On Friday 25 March, Maria Cronin will give anti-money laundering training to a group of Bulgarian lawyers. The training is delivered as part of the ongoing partnership between the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) and the Sofia Bar Association, Bulgaria. Maria has extensive experience in high profile international corruption and money laundering cases. Her successes include securing the discharge […]
Keith Oliver, Senior Partner at Peters & Peters since 2005, recently discussed his career, international practice and future plans with The Brief, the monthly newsletter of legal recruitment company, BCL. You can read the full interview here.
On 19 April 2016 Charlotte Tregunna will be contributing to a Law Society training session for aspiring student lawyers. Charlotte will join a panel of lawyers from different organisations and will talk about her experiences training and qualifying at Peters & Peters.
Our client, Mr David Hughes, is a British kayaking instructor engaged by the British Army, who successfully challenged a charge of manslaughter in Cyprus. The investigation concerns the death of a British soldier in an accident during a kayaking exercise organised by the British Army’s Adventure Training unit. Mr Hughes cooperated fully with the British Army in its internal investigation of […]
Neil Swift discusses the recent decision in McKenzie v SFO was published in Fraud Intelligence. The case concerned the SFO’s handling of electronic devices which are claimed to contain legally privileged material, raising important issues for persons involved in investigations. The full article, “Handled with care – High Court approves SFO’s treatment of seized electronic devices” is available […]
We act for a prominent Russian businessman, who was accused of large scale fraud and money laundering in the Russian Federation. As a result, our client became the subject of an INTERPOL Red Notice at the request of the Russia Federation. We made detailed submissions to INTERPOL that the allegations against our client were entirely […]
In a recent article for Fraud Intelligence, Head of Business Crime Michael O’Kane and Sarah Cotterill, Paralegal, discussed evidentiary standards in international arbitrations involving allegations of corruption. Their article, “Holding states to a higher standard: allegations of corruption in international arbitration”, is available here. You can also read it on the Fraud Intelligence website.
In a recent interview with LexisPSL, Neil Swift discussed the case of Smith and Ouzman Ltd., and the challenges in identifying a directing mind and will in corruption cases. The interview is available here.
Michael O’Kane, Head of Business Crime at Peters & Peters, was invited to provide expert guidance on UK cartel enforcement in “The Criminal Cartel Offence: Where are we now?”, a video for Practical Law. Michael’s video can be accessed here, via the Practical Law website. Topics include: Prosecutions to date under the UK cartel offence […]
Corporate Crime analysis: Neil Swift, partner in the business crime team at Peters & Peters, looks ahead to the most likely developments in 2016 in the area of bribery and corruption. To read the full article please click the link below: Bribery and corruption—looking ahead to 2016
