The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), working with the Metropolitan Police Service, conducted and operation to arrest two individuals suspected of running an illegal cryptoasset exchange. The regulator said that more than £1 billion of unregistered cryptoassets are believed to have been bought and sold through this business. During searches at two London properties, the police […]
Yesterday, after having agreed a plea deal with US authorities, Julian Assange left a US court in Saipan, in the Mariana Islands, a free man. This latest development brings to an end this long-running saga, including 13 years of self-imposed confinement and detention in a UK prison for the WikiLeaks founder. Nick Vamos, who has […]
Following detailed submissions from Peters & Peters, the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) has quashed two Red Notices issued at the request of the United Arab Emirates against our client, an international businessman subject to “bounced cheque” (unfunded cheque) offences arising out of commercial loan agreements. Our submissions demonstrated that our client’s […]
In this podcast, Michael O’Kane, Maya Lester KC talk to Dr Christian Rosinus, of Rosinus Partner, about sanction law. They begin by outlining the general EU, UK, and US sanctions jurisdictions, highlighting their similarities and differences. Michael then explains the applicability of UK sanctions and Maya addresses the influence of post-Brexit case law by the […]
According to the Office of National Statistics, fraud accounts for 40% of crime committed against individuals in England and Wales, making it the most common type of crime. If nothing is done, this figure is likely to increase. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is responsible for addressing high-level fraud and related offences. However, notoriously lacking […]
Business Crime Partner Jasvinder Nakhwal was quoted in a Bloomberg feature piece on the withdrawal of a City of London Police money laundering and cash seizure investigation against two Peters & Peters’ clients for whom she acted. The article – which can be found here – describes how the clients, two offshore trading firms in the energy […]
Dr Anna Bradshaw is a special guest in this week’s Banking Weekly podcast. She talks to Caroline Binham about the background context against which the FCA’s money laundering probe into RBS is being conducted and the wider questions it raises about appropriate disposal mechanisms for large-scale, cross-border money laundering. Listen here, Anna can be heard at […]
Peters & Peters are pleased to confirm that they have been appointed to the Department of Health’s panel for civil litigation and arbitration in medicines and pharmaceuticals (CLAMP). The panel has been established to provide advice to the Department about possible claims against pharmaceutical companies for breaches of competition law and other damages claims, and […]
Senior partner Michael O’Kane will chair a panel discussion workshop titled – Compliance Sanctions on Tuesday 5 September at the University of Cambridge. The panel will cover: Sanctions overview, their impact and how they are policed. What are Sanctions – from the perspective of the panel. The role of OFSI. How does OFSI compare to […]
Peters & Peters is representing 122 Claimants seeking redress against Ingenious Media and professional advisers for losses incurred as a result of investments in film tax schemes between 2000 and 2013. Peters & Peters has commenced legal proceedings against the Ingenious Group of companies and three of their Directors, including founder Patrick McKenna. In addition, […]
