Partner Anna Bradshaw is chairing the KNect 365 Global Sanctions Forum 2019 which is taking place at the Millennium Hotel Knightsbridge on 24 September. With speakers from regulators and industry, discussions and presentations will cover the post-Brexit sanctions framework as well as global trends in and predictions for sanctions policy and enforcement. Read more
The immediate impact of a no-deal Brexit is the subject of heated public debate, but there can be little dispute about the effect on criminal justice. Senior police officers, prosecutors and parliamentary committees have warned of the dramatic loss of operational law enforcement capability if we leave without a deal. Read more
The United States have imposed sanctions on two subsidiaries of the China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) for allegedly carrying Iranian crude oil. Partner Anna Bradshaw tells Reuters, “For anyone not subject to U.S. sanctions jurisdiction it will ultimately come down to a question of risk appetite: Just because the U.S. authorities have the power to […]
We are delighted to have hosted yet another successful party during the week of the IBA 2019 in Seoul.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
