Partner Anna Bradshaw quoted in Reuters article on economic sanctions against Syria
Anna Bradshaw comments on the differences US and EU economic sanctions against Syria and the potential obstacles to enforcing both. Read more.
Partner Anna Bradshaw comments on US proposals to sanction professional services providers in the Times
Anna Bradshaw comments on US proposals to sanction professional services providers in the Times, expressing concerns about the implications for sanctions compliance and human rights. Read more.
The Law Society Gazette discusses new mega-money Russian dispute on which Peters & Peters is advising
Another high-profile foreign dispute, this time related to a stake in a Russian fishing company valued at more than a billion pounds, has opened in the High Court – though the relevance of England and Wales as a jurisdiction has again been called into question. Read more.
Partner Anna Bradshaw discusses post-Brexit criminal justice cooperation on Channel 5 news
Partner Anna Bradshaw interviewed on Channel 5 news, speaking on post-Brexit criminal justice cooperation in her capacity as a member of the Law Society’s EU committee. To see the full interview, please click here.
Cloud Security – Nick Vamos and Philip Gardner discuss digital evidence gathering in New Law Journal
Partner Nick Vamos and Trainee Solicitor Philip Gardner co-authored an article for New Law Journal discussing competing approaches to digital evidence gathering. The article considers recent international developments in this important area, including the US CLOUD Act and the proposed Regulation on European Production and Preservation Orders for Electronic Evidence in Criminal Matters. The article […]
Decision handed down in the case of R (on the application of Martin Kay and Scan-Thors (UK) Ltd) v Leeds Magistrates’ Court
Lord Justice Gross, sitting in the Administrative Court with Mr Justice Sweeney, delivered an important judgement bringing to an end a private prosecution commenced by a former business partner of Scan-Thors. The judgement, quashing the decision of the Magistrates’ Court, provides a useful reminder of the duty imposed on a private prosecutor to act with […]
Partner Neil Swift is quoted in the Financier Worldwide article on overcoming the fraud triangle
Despite the efforts of authorities around the world, corrupt and fraudulent behaviour continues to flourish, with a debilitating economic effect. Regulators are also turning to technology to improve their tactics. “The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) recently announced that after a successful trial run during their investigation into Rolls Royce, the largest ever SFO investigation to […]
Partner Anna Bradshaw discusses global sanctions in The Law Society Gazette
Partner Anna Bradshaw comments on the implications for UK businesses and their lawyers of the latest sanctions developments in the US and EU, including the prospect of EU blocking legislation and the added dimension of post-Brexit UK sanctions. Read more.
Partner Nick Vamos is quoted in The Independent discussing the potential effect of Brexit on pre-trial detention following extradition from the UK
Britons may be at risk of languishing for years awaiting trial in a foreign jail if a crucial protection within the EAW scheme is lost after Brexit. Nick Vamos, former head of extradition at the Crown Prosecution Service, told The Independent that the price for securing a new criminal justice deal with EU could be […]
Anna Bradshaw discusses global sanctions compliance after the demise of the Iran nuclear deal in The Times Brief
Partner Anna Bradshaw is quoted on the prospect of EU blocking legislation and the broader repercussions of the US withdrawal from the Joint Common Plan of Action (JCPOA) for global sanctions regulation. Read more.