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 […]
Partner Jasvinder Nakhwal was a part of a panel discussion on 9 November 2018 alongside Robert Driscoll (McGlinchey Stafford) and Professor Laurel Terry (Penn State Dickinson Law) to discuss ‘Lawyers and Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Finance Initiatives’ moderated by Ellyn Rosen (American Bar Association). This conference held by The Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers and […]
Maria Cronin and Philip Gardner discuss the recent case of R (on behalf of KBR Inc) v The Serious Fraud Office [2018] EWHC 2368 (Admin) in which the SFO’s decision to serve Section 2 Notices on a foreign company in relation to material held overseas was unsuccessfully challenged before the Administrative Division of the High […]
Despite high-profile failures in the banking industry to operate robust whistleblowing procedures, the financial regulator has yet to show unequivocal support for those who risk their livelihoods to blow the whistle. For the full article please click here The website hosting the publication https://www.compliancemonitor.com
Peters & Peters today hosted a breakfast seminar discussion panel in the wake of the second round of resurrected US sanctions on Iran, with speakers Barbara Linney (Miller & Chevalier), Chloe Cina (Deutsche Bank) and Maya Lester QC (Brick Court Chambers) moderated by Peters & Peters Partner Anna Bradshaw. This was an opportunity to take […]
Peters & Peters is “arguably London’s best civil fraud litigation boutique”, according to a leading law directory, and is sought after for its wealth of experience — and its additional support in criminal and regulatory litigation, where it specialises in regulatory investigations at the nexus of civil and criminal liability. Read more.
Partner Jason Woodland, Partner Maria Cronin (as of 1 November) and Of Counsel Amy Harvey are attending, and speaking at, the 62nd UIA Congress in Portugal. Read more.
Partner Anna Bradshaw is chairing the one-day KNect 365 Global Sanctions Forum 2018 at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel on 31 October. Panel discussions and presentations will cover: dealing with international divergence and convergence in the sanctions landscape, dealing with Iran, managing Russian sanctions, the post-Brexit sanctions framework, the necessary skills for a great sanctions […]
