In a webinar hosted by the International Underwriting Association, Michael O’Kane and Maya Lester KC of Global Sanctions discussed the growing impact of global trade sanctions on the insurance industry. Senior Partner Michael O’Kane provided attendees with a clear and practical assessment of the challenges facing insurers operating across multiple jurisdictions. His contribution focused […]
Peters & Peters is proud to announce its membership of the Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA), reinforcing the firm’s commitment to being the best possible employer for its people. EIDA works with employers to support the implementation of effective internal policies on domestic abuse, while raising awareness and signposting to up-to-date resources. Domestic […]
At a time when serious questions are being asked about whether the international rules-based order is simply a “useful fiction”, repetition, by the Supreme Court in Zimbabwe v Border Timbers, of a passage in an ICJ judgment, Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v Italy), may have prompted a wry smile from the reader. The […]
Do you know what “specialty” means? Those who don’t will be pleased to learn that members of the Supreme Court disagreed on the scope of this term, which is found (among other places) in the Limitation Act 1980 (“the 1980 Act“). In a ruling which will prompt those advising corporates to think (yet) again about […]
In its judgment in Fridman v Agrofirma Oniks LLC, the Court of Appeal agreed that the rough and the smooth go together: For as long as an individual was precluded from entering the UK, he could not benefit from its laws (the smooth) and therefore could not be made to accept the jurisdiction of its […]
The defence of illegality is founded on the maxim that no court will lend its aid to a man who founds his cause of action upon an immoral or an illegal act. Whilst one might think this defence would be a rare beast to spot in the litigation wilds, it has been deployed, amongst other […]
We’re pleased to share that Anna Bradshaw, Partner in our Business Crime & Sanctions team, has been quoted in The Guardian’s latest reporting on UK export controls. The article examines concerns raised by sanctions experts over a UK company’s approved export of advanced machinery to Armenia, following revelations about potential links to the Russian war […]
When seeking to resist enforcement of a foreign judgment on the basis that the judgment was obtained by fraud, Moffett KC found, in BG Atlantic v Hay Hill, that it is not sufficient for the fraud relied upon to be of a “background” nature. The relevant facts In summary, BG Atlantic had obtained […]
The Prime Minister called for Mountbatten-Windsor to testify before the U.S. Congress as ‘Epstein’s victims have to be the first priority’ for justice. In a recent analysis for The iPaper, Nick Vamos explains that substantial legal obstacles make any testimony from the former Duke highly unlikely. He highlights that U.S. authorities have previously declined […]
We are pleased to announce a robust and hard-fought victory on behalf of the Claimants in FP Redhill Ltd v Patel & Others, in which the High Court delivered a comprehensive judgment exposing the misuse of over £20 million invested in UK property development projects through systematic dishonesty. The Court found that: The […]
