The government has hinted at passing a British version of the so-called Magnitsky Act, a US law that freezes assets and imposes travel bans on Russians suspected of corruption and human rights violations. Michael O’Kane, Senior Partner, said agreeing to activate the Magnitsky amendments was no surprise. However, he warned that as the bill is […]
C5’s Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Conference is the leading European Fraud event and the “must-attend” event of the “who’s who” from the multi-jurisdictional; multi-party asset recovery; civil fraud & insolvency litigation world. Keith Oliver is Chairman for the second day of the conference. For the full agenda please click here.
On 28 February 2018, Peters & Peters represented the CEO of a multinational company in preliminary reference proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union. The case concerns the circumstances in which EU Member States are obliged to execute European Arrest Warrants, and in particular the proper application of the principle of ne […]
Partner Nick Vamos highlights how there is plenty of legal change to be implemented post Brexit. He details the implications for criminal law cooperation across Europe. Read his full article here.
Senior partner, Michael O’Kane says London was the “first port of call” for wealthy Russians. He said that “Russians were attracted to the UK because of the country’s established legal system. They like the stability of being able to park their assets in London.” “In reality targeting the perpetrators will make little difference as they […]
Partner Jasvinder Nakhwal, discusses Peters & Peters’ attitude towards women in our workplace in response to the fifth anniversary of ‘Lean in’ Chief Operating Officers Sheryl Sandbergs book on gender equality. In this piece published by Bloomsberg, women and men share their experiences of equality in the workforce on International Women’s Day. Read here.
LEAP the “European network of criminal defence lawyers, academics, and NGO activists fighting to uphold the right to a fair trial in their national jurisdictions” come together at this annual conference to discuss “critical challenges in the fight to ensure that fundamental human rights are respected in European criminal justice systems and to plan how to overcome […]
Former Head of Extradition for the CPS, now partner at Peters & Peters Nick Vamos was interviewed by TRT Newsmaker where he discusses the recent arrest in Prague of Salih Muslim, the former co-chairman of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) who is accused by Turkey of terrorist offences. Nick explains the extradition process and […]
Peters & Peters is acting for the CEO of a multinational company in preliminary reference proceedings heard before the Court of Justice of the European Union on 28 February 2018. The preliminary reference relates to the interpretation of the EU legal framework on the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) and the surrender procedures between EU Member […]
Partner Nick Vamos on the question ‘Are high net worth individuals protected from extradition? To answer this, he reviews the current extradition landscape. Read the full article in the Global Banking & Finance review here.
