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Partner Neil Swift to speak at the European Fraud and Compliance Lawyers Conference 2017 – Crisis Management

Brian McDonald June 8, 2017 0 Comments

Business Crime partner, Neil Swift, is speaking on the ‘Internal Investigations’ panel made up of practitioners from multiple jurisdictions, who will discuss various aspects of crossborder internal investigations. The panel will cover issues such as: Whistleblowing Setup of internal investigations Commencing an internal investigation Cooperation with law enforcement agencies For more information, see the full conference […]

Associate Miranda Ching discusses changes to the pre-charge bail procedures in the June issue of the Barrister

Brian McDonald June 7, 2017 0 Comments

Miranda examines the hidden ‘landmines’ in the recent amendments to the pre-charge bail procedures in the Policing and Crime Act 2017, which impact clients under criminal investigation. Miranda’s article explores the lesser-known amendments to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 which have the effect of lengthening overall police bail periods in a significant manner. […]

Michael O’Kane comments on SFO litigation privilege claim.

Brian McDonald June 7, 2017 0 Comments

Senior Partner and counsel to Richard Boath, Michael O’Kane, was quoted in the recent Global Investigation Review (GIR) article “SFO claims privilege over Barclays Qatar interview transcripts”. Michael said that “this is an unprecedented argument” from the authority…to our knowledge, this may be the first time an authority have ever made this argument.” To read […]

Jonathan Tickner chairs International Asset Recovery Conference in Hong Kong

Brian McDonald June 2, 2017 0 Comments

Partner, Jonathan Tickner is co-chair of the 3rd Annual C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery conference. Jonathan to share his opening remarks on Day two, see the full conference agenda here.

Peters & Peters Charitable Giving

Brian McDonald May 10, 2017 0 Comments

Peters & Peters is delighted to share with you that during the financial year 2016/17 we raised a total of £17,706 for our chosen charity, Contact the Elderly. We set a fundraising target of £16,000, so we are thrilled to have exceeded this. We would like to extend our thanks to all of our friends […]

Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya likely to challenge extradition, legal expert Jasvinder Nakhwal explains

Brian McDonald May 8, 2017 0 Comments

Indiatoday reports that Vijay Mallya is likely to challenge his extradition to India from the UK on the grounds that the charges against him are politically motivated, Business Crime partner, Jasvinder Nakhwal states. Mallya was arrested on fraud allegations which triggered an official extradition process in the UK extradition court. Jasvinder explains the grounds on […]

TXF Amsterdam – Commodity Finance meets Trade and Treasury

Brian McDonald May 5, 2017 0 Comments

Senior Partner, Michael O’Kane, is presenting a workshop – ‘Sanction blueprint: How to be prepared’, on day one of the TXF Amsterdam conference in Amsterdam. Michael’s practical workshop will help you to map out a plan for making sure you’re compliant with current sanctions in place. It will help you understand the best ways to get deals […]

Should the UK pay financial rewards to whistleblowers?

Brian McDonald May 3, 2017 0 Comments

UK authorities have so far balked at the suggestion of introducing significant US-style financial rewards for whistleblowers. Business crime partner, Hannah Laming asks if it is time for a rethink in a recent article published by The Banker. Hannah is also quoted in a piece published by the Financial Times, ‘Foreign banks in UK to follow new rules on […]

New Corporate Criminal Offence of Failure to Prevent the Facilitation of Tax Evasion Conference

Brian McDonald April 27, 2017 0 Comments

Business Crime partner, Hannah Laming recently spoke at this conference, her presentation titled “Lessons learnt from the Bribery Act 2010 implementation and similar initiatives” covered: Similarities between the s7 UKBA offence and ss 44 & 45 of the Criminal Finances Bill Relevant FCA rules re systems and controls Analysis of failings identified by the FCA categorised […]

IBA Annual Litigation Forum Conference – Innovation in Litigation

Brian McDonald April 26, 2017 0 Comments

Head of International, Keith Oliver, is the chair of a presentation on day two of this three day conference, ‘Innovation in Litigation – Prepared for 2027’. Keith is the chair of the presentation titled, ‘How to adjust to Brexit’ – Confused? You will be after the next episode of Brexit….back to the future of Europe – the sage […]

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