Restrictions on Norwich Pharmacal Orders – Hannah Laming and Peter FitzGerald discuss increasing difficulty in obtaining Norwich Pharmacal Orders (NPOs) in The Law Society Gazette

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Those contemplating bringing a private prosecution have two options when seeking to compel information from third parties: seeking the assistance of investigative authorities like the police, or attempting to use tools available in the civil courts, in particular Norwich Pharmacal orders (NPOs), to obtain evidence themselves. However, the Commercial Court’s recent decision in Burford Capital […]

Webinar: Private Prosecutions & Committal Applications

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Maria Cronin (Co-Chair) and Hannah Laming (expert speaker) will be involved in the first event in a series of virtual discussions around the Criminal, Regulatory & Civil issues that Asset Recovery practitioners need to know about. Benefit from an expert led interactive session led by PCB Litigation & Peters & Peters. Private Prosecutions & Committal […]

Has the way art auctions operate changed for the foreseeable future? Head of Commercial Litigation and Civil Fraud, Jonathan Tickner provides some insights

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Art sales in 2018 recorded a high of $6billion (according to UBS’ Art Market Report 2019), but only 4 per cent of collectors had spent $1million or higher when purchasing a piece of artwork online. Moving forward to March 2020 when galleries, auction houses and art fairs closed their doors, the art world paused for […]

Webinar: The Fraud Factor Half Hour

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Chaired by Jane Colston (Brown Rudnick), Keith Oliver (Peter & Peters) and Mona Vaswani (Milbank), a Pecha Kucha style presentation on the fraud issues of the moment. Join us for the second of our regular get togethers, where leading fraud practitioners can reflect on the challenges we face in these extraordinary times, and promote our […]

Philippe Moryoussef extradition trial – Our partner Nick Vamos is quoted in Bloomberg about the implications of the Brexit deadline on the trial

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Philippe Moryoussef, a former Barclays trader and French citizen who fled to France before being convicted of helping to rig a key benchmark is currently facing extradition proceedings which if successful, would result in him being extradited to the UK to serve his 8 year sentence. As the Brexit deadline looms, Nick Vamos says, the […]

“Fincen files” and the laundering of money in the City of London. Neil Swift provides his insights to The Times

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Financial institutions have come under scrutiny as the recently leaked “Fincen files” reveal banks and financial services firms that have been taking dirty cash from suspected money launderers. Neil Swift says “on the whole, banks take their obligations to file suspicious activity reports very seriously”. He argues that the reporting system is used to raise […]

Following the decision in Burford Capital Ltd v London Stock Exchange Group plc [2020] EWHC 1183 (Comm), Hannah Laming and Katie Jones discuss the case’s implications for the use of Norwich Pharmacal orders in private prosecutions

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The recent decision of the Commercial Court in Burford Capital Ltd v London Stock Exchange Group plc [2020] EWHC 1183 (Comm) is likely to make courts increasingly cautious when considering whether to grant Norwich Pharmacal orders (NPOs) for use in potential private prosecutions. It is likely that some of the obiter comments by Baker J, if applied […]

Companies House Reform: Poor Data Spurs Covid Loans Fraud Warns Peters & Peters Partner Jonathan Tickner in Financial Times

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The UK government has today announcement proposed reforms to Companies House, the official register of company information. Companies House will have to verify the identity of anyone who wishes to file company information or register as a director and will be given greater powers to query, investigate and remove false information from the register. Jonathan […]

The GIR Guide to Sanctions – First Edition, as co-edited by Dr. Anna Bradshaw of Peters & Peters

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We are delighted to announce that our partner Dr. Anna Bradshaw is a co-editor on the first edition of the GIR The Guide to Sanctions. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of global sanction-related issues. Anna states “The book that you have now is the best you can get. While it doesn’t profess to give […]

“Compliance officers and the new virus : what you need to know”. Peter FitzGerald and Amalia Neenan discuss in Compliance Matters

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The number six has long had a special place in history. Henry VIII famously had six wives. Aristotle mused that dramatic tragedy was composed of six foundational parts. And now we face ‘The Rule of Six’ – the latest slogan to be touted by politicians and media outlets alike in the fight against the Coronavirus. […]