Partner Anna Bradshaw comments in LexisNexis on the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee’s report on the future of UK sanctions policy
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Head of International Keith Oliver and Legal Researcher Amalia Neenan discuss the rise of Crypto-Fraudsters in CryptoGlobe
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 […]
Partner Anna Bradshaw is speaking on ‘Navigating Sanctions’ at the ABA CJS Eighth Annual White Collar Crime Institute in London, 14 October
On Day 1 of the annual white collar crime conference organised by the American Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section, Partner Anna Bradshaw will be joining a panel discussion with the respective heads of the sanctions enforcement authorities in the US (Andrea Gacki, Director of OFAC) and in the UK (Rena Lalgie, Director of OFSI) as […]
Partner Hannah Laming and Associate Karl Masi co-authored a chapter in ICLG Business Crime Laws and Regulations 2020
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
Peter FitzGerald is quoted in The Law Society Gazette discussing the implications of the Barclays acquittal for the SFO
The acquittal of the former Barclays executives was a major setback for the Serious Fraud Office over its failure to secure high-profile convictions. Peter FitzGerald said the verdict was embarrassing for the SFO. “Their entire approach was flawed from the start” he said. “We got the impression that they approached the case with the assumption […]
Partner Anna Bradshaw is speaking at the Advanced Forum on Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance conference in Washington DC
Partner Anna Bradshaw is speaking on Iran Sanctions at the Advanced Forum on Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance. Read more.
Head of International Keith Oliver and Legal researcher Amalia Neenan discuss the phenomenon of facial recognition technology in the time of social distancing in Al Business
In 2015, Bill Gates gave a Ted Talk on the biggest threat to the human population. Not a war. But a virus. Today, we live out this prediction. In 2018, Bill Gates’ company, Microsoft, was the first tech giant to warn of another threat to our way of life: facial recognition technology. Without proper regulation, […]
Partner Nick Vamos and Senior Associate Charlotte Tregunna prevent extradition of Russian businesswoman
Peters & Peters demonstrate that the Russian Federation is still incapable of meeting required human rights standards On 9 December 2019 Senior District Judge Arbuthnot discharged our client, Ms Olga Egorova, and three other requested persons whose extradition was sought by the Russian Federation. The requested persons were unconnected to one another and had been […]
Partner Neil Swift and Associate Miranda Ching are representing Dr Aleksandr Kogan, the Cambridge University professor at the centre of the Cambridge Analytica and Facebook data scandal.
Partner Neil Swift and Associate Miranda Ching are representing Dr Aleksandr Kogan, the Cambridge University professor at the centre of the Cambridge Analytica and Facebook data scandal. Kogan gave evidence before the Parliamentary Select Committee this week as part of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s inquiry into fake news.
Partner Nick Vamos gives evidence to the EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee
Nick Vamos, Partner at Peters & Peters and former Head of Extradition at the CPS, recently gave evidence to the EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee. The Sub-Committee looked at a range of issues related to post Brexit extradition and the challenges for negotiating a security treaty with the EU, and discussed the ‘awkward squad’ of countries […]