Mara Lemos Stein at The Wall Street Journal will be chairing a panel session on sanctions risk with Senior Partner Michael O’Kane and Justine Walker of UK Finance

Brian McDonald May 10, 2018 0 Comments

Foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies have six months to leave Iran, according to U.S. government guidance released alongside President Donald Trump’s decision Tuesday to exit the nuclear agreement. The Iran agreement lifted some U.S. and international sanctions in exchange for Tehran freezing its nuclear program but Mr, Trump called it “defective at its core” during […]

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Partner Anna Bradshaw comments on Iran nuclear deal

Brian McDonald May 11, 2018 0 Comments

Anna Bradshaw is quoted on the practical difficulties in connection with the implementation of the Joint Common Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran, as a result of parallel anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing standards produced by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).  Anna notes, “Trade with Iran is ostensibly encouraged, in recognition of the key […]

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Partner Anna Bradshaw is quoted in ACAMS moneylaundering.com article on AML cooperation and prudential supervision

Brian McDonald May 17, 2018 0 Comments

Commenting on a letter from the European Commission to the European Supervisory authorities calling for ‘collective reflection’ on how to improve AML cooperation and prudential supervision, Anna observes that increased AML supervision at the EU level could see banks lose their licenses before national regulators take action. “While it is too early to predict what […]

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Partner Hannah Laming joins the panel at the Krakow IBA Transnational Crime Conference

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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.

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Anna Bradshaw discusses global sanctions compliance after the demise of the Iran nuclear deal in The Times Brief

Brian McDonald May 18, 2018 0 Comments

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.

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Partner Nick Vamos is quoted in The Independent discussing the potential effect of Brexit on pre-trial detention following extradition from the UK

Brian McDonald May 21, 2018 0 Comments

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 […]

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Partner Anna Bradshaw discusses global sanctions in The Law Society Gazette

Brian McDonald May 21, 2018 0 Comments

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.

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Partner Anna Bradshaw to speak panel event on unexplained wealth orders and asset tracing

Brian McDonald May 22, 2018 0 Comments

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.

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Partner Neil Swift is quoted in the Financier Worldwide article on overcoming the fraud triangle

Brian McDonald May 23, 2018 0 Comments

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 […]

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Collision Course? The Future of US, EU and UK Sanctions Policy

Brian McDonald May 24, 2018 0 Comments

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 […]

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