Kerri McGuigan has been named Lawyer of the Month by Irish Legal News. A senior associate at Peters & Peters, Kerri was recently re-elected as co-chair of the London Irish Lawyers Association (LILA), a professional organisation for lawyers in London with ties to Ireland. As co-chair, she has organised several educational seminars, including discussions on […]
Head of International Keith Oliver and Legal Researcher Niall Prior have contributed a chapter to CDR: Essential Intelligence – Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery 2025, published today. The publication gives a comprehensive overview of the practice of fraud, asset tracing and recovery litigation in a number of countries around the world. It works towards […]
As the UK government and regulators pin hopes on PISCES to revive equity capital markets, concerns are emerging across the financial sector about its potential implications for investors, companies, and traditional banking models. Today, James Tyler was quoted in Reuters, with his commentary subsequently syndicated across several major internal outlets, including The Daily Mail, […]
The client, a young man of good character, was intercepted upon arrival into Heathrow Airport by Border Control Officers, and charged with importation of cannabis with a street value of over £500,000. We were instructed by our client after he had entered a guilty plea to the offence, very shortly before the sentencing hearing. The […]
Neil Swift has been quoted in the Law Society Gazette responding to the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) newly released guidance aimed at corporations and businesses on how to report suspected fraud or corruption. The guidance, a first for the SFO, sets out clear expectations for how corporates can engage with the agency when concerns […]
Neil Woodford, once celebrated as a leading UK fund manager, continues to face scrutiny and legal challenges following the 2019 collapse of his Woodford Equity Income Fund (WEIF), which left approximately 300,000 investors with significant losses. Earlier this year, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a warning notice to Woodford and his company, Woodford […]
Today we announce the promotion of business crime and investigations expert, Diana Czugler to Of Counsel, effective 1 May 2025. Diana has a wealth of experience advising individual and corporate clients on complex and sensitive issues spanning the criminal and regulatory sphere, as well as handling related reputational and risk management matters. Diana trained […]
One of the United Kingdom’s hastily pulled-together schemes to assist businesses during the Covid-19 crisis is believed to have been abused to the extent of £1.88bn, flagged by lenders as suspected fraud. Paul Johnson and Stephanie Williams have co-authored a piece for Fraud Intelligence where they discuss legal tools and sample cases in a […]
The Republic of Mozambique, acting through its Attorney General, has succeeded on a joinder application with respect to the heirs of the late Mr Iskandar Safa. Mr Safa, who was the Twelfth Defendant in the Commercial Court litigation which resulted in a judgment in the Republic’s favour valued in the billions of dollars, died following […]
On 13 June 2024, Peters & Peters’ client Mr Alexey Fisun was removed from the UK Sanctions List. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the UK government imposed sanctions on persons believed to benefit from or support the Russian government. Mr Fisun was designated by the UK in September 2022, […]
