Head of International Keith Oliver is co-chairing and speaking at C5’s Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery conference in Miami

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Keith Oliver will be leading the discussion on latest developments in the tech sector, and cover topics such as data privacy, cybersecurity and fraud prevention in a data sharing economy, the rise of cryptocurrencies, quantum computing and biometric data litigation. Read more.

Partner Anna Bradshaw is speaking on economic sanctions at the Compliance, Financial Crime and Due Diligence Forum

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Partner Anna Bradshaw is giving an outlook on economic sanctions at Bureau van Dijk’s Compliance, Financial Crime and Due Diligence Forum on 27th September 2018. Read more.

Partner Anna Bradshaw is speaking on EU blocking legislation at the 4th Canadian Forum on Global Economic Sanctions in Toronto

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Partner Anna Bradshaw will be giving an insight into potential EU blocking legislation and discussing what you need to know about compliance risks for both EU and non-EU organisations on 26th September 2018.  Read more. Please contact Anna directly for any questions on this topic.  

Associate Peter FitzGerald has been appointed Treasurer of the Criminal Bar Association

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Associate Peter FitzGerald has been appointed Treasurer of the Criminal Bar Association, the representative body for the Criminal Bar in England and Wales. Read more. 

Partner Nick Vamos discusses the issue of forum in extradition law in The Barrister

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Following his well-reported decision not to extradite the hacker Lauri Love to the US, in the recent case of Scott v USA the Lord Chief Justice took the Forum Bar into surprising new territory.  Stuart Scott’s extradition to the USA for wire fraud was barred by reason of forum in circumstances when no UK prosecution […]

With fraud on the rise, Trainee Solicitor Craig Hogg discusses how Criminal and Civil courts can assist victims in The Barrister

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Fraud is on the rise, with the total value of reported fraud in the UK hitting the £2 billion mark according to recent research, representing a 500% increase over the last 15 years. Read more

Senior Partner Michael O’Kane and Associate Galina Usorova will be speaking at the annual client seminar “How to prepare for new legal and economic reality” in Moscow

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Senior Partner Michael O’Kane and Associate Galina Usorova will be discussing the newly introduced power of the English High Court to grant Unexplained Wealth Orders and its potential consequences for high net worth individuals residing or owning valuable assets in the UK at this conference organised by leading Russian law firm Alrud together with Charles Russell […]

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

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“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.

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

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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 […]

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

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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.