In a historic first, last month, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) confirmed that it had opened a climate-related enforcement investigation against a company. This information was provided in response to a freedom of information request by legal activist organisation ClientEarth. It represents a key milestone on the path to joining regulators in the US, Germany […]
The investigation into our client – a young man of good character – began after a night out in 2021. Our firm took over the case from a local solicitor, identified the weaknesses in the evidence, and began extensive engagement with the police regarding further lines of enquiry that fatally undermined the allegation. Over the […]
Since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, the UK, US, EU and other jurisdictions have imposed a plethora of sanctions on Russia, including on business figures who are believed to have links with the Kremlin. In the UK, a designated person can challenge their designation, first to the minister who made the designation and, if […]
According to the Office of National Statistics, fraud accounts for 40% of crime committed against individuals in England and Wales, making it the most common type of crime. If nothing is done, this figure is likely to increase. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is responsible for addressing high-level fraud and related offences. However, notoriously lacking […]
In this podcast, Michael O’Kane, Maya Lester KC talk to Dr Christian Rosinus, of Rosinus Partner, about sanction law. They begin by outlining the general EU, UK, and US sanctions jurisdictions, highlighting their similarities and differences. Michael then explains the applicability of UK sanctions and Maya addresses the influence of post-Brexit case law by the […]
Following detailed submissions from Peters & Peters, the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) has quashed two Red Notices issued at the request of the United Arab Emirates against our client, an international businessman subject to “bounced cheque” (unfunded cheque) offences arising out of commercial loan agreements. Our submissions demonstrated that our client’s […]
Yesterday, after having agreed a plea deal with US authorities, Julian Assange left a US court in Saipan, in the Mariana Islands, a free man. This latest development brings to an end this long-running saga, including 13 years of self-imposed confinement and detention in a UK prison for the WikiLeaks founder. Nick Vamos, who has […]
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), working with the Metropolitan Police Service, conducted and operation to arrest two individuals suspected of running an illegal cryptoasset exchange. The regulator said that more than £1 billion of unregistered cryptoassets are believed to have been bought and sold through this business. During searches at two London properties, the police […]
Peters & Peters was recently instructed to act for the NHS in long-running litigation against the Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck and several others, and to seek to resist arguments by the pharmaceutical companies that the NHS’ claim had been brought out of time and should not be allowed to proceed. The claims arise from the […]
In this LexisNexis Corporate Crime analysis, Nick Vamos and Adam Wawrzynski consider the extradition case of Julian Assange, how the case arose in 2010, its background, the current stage of the appeal and next steps, the main ground of appeal, and what, if any, impact a successful appeal would have. Please note that the article […]
