Since the establishment of Dignitas in Switzerland in 1998, over 1,000 Britons have travelled to the centre to end their lives. At present, third parties that accompany or support a person may be committing a criminal offence in England and Wales, punishable by up to 14 years in prison. In this article for eprivateclient, Rachel […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Today marks the end of the 23rd annual Pro Bono Week. This year’s theme is ‘the power of pro bono’, which is nowhere more apparent than our flagship project: the Howard League IPP Hotline. This project sits alongside a wide spectrum of pro bono work at the firm, from volunteering at the Royal Courts of […]
UK law enforcement agencies are increasingly turning their attention to ESG breaches, and not just to those committed by organisations themselves but also their suppliers. Maria Cronin was quoted in the City A.M. ‘Eyes on the Law’ column of 21 October, commenting on how regulators are taken ESG failures more and more seriously. She said: […]
Business engagement in environmental sustainability and social responsibility has come into sharp focus since the Paris Agreement in 2015 (now commonly referred to as “environmental, social, and governance”, or “ESG”). While ESG as a concept has existed for almost a decade, the prominence and development of “ESG civil litigation” and “ESG criminal enforcement” is more […]
