Jonathan Tickner

Settlement for Peters & Peters’ client and withdrawal of group claims by OneCoin investors

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The claim (CL-2024-000213) brought in the UK by 400+ OneCoin investors against Peters & Peters’ client, Mr Monirul Islam, in July 2024 in relation to OneCoin, together with accompanying worldwide freezing orders, have been withdrawn by mutual agreement between the parties. No payments whatsoever have been made by Mr Monirul Islam to the claimants in […]

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A major shift in US international anti-bribery enforcement: Nick Vamos on Times Radio

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Earlier this week, President Donald Trump announced his decision to suspend enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act against U.S. companies on the basis that it was prohibiting them “from engaging in practices common among international competitors”. This is a major development in international white collar crime and anti-bribery enforcement and is a clear steer […]

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Peters & Peters’ client acquitted after trial

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Our client, a senior business professional of good character, was found not guilty of all charges against him following a trial at Southampton Crown Court. Our client was accused of offences of controlling and coercive behaviour and an offence of assault by penetration. The allegations came about during the course of the breakdown of their […]

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The return of the unexplained wealth order?

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On 17 January 2025, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) was granted its first unexplained wealth order. The SFOs unexplained wealth order (UWO) related to a £1.5 million property owned by Claire Schools, the ex-wife of Timothy Schools, who was convicted in 2022 of five counts of fraudulent trading, fraud by abuse of position and money […]

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Peters & Peters’ client acquitted of false imprisonment

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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has offered no evidence against Peters & Peters’ client – a professional of good character – following extensive representations regarding the absence of evidence against our client. Our client was charged with serious offences of false imprisonment, non-fatal suffocation and assault. The defence case throughout was that our client had […]

The Omnibus Simplification Package: reduced EU corporate sustainability reporting?

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The European Union is expected to publish an Omnibus Simplification Package (Omnibus) in February 2025 aimed at consolidating existing EU corporate sustainability reporting requirements. Those requirements are contained within the EU Taxonomy Regulation (the Taxonomy Regulation), the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). The EU Commission President, Ursula […]

Failure to prevent fraud: key insights from Nick Vamos on A Lawyer Talks

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The new offence of failure to prevent fraud comes into force on 1 September 2025 and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has warned that “time is running short for corporations to get their house in order or face criminal investigation”. The offence puts the responsibility onto companies to take steps to prevent the commission of […]

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CPS offers no evidence following abuse of process application

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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has offered no evidence against Peters & Peters’ client – a high-net-worth businessman – following an application to stay the case as an abuse of process. Arising out of a family dispute, our client, along with three others, was alleged to have committed a robbery in 2020. The allegation had […]

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New government guidance shows regulators are laser focused on ESG fraud

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Earlier this month, the government released guidance on the new corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent (FTP) fraud. In the first of a series of four articles, we analysed what companies and their advisers need to know about this significant development. In this second instalment, we explain how ESG fraud is likely to be […]

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Mountains and molehills: does new government fraud guidance help companies tell the difference?

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Last week, the government released guidance on the new offence of failure to prevent (FTP) fraud. In the first of a series of four articles, we analyse what companies and their advisers need to know about this significant development. “Reasonable” and “proportionate”: these important terms form the basis of new government guidance on the fraud […]