Partners Hannah Laming and Anna Bradshaw chaired the ABC and AML streams at the Infoline AML & ABC Forum 2020 in London on 10 and 11 March 2020

Brian McDonald March 12, 2020 0 Comments

The Infoline AML & ABC Forum 2020 is designed to enable the financial services industry to benchmark compliance processes and understand the impact of regulatory developments in anti-money laundering (AML) and anti-bribery and corruption (ABC).  Anna Bradshaw moderated the ‘Heads of Financial Crime Think Tank’ panel, and ‘Establishing efficient KYC & Utilising new technologies’ panel […]

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Peters & Peters – Operational Plans in response to Covid-19

Brian McDonald March 13, 2020 0 Comments

Further to the continued spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus , Peters & Peters have instigated a clear plan aimed at preserving both our operational effectiveness and service delivery. Our focus is, of course, the safeguarding of the health and wellbeing of our clients and employees and the continued, uninterrupted service to all our clients. We […]

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Partner Anna Bradshaw is quoted in MoneyLaundering.com on Unexplained Wealth Orders targeting the family of former Kazakh President

Brian McDonald March 17, 2020 0 Comments

Partner Anna Bradshaw speaks to the Association of Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) about the wider implications of Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) obtained by the National Crime Agency (NCA) in support of investigations into property connected with Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), in the wake of legal challenges made to UWOs targeting London properties owned […]

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Partner Neil Swift and Associate Craig Hogg discuss ‘Failure to prevent market abuse: a viable new corporate criminal offence?’ in Compliance Monitor

Brian McDonald March 19, 2020 0 Comments

In recent years, the idea of criminalising the ‘failure to prevent’ undesirable conduct has increasingly been seen as a panacea for prosecutors looking to crack down on economic crime. But what is the viability of such a regime in the area of market abuse? Read more

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Partner Anna Bradshaw is quoted in MoneyLaundering.Com on penalties imposed on Standard Chartered Bank for sanctions breaches

Brian McDonald April 2, 2020 0 Comments

Partner Anna Bradshaw speaks to MoneyLaundering.Com about the civil monetary penalties in excess of £20m imposed by the United Kingdom’s sanctions enforcer, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), on Standard Chartered Bank for ‘most serious’ violations of EU financial sanctions against Russia. Read more

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Senior Associate Rachel Cook discusses why we should be paying close attention to Unexplained Wealth Orders in the Financial Reporter

Brian McDonald April 3, 2020 0 Comments

Corporates are undoubtedly versed in complying with anti-money laundering regulations but increasingly Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) should be on our radar too. With the ability to pierce the corporate veil and their powerful extra territorial reach, UWOs should be taken very seriously. Read more

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Partner Anna Bradshaw is quoted in the Global Investigations Review on £20m penalties imposed by UK regulator on Standard Chartered Bank for sanctions breaches

Brian McDonald April 6, 2020 0 Comments

Partner Anna Bradshaw comments in the Global Investigations Review (GIR) on the civil monetary penalties imposed on Standard Chartered Bank by the UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), noting that the substantial reduction in the penalty amounts at the ministerial review stage are comparable to those seen in previous enforcement action and querying what […]

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Head of Commercial Litigation and Civil Fraud Jonathan Tickner , and Associate Holly Buick discuss why Litigation funding is here to stay in Spear’s

Brian McDonald April 7, 2020 0 Comments

Litigation funding – when a third party finances a law suit in exchange for a slice of the proceeds if the case is won or settled – was thrown into the spotlight last year. Thanks to the accounting practices of one of its biggest players, Burford Capital, it has been exposed to high-profile adverse publicity. […]

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We are delighted to announce that Peters & Peters has been ranked in Legal Business in the London specialist firms : Client service score top 20

Brian McDonald April 8, 2020 0 Comments

A recent survey of legal clients has revealed that boutique and specialist firms are outperforming the larger firms on a range of criteria including lawyer/team quality; sector/industry knowledge; and billing and efficiency, as well as consistency of client feedback. One client said about Peters & Peters, ” their advice is practical, creative and informed by […]

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Peters & Peters secures 95% reduction in penalty for an engineering company in an HMRC export controls and sanctions investigation

Brian McDonald April 22, 2020 0 Comments

Peters & Peters successfully acted for a major international engineering company and its overseas parent Group working primarily in the offshore oil and gas, renewable energy and telecoms market. The company was the subject of an investigation by HMRC for potential export controls and sanctions breaches in relation to the export of dual-use marine goods […]

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