Peters & Peters has recently been instructed to act for the NHS in long-running litigation against the Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck and several others. The claims arise from the European Commission’s 2013 decision that Lundbeck and the other defendants infringed European competition law by entering into ‘pay for delay’ agreements under which generic producers and […]
Partnerships are one of the oldest forms of carrying on business around the world (partnerships are still governed by the 1890 Act in England). In common law jurisdictions, they are often favoured for their simplicity and, in comparison to complex incorporated business concerns, reduction in paperwork. Partnerships remain a very common form of trading today, […]
The Academy of European Law recently held a seminar on sanctions in the EU’s external relations. The seminar covered the legal aspects of restrictive measures applied by the European Union, including the recent jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Anna Bradshaw gave a presentation on the procedural aspects of proceedings […]
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, plenty of bold words have been uttered, calling for Russian assets in the UK to be seized. Suggestions included taking over the mansions of Russian oligarchs in London to house Ukrainian refugees, taking assets held in UK banks to fund its war effort or to help rebuild Ukraine […]
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was a calamitous event which has given rise to extraordinary hardship and global repercussions that continue to reverberate. Away from the battlefield itself, many have been displaced and businesses disrupted globally. One self-interested concern that arose in the legal community, inevitably, was how this would impact on […]
In August 2022, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an inquiry into ASOS, Boohoo and George at Asda to investigate the three fashion brands’ potentially misleading “green” claims. Nearly two years later, in March 2024, the CMA announced that it had agreed voluntary undertakings with the three fashion brands, which commit them “to […]
The criminal justice system is now criticised regularly, perhaps daily. One particular area for complaints concerns the length of police investigations, which can last months, if not years. As a consequence, some complainants are turning to other means by which to achieve ‘justice’, be it civil claims or contributing to media exposés on high-profile individuals […]
Head of International Keith Oliver and Legal Researcher Caroline Timoney have contributed a chapter to CDR: Essential Intelligence – Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery 2024, which has just come out. The guide offers an update on the legislative, regulatory and enforcement developments across 17 key jurisdictions, as well as expertise on current trends and issues […]
What were the key learning points from last year for sanctions lawyers and businesses that want to comply with sanctions measures? In this article for LexisNexis Corporate Crime analysis, Diana Czugler reviews some of the key developments from 2023, including areas that stayed in the limelight, sectors that have come into focus, which country has […]
On 2 April, in a significant victory for Peters & Peters’ client Mr Akintunde Giwa, the High Court held that Mr Giwa was entitled to summary judgment in the sum of Nigerian naira 7,914,209,196.50 (about £4.7 million) against JNFX Limited (a London-based foreign exchange and payment services provider) and its agent Mr Mervyn in respect […]
