Maria Cronin, financial crime partner at Peters & Peters, described the judge’s verdict on the SFO’s case as ‘extremely concerning’. She added: ‘The fact that this case was thrown out on the basis that there was no evidence against the defendants, raises serious questions about how and why the SFO came to prosecute this case […]
“It’s long been known that UK companies are used to facilitate these types of money-laundering and corrupt activities, because it gives them a veil of reputability,” said Hannah Laming, an investigative lawyer at Peters & Peters who specialises in corruption. Read more.
Head of International Keith Oliver is delighted to have been invited to be one of the founding members of the International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators, an independent group of leading international specialists created to expand the body of knowledge on economic crimes and how collectively to confront them. Keith has joined over twenty renowned […]
The recent prospect of a Russian presidency of Interpol brought about urgent international debate, albeit late in the day, about the institutional integrity of the organization. It is paramount that the discussion continues. Interpol is an organisation with far-reaching effects on the fundamental freedoms of individuals, so its opaque dealings, lack of external judicial oversight […]
Associate Rebecca Meads discusses the increasingly significant and important area of Interpol Red Notices: Practice and Procedure at the DELF Committee’s Autumn seminar 2018. Read more.
The Select Committee on the Bribery Act 2010 was appointed on 17 May 2018 to carry out post-legislative scrutiny of the Act, its operation and its enforcement, and to make recommendations to the Government. The committee invited members of the Judiciary, law enforcement, NGOs and the legal profession to provide oral evidence. Neil Swift’s evidence […]
Anna Bradshaw comments on reports that the European Commission has received just five applications for authorisations under the EU blocking statute, after its extension in the wake of the US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran. Read more.
Since 31 January 2018, UK law enforcement has had a number of new powers at its disposal, introduced into the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 by the Criminal Finances Act 2017. These provide UK law enforcement with potentially ground-breaking new powers to freeze and recover the alleged proceeds of crime. Lesser known provisions, which involve […]
Partner Neil Swift considers the different approaches to whistleblowers taken by different enforcement agencies and asks whether more should be done to incentivise and reward UK whistleblowers. Click here for the article. This article was first published in inCOMPLIANCE, the magazine of the International Compliance Association: https://www.int-comp.org
At the Economic Sanctions & Financial Crime Conference on the 14th of November, Partner Anna Bradshaw is speaking on ‘Countering Exterritoriality of US Secondary Sanctions and Jurisdictional Conflicts’ alongside Partner John Smith (Morrison Foerster) former Director of OFAC. They are touching on topics such as overview of conflicting extraterritorial US sanctions, rules and regulations; protection […]
