“Close encounters of the technological kind : How unregulated technologies cashed in on Covid-19”. Head of International Keith Oliver, and Legal researcher Amalia Neenan discuss in Global Data Review

Brian McDonald June 15, 2020 0 Comments

As a response to the pandemic, facial recognition has been deployed in various countries as a way to stem the rate of transmission. For example, it has been most controversially used to track quarantine evaders and to gauge elevated temperatures in crowds in states such as Russia and China. The UK has similarly jumped on […]

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Partner Hannah Laming and Senior Associate Andrew Wallis discuss the impact of the Airbus DPA on global corruption cases and settlements in Euro news

Brian McDonald February 18, 2020 0 Comments

After 8 years, a deal has finally been reached in Airbus’ bribery and corruption investigation. It came via a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) between Airbus and UK, US and French regulators last month. But, looking beyond its substantial €3.6 billion price tag, what does it mean for multinational firms looking to globally settle disputes? Read […]

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Partner Anna Bradshaw interviewed by ITV News on US request for evidence from Prince Andrew

Brian McDonald June 10, 2020 0 Comments

Partner Anna Bradshaw speaks to ITV News about the ability of the UK authorities to provide Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) sought by the US authorities in connection with the Epstein Investigation. Watch from 2:37  

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Partner Nick Vamos is quoted in Bloomberg on Assange’s trial hinging on Trump’s political motivations

Brian McDonald February 24, 2020 0 Comments

Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder will begin a four-week extradition hearing in London today to determine whether he will he extradited to the U.S, where he faces trial for releasing classified documents. The case will start days after Assange’s lawyers alleged that President Donald Trump instructed a former congressman to offer their client a pardon if […]

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Partner Anna Bradshaw is quoted in The Telegraph on proposed post-Brexit UK sanctions against Grace Mugabe

Brian McDonald February 24, 2020 0 Comments

Following the suspension of the EU’s sanctions against Grace Mugabe, Partner Anna Bradshaw comments in the Telegraph on reported plans by the UK government to reimpose sanctions on Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe’s widow after the expiry of the transition period. Read more

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“Are English Courts still the venue of choice for family offices?” Partner Jason Woodland discusses in Campden FB

Brian McDonald June 10, 2020 0 Comments

A very high proportion of cases in the High Court have foreign litigants (and many cases no UK based parties at all) and English Courts have an unparalleled reputation abroad. This is for a number of reasons, but in particular the impartiality of judges; range of orders available to the court; full disclosure of documents; […]

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Partner Anna Bradshaw is quoted in The Economist on the prospects of Julian Assange’s extradition from the UK

Brian McDonald February 25, 2020 0 Comments

Partner Anna Bradshaw comments on the hearing in the UK of the US request for the extradition of Julian Assange in a special report by The Economist, discussing ‘Why Julian Assange’s extradition case will get political’. Read more

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“Anne Saccolas: UK-US diplomatic relations tested”. Partner Jasvinder Nakhwal and Associate Craig Hogg discuss in EU Reporter

Brian McDonald June 9, 2020 0 Comments

Last month, INTERPOL issued a Red Notice for Anne Saccoolas, former CIA agent and wife of a US government employee stationed at RAF Croughton, England, in connection with the death of the British national, Harry Dunn. The Notice is the latest chapter in a near year-long saga that has tested UK-US extradition arrangements and shone […]

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Head of International Keith Oliver, and Legal Researcher Amalia Neenan discuss battling cryptofrauds in Commercial Dispute Resolution

Brian McDonald February 27, 2020 0 Comments

The United Kingdom, much like Henry V, is leading the charge into battle- but this time against crypto-corruption. For a long time, we have been bombarded by a heavy stream of crypto-scandals splashed across the world’s media. Most recently, headlines warned that states are now using cryptocurrencies to circumvent sanctions. Nevertheless, whether they are genuine […]

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Partner Anna Bradshaw is quoted in GIR on the UK government’s plan to abandon European Arrest Warrant post Brexit

Brian McDonald February 28, 2020 0 Comments

Partner Anna Bradshaw comments in the Global Investigations Review (GIR) on the government’s announcement that it would not seek to participate in the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) system, proposing instead to negotiate a mechanism similar to the EU’s Surrender Agreement with Iceland and Norway. “The EAW is hugely beneficial”, she said, adding that the warrants […]

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