations and Dawn Raids”, will discuss the following: If a company comes under investigation by a regulator, what practical steps can it take to protect itself and its reputation? Putting in […]
