January 2021

The Suspicious Transaction Report podcast series returns from The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) for a third season and is proudly co-supported by Peters & Peters

Brian McDonald January 29, 2021 0 Comments

The Suspicious Transaction Report is the flagship podcast of RUSI’s Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies (CFCS) and the third series is proudly co-supported by Peters & Peters. The Suspicious Transaction Report offers ‘behind-the-scenes’ insights and practical advice on how to implement the latest financial crime research and policy developments in the real world […]

Post Brexit implications for law enforcement and judicial co-operation as emphasised by the EU – UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

Brian McDonald January 28, 2021 0 Comments

As a result of Brexit, the UK has now been excluded from the key acknowledged benefits of EU criminal co-operation, which has raised some serious questions. P&P’s Debbie Sayers provides some expert assessment and answers about the EU-UK TCA which governs the future relationship between the EU and the UK. Read more You can get […]

Looking abroad – NCA use of asset freezing and forfeiture orders. Maria Cronin and Karl Masi discuss

Brian McDonald January 21, 2021 0 Comments

With the third anniversary of the introduction of Asset Freezing and Forfeiture Orders (AFFOs) approaching, P&P’s Maria Cronin and Karl Masi examine the effectiveness and use of AFFOs, and the increased reliance of basing them on foreign convictions. Read more.

Dunn family instructs P&P extradition specialist Nick Vamos to secure #justice4harry (Telegraph, 20.01.21)

Brian McDonald January 20, 2021 0 Comments

The Dunn family has appointed Peters & Peters partner Nick Vamos, “one of Britain’s top extradition lawyers”, to bolster its efforts to bring Anne Sacoolas, their son’s alleged killer, back to the UK to stand trial. Nick Vamos, who will be working on a pro bono basis for the Dunn family, says ,”there is an […]

Dunn family appoints P&P’s Nick Vamos to support the prosecution of Anne Sacoolas #justice4harry

Brian McDonald January 19, 2021 0 Comments

The Dunn family have today announced the appointment of our partner Nick Vamos and former Head of Extradition at the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to their legal team as part of their search for #Justice4Harry following their son Harry’s tragic passing in a road accident. Nick Vamos’ appointment comes as the Dunn family intensifies efforts […]

Danish prosecutors mull further prosecutions in the Cum-Ex tax scandal – Jasvinder Nakhwal discusses implications of further charges

Brian McDonald January 19, 2021 0 Comments

The Danish prosecutors who charged Sanjay Shah for his role in a $1.6 billion tax fraud probe will be deciding by March whether to press charges against other suspects. Extradition expert and co-author of Peters & Peters’ newly launched Extradition UK site Jasvinder Nakhwal says “efforts by national authorities to track down suspects are likely […]

Post-Brexit extradition arrangements and the German Cum-Ex scandal – Extradition specialist Nick Vamos comments

Brian McDonald January 18, 2021 0 Comments

A hedge-fund worker who is wanted in the German Cum-Ex case is one of five individuals attempting to use Brexit to fight his extradition case, arguing that there is no power to continue his detention and extradition now that the UK has left the European Arrest Warrant scheme. This case is the first to test […]

Peters & Peters are delighted to announce the launch of our new Extradition Law and INTERPOL site

Brian McDonald January 14, 2021 0 Comments

This is a free to use service for all those who would like to keep up to date throughout 2021 and beyond on key developments and insights, procedures and cases relating to extradition, INTERPOL and mutual legal assistance. Authored by Partners Jasvinder Nakhwal and Nick Vamos, both of whom have extensive experience and expertise in […]

P&P “MOVEmber campaign” success

Brian McDonald January 12, 2021 0 Comments

Following the success of our “MOVEmber campaign”, where we raised a total of £5,905 for our chosen charity – St Matthew’s project by collectively running, walking and cycling, the founder of the charity Lee has expressed his gratitude by saying, “On behalf of everyone at SMP, I’d just like to say how overwhelmed we’ve been […]

Sanjay Shah “Cum-ex” extradition – P&P extradition specialist Jasvinder Nakhwal discusses potential minefield

Brian McDonald January 8, 2021 0 Comments

Sanjay Shah, who founded a London-based hedge fund specialising in the Cum-ex trades, has been charged by Danish prosecutors in a $1.6 billion tax fraud probe. Jasvinder Nakhwal, extradition expert at Peters & Peters, says trying to extradite Shah from Dubai “is going to be a bigger minefield” than if he were living in London. […]

Month: January 2021