In June of this year, the French Senate almost unanimously backed a bill aimed at regulating the ultra-fast fashion industry. The bill aims to tackle the environmental and economic consequences of ultra-fast fashion and, if implemented, would ban advertising of ultra-fast fashion and impose sanctions on influencers who promote such products. The bill proposes […]
On 20 March 2025, Jonathan Fisher KC published Part 1 of the findings of his independent review of disclosure and fraud offences (the report), following the release of his preliminary findings in April 2024. This week, Neil Swift, Fred Kelly and Zainab Bhadelia have analysed the key findings of Jonathan Fisher KC’s independent review for an […]
On 13 June 2024, Peters & Peters’ client Mr Alexey Fisun was removed from the UK Sanctions List. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the UK government imposed sanctions on persons believed to benefit from or support the Russian government. Mr Fisun was designated by the UK in September 2022, […]
The Republic of Mozambique, acting through its Attorney General, has succeeded on a joinder application with respect to the heirs of the late Mr Iskandar Safa. Mr Safa, who was the Twelfth Defendant in the Commercial Court litigation which resulted in a judgment in the Republic’s favour valued in the billions of dollars, died following […]
One of the United Kingdom’s hastily pulled-together schemes to assist businesses during the Covid-19 crisis is believed to have been abused to the extent of £1.88bn, flagged by lenders as suspected fraud. Paul Johnson and Stephanie Williams have co-authored a piece for Fraud Intelligence where they discuss legal tools and sample cases in a […]
The client, a young man of good character, was intercepted upon arrival into Heathrow Airport by Border Control Officers, and charged with importation of cannabis with a street value of over £500,000. We were instructed by our client after he had entered a guilty plea to the offence, very shortly before the sentencing hearing. The […]
Last month, the Civil Justice Council published the Enforcement Working Group’s report on how to improve the enforcement of judgments and consequential orders. The members of the working group were focused on how to make the enforcement process more efficient, economical and successful. In a thought-provoking article for The Law Gazette Sarah Gabriel and […]
In early 2025, Peters & Peters teamed up with Manchester Metropolitan University to deliver a fully virtual work placement programme designed to give law students an exclusive, first-hand look into life at a top-tier disputes law firm. The initiative was designed to provide students with meaningful exposure to live cases, hands-on legal practice and expert […]
On 27 March 2025, following the Modern Slavery Act consultation in October 20241 and the Government’s response in December 20242, the Home Office published statutory guidance3 on section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA), entitled ‘Transparency in supply chains.’ Large commercial organisations are required to produce annual statements setting out the steps […]
Today we announce the promotion of business crime and investigations expert, Diana Czugler to Of Counsel, effective 1 May 2025. Diana has a wealth of experience advising individual and corporate clients on complex and sensitive issues spanning the criminal and regulatory sphere, as well as handling related reputational and risk management matters. Diana trained […]
