IBA 2019 Seoul : Peters & Peters After Party
We are delighted to have hosted yet another successful party during the week of the IBA 2019 in Seoul.
Representing the Managing Director of an aviation company in relation to alleged offences under the Bribery Act
Our client’s company had its Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the Serious Fraud Office approved on 30 October 2020. The SFO is taking no further action against our client.
Partner Anna Bradshaw is quoted in CNSNEWS.com on proposals to make EU funding subject to ‘Rule of Law’ compliance
A proposed budgetary regulation would make European Union funding contingent on Member States complying with rule of law norms and values, with the prospect of Member State access to EU funding being suspended or withheld on the basis of identified deficiencies. Partner Anna Bradshaw comments in CNSNews on the potential implications of the initiative. Read […]
Senior Partner Michael O’Kane comments on UK Magnitsky provisions in The Law Society Gazette
The government has hinted at passing a British version of the so-called Magnitsky Act, a US law that freezes assets and imposes travel bans on Russians suspected of corruption and human rights violations. Michael O’Kane, Senior Partner, said agreeing to activate the Magnitsky amendments was no surprise. However, he warned that as the bill is […]
ACAMS Financial Crime matters podcast with Partner Anna Bradshaw on the EU’s Anti-Financial Crime efforts
Partner Anna Bradshaw is interviewed by the Keiran Beer, Chief Analyst at the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), as part of a podcast series on Financial Crime Matters. Anna discusses the anticipated impact of the UK’s departure on the EU’s present and future anti-financial crime efforts. The full episode is available to view […]
We are delighted to be hosting the London Tax Society presentation on the CRS (Common Reporting Standard) on 4 November 2019
The London Tax Society will be holding a presentation about the CRS (Common Reporting Standard) at Peters & Peters on 4 November 2019. Graham Davies and David Smith, Senior Tax Policy Advisers at HMRC will be speaking. Please register here
Peters & Peters successfully opposes a multi-million pound NCA forfeiture application
On 20 October 2020, District Judge Rimmer handed down a judgment dismissing the NCA’s application to forfeit £3.2million held in the bank account of our client, the former CEO of a multi-national corporation in the offshore oil and energy sector. In November 2017, our client entered a plea agreement in the United States, pursuant […]
We are proud to announce that we will be sponsoring the 5th Arab Lawyers Forum which is taking place in London in March 2020
We are proud to announce that we will be sponsoring the 5th Arab Lawyers Forum which is taking place on the 23rd and 24th of March 2020.
Anna Bradshaw is quoted in S&P Global on the sanctions threat facing banks in China
US sanctions in response to China’s new security law in Hong Kong are expected to target non-US banks. Anna Bradshaw says that non-US banks operating in Hong Kong will also have one eye on potential Chinese sanctions, under the new ‘unreliable entities’ list. Read more
Partner Neil Swift discusses the potential consequences of obstructing FCA investigations in Financial News
On October 4, Konstantin Vishnyak, a former employee of VTB Capital in London, was the first individual to appear in court for allegedly obstructing an FCA investigation by deleting relevant WhatsApp messages. It is alleged that Vishnyak, who was at the time under investigation by the FCA for suspected insider dealing offences, deleted the WhatsApp […]