Partner Jasvinder Nakhwal, panellist member discussing internal and criminal investigations at the ABA’s 6th Annual White Collar Crime Institute, London

Brian McDonald October 16, 2017 0 Comments

Business Crime Partner, Jasvinder Nakhwal took part in a White Collar Crime hypothetical exercise with a focus on investigations on day two of the ABA’s White Collar Crime Institute. “Using a case study involving a multinational public corporation and allegations of healthcare offenses, anti-competitive practices, bribery, money laundering, securities fraud, and insider trading by its […]

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Partner Neil Swift in The Times discussing The City of London Magistrates County Court merger and future of Southwark Crown Court.

Brian McDonald October 12, 2017 0 Comments

Earlier this week officials announced the plan to open a “state-of-the-art” court in the City of London to replace the Mayor’s and City of London county court and magistrates’ court. The Old Bailey is set to remain, however there is speculation whether Southwark Crown Court’s workload will shift to this new establishment. Discussing the location […]

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Dr Anna Bradshaw to speak on the EU 4th Money Laundering Directive at the 2017 IMX Conference

Brian McDonald October 10, 2017 0 Comments

Of Counsel Anna Bradshaw will present at the IMX Client Conference in London on Tuesday 10 October, covering recent legislative and regulatory developments relevant to the UK’s implementation of 4MLD and the broader the impact of the AML/CTF regime. Should you want to find out more about this presentation, please contact Anna to discuss.

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Dr Anna Bradshaw considering proposals to strengthen procedural safeguards for UN sanctions

Brian McDonald October 9, 2017 0 Comments

Of Counsel Anna Bradshaw participated in an expert workshop on 6 October organised by the UN University and the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, to discuss options for strengthening procedural safeguards in UN sanctions regimes. For more information, please contact Anna.

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Partner Jason Woodland discusses Subject Access Requests (SARs) and their importance as a litigation tool in the latest Solicitors Journal

Brian McDonald October 4, 2017 0 Comments

Jason wrote “Disclosure by another name?” for the Solicitors Journal. His articles details why “SARs will remain a valuable tool in a litigator’s armoury and should be a fist port of call in many types of litigation”. Read his full article here. This article was first published by Solicitors Journal on 5 September 2017, and is reproduced by […]

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Partner Jason Woodland discusses Asset Tracing at Kinstellar’s Compliance, Risk and Sensitives Investigations Group Training Session – Bucharest

Brian McDonald September 25, 2017 0 Comments

Jason took part in a panel discussion on the risks of doing business in Central and Eastern Europe in Bucharest, Romania.  The event was hosted by Kinstellar’s Compliance, Risk and Sensitive Investigations group and covered: Asset tracing and recovery Cyber security Reputational risk Best practice when dealing with third parties If you would like to […]

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Keith Oliver, Co-Chair and session moderator at the C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery Conference, Miami 2017.

Brian McDonald September 21, 2017 0 Comments

Head of International Keith Oliver is moderating the session titled “The Never Ending Story of “Blade – a Nautical Affair’’ on the second day of this conference starting at 9:30am. Keith will speak about a complex, multi-jurisdictional case alongside two other advocates, Saverio Mignone of Studio Legale Farina and Damien Degiorgio of Fenech Ferrugia Fiott […]

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Dr Anna Bradshaw discusses ‘Navigating Complex Corporate Structures’ at the Trade-Based Money Laundering & Trade Finance Compliance Forum

Brian McDonald September 20, 2017 0 Comments

Anna will speak on the challenges of identifying ultimate beneficial owners and some of the pitfalls that can arise in practice, with particular reference to the risk posed by Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML). For the full program, see here.

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First professional association dedicated to private prosecutors launched in the UK

Brian McDonald September 14, 2017 0 Comments

The Private Prosecutors’ Association (PPA) is formed by leading legal and fraud professionals London, 14th September 2017: The launch of the UK’s first professional association for private prosecutors, the PPA, was announced today. The broad aims of the association are to develop best practice amongst private prosecutors, raise public awareness of the use of private […]

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Dr Anna Bradshaw speaking on Law & Geopolitics: Legal Aspects of Doing Business Between Russia and the West, Kazan, Russia, 15 September

Brian McDonald September 12, 2017 0 Comments

Of Counsel Anna Bradshaw will be taking part in a panel discussion at the Kazan International Legal Forum on Friday 15 September, addressing the challenges facing Western businesses with operations in Russia. The panel will focus in particular on the implications of the new US economic sanctions against Russia, and legal issues arising for Russian […]

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