Peter FitzGerald is quoted in The Times, discussing the implications of the new coronavirus legislation
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Peters & Peters acts for the Hungarian national oil and gas company, MOL
Peters & Peters acts for the Hungarian national oil and gas company, MOL, which in 2009 entered two agreements with the Republic of Croatia concerning the management of the Croatian national oil and gas company, INA. Croatia subsequently alleged that the agreements had been procured as the result of a bribe which it claimed MOL […]
Peters & Peters secures acquittal of a former Barclays senior executive in the SFO’s landmark prosecution
Our client is a former senior executive of Barclays Investment Bank and was a defendant (formerly alongside Barclays itself and three other former executives, and latterly alongside two other former executives only) in the SFO’s landmark prosecution based on payments made by Barclays to a Qatari sovereign wealth fund and the Prime Minister of Qatar. […]
Neil Swift, Craig Hogg and Katie Jones discuss, “Failure to Prevent Market Abuse : A feasible new corporate criminal offence” in Corporate Briefing
The idea of criminalising corporates for ‘failing to prevent’ financial misfeasance has, in recent years, been put forward as a cure-all for tackling economic crime; however, it remains unclear whether such an approach would be viable, or indeed desirable, in the context of market abuse. Careful consideration needs to be given to the existing FTP […]
Senior Associate Rachel Cook discusses, ‘Unexplained wealth orders : what advisers must be aware of’ in International Adviser
A financial services adviser recently found himself on the receiving end of one of the UK’s newest tools in its fight against money laundering : unexplained wealth orders (UWOs). These orders have the power to compel an individual – either a politically exposed person (PEP) or a person who is suspected of involvement in, or […]
Head of International Keith Oliver and Legal researcher Amalia Neenan discuss how facial recognition technology is capitalising on the Covid-19 crisis in Euronews
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many states have turned to facial recognition technology as a way to combat the spread of the virus by tracking quarantine evaders or gauging elevated temperatures of potentially infected individuals in crowds. However, without proper regulation, we have started to witness the often undetected spread of this technology, […]
Servier – follow-on claim for damages of £250 million
Peters & Peter continue to act for long-standing client the Secretary of State for Health in this claim against the French pharmaceutical group, Servier. The claim was issued by the Secretary of State in 2011 following an announcement by the Euopean Commission that it was investigating Servier and other pharmaceutical companies for suspected anti-competitive behaviour, […]
Peters & Peters leads on global defence strategy for high profile Middle Eastern client linked to 1MDB Fund
We represent a high profile client in the Middle East, linked to the widely reported international investigation into the alleged misappropriation of assets from the Malaysian 1MDB sovereign wealth fund. It has been reported that investigations are being conducted by a multitude of regulatory and law enforcement agencies in various jurisdictions, which include Switzerland, Luxembourg, […]
Employee fraud
We are acting for a foreign based company in a fraud and asset tracing claim against its former director an offshore company under his control. The claim relates to the alleged misappropriation of several million US dollars and involves the tracing of monies through Cyprus, Russia and Switzerland. A worldwide freezing injunction and disclosure order […]
Internal investigation for household brand arising from criminal and regulatory allegations against major customer
Peters & Peters is conducting an internal investigation for a leading household name company arising from criminal and regulatory investigations into one of its major corporate customers. This includes advising on the potential liability of the client and its employees. The matter is one of multiple large-scale investigations in which the firm has been called […]