The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) is due to become operational in November 2020 and its Head has now been appointed. Speaking to GIR, Partner Anna Bradshaw says that the creation of the EPPO raises pressing questions about the scope of the EU’s criminal law jurisdiction and what it should be. “It has always been […]
Partner Hannah Laming and Associate Karl Masi discuss common issues in business crime in relation to the jurisdiction of England and Wales – including criminal law enforcement, organisation of courts, corporate criminal liability, statutes of limitation and initiation of investigations. The guide will be promoted and distributed at international conferences throughout the year. Read more
Arti Dhir and Kaval Raijada are facing calls to be extradited to India over allegations that they arranged for the murder of their adopted son for profit. The UK has rejected requests to extradite the couple to face trial in India on human rights grounds. Partner Nick Vamos says that the decision has been made […]
Partner Nick Vamos discusses the Harry Dunn diplomatic immunity case on Radio 5. Listen below:
Cryptocurrency. The word evokes images of dodgy dealings on shady online platforms, with masked individuals who are always just out of reach. Throw in a mysterious case about vanishing Bitcoins and an allegedly faked death (as in the QuadrigaCX debacle) and you’ve got yourself the plot to a David Fincher-esque film, tipped for Oscar glory. […]
As the Brexit deadline on 31 October looms, there are still many uncertainties about the effects of the UK leaving the EU without a deal. Discussions tend to focus on trade, potential shortages and the constitutional position of Northern Ireland. Criminal justice sometimes gets a mention, and there is general acceptance that operational effectiveness will […]
Russian assurances on prison conditions are highly topical and have been crucial to the UK courts’ decisions in recent cases on whether to extradite individuals to the Russian Federation. Extraditions from the UK to Russia are, for the time being, at a standstill, owing to deficiencies in the independent monitoring of Russian prison conditions, which […]
On October 4, Konstantin Vishnyak, a former employee of VTB Capital in London, was the first individual to appear in court for allegedly obstructing an FCA investigation by deleting relevant WhatsApp messages. It is alleged that Vishnyak, who was at the time under investigation by the FCA for suspected insider dealing offences, deleted the WhatsApp […]
Partner Anna Bradshaw is interviewed by the Keiran Beer, Chief Analyst at the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), as part of a podcast series on Financial Crime Matters. Anna discusses the anticipated impact of the UK’s departure on the EU’s present and future anti-financial crime efforts. The full episode is available to view […]
The slew of high profile crypto-frauds that have permeated the media, show that this type of crime is significantly on the rise. Cryptocurrency security firm CipherTrace, report that $1.2 billion has been stolen through various cryptocurrency-based frauds in just the first quarter of 2019, $356 million of which was exclusively looted through exchange hackings. Is […]
