Partner Hannah Laming discusses the risks and implications of money laundering, asset freezes and civil forfeiture in international criminal investigations on the panel at the Krakow IBA Transnational Crime Conference. Read more.
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.
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 […]
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.
5 St Andrews Hill is hosting a panel discussion on “McMafia and Magnitsky: Unexplained wealth orders and asset tracing explained”. For further details on how to register, please click here.
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 […]
We look forward to welcoming you to a breakfast seminar on Tuesday 26th June 2018 with guest speakers from Miller & Chevalier in Washington DC and Brick Court Chambers, in conversation with sanctions and white collar crime practitioners in London. Our panelists – Barbara Linney, Maya Lester QC and William Dodsworth – together with Anna Bradshaw […]
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 […]
More than 500 influential global Anti-Financial Crime professionals, policy makers, regulators and government officials gathered in Amsterdam for the 14th Annual European AML & Anti-Financial Crime Conference. Partner Anna Bradshaw spoke on sanctions enforcement risks facing European businesses. Read more.
Since 31st January this year, UK law enforcement agencies have been granted a new power to require individuals to provide information on the sources of their wealth. Agencies including the National Crime Agency (NCA), Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) can now apply to the High Court for an […]
