Associate Philip Gardner discusses the new Astana International Finance Centre Court and Arbitration Centre, and whether it can challenge the English High Court’s dominance

Brian McDonald June 6, 2019 0 Comments

The English legal system is historically one of the UK’s great exports, with the English common law forming the basis of the legal systems for approximately a quarter of the world. In addition to evolving in various ways in different jurisdictions, English law remains the law of choice in much of international commerce and in […]

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P&P Breakfast Seminar update on US economic sanctions developments – Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, China and more – 19 June 2019

Brian McDonald June 6, 2019 0 Comments

Peters & Peters will be hosting a breakfast seminar on the latest developments in US economic sanctions on Wednesday 19 June 2019. Anna Bradshaw will chair the event in discussion with leading sanctions practitioners including but not limited to Maya Lester QC of Brick Court Chambers, Barbara D. Linney of BakerHostetler in Washington DC and Michael […]

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Partner Anna Bradshaw speaks to Moneylaundering.com about the Commission’s criticisms of AML controls in six EU Member States

Brian McDonald June 7, 2019 0 Comments

The Commission of the European Union has publicly criticised six member states for weaknesses in their anti-money laundering regimes. Partner Anna Bradshaw says, “ The inclusion of AML-related, country-specific recommendations in an economic and social policy review demonstrates a knowledge among EU officials that the bloc’s preventative AML structures are only as strong as their […]

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Partner Anna Bradshaw discusses the impact of a No-Deal Brexit on Criminal justice and Police cooperation on Radio 4

Brian McDonald June 10, 2019 0 Comments

Partner Anna Bradshaw discusses the impact of a No-Deal Brexit on Criminal justice and Police cooperation from 43:00 onwards. Listen here

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Partner Neil Swift comments in IBA Global Insight about obstacles to greater financial transparency

Brian McDonald June 10, 2019 0 Comments

UK parliament was due to debate a bill which would require the UK’s crown dependencies to introduce public registers in order to bring about greater transparency in the hope of preventing illicit financial flows. However, the government has subsequently withdrawn the debate on the bill from the House of commons schedule. Partner Neil Swift says […]

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Senior partner Michael O’Kane comments on the Foreign Affairs Committee report on the future of the UK sanctions policy in LexisNexis

Brian McDonald June 14, 2019 0 Comments

Senior partner Michael O’Kane comments on the Foreign Affairs Committee report on the future of the UK sanctions policy in LexisNexis. Read here

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Nick Vamos appears on Channel Four News and in Press commenting on Lauri Love’s successful appeal against extradition to US for trial

Brian McDonald February 5, 2018 0 Comments

Former Head of Extradition at the Crown Prosecution Service, now partner at Peters & Peters Nick Vamos shares his views on Lauri Love’s successful appeal against extradition on health grounds. Nick states the significance of the judgment, “it is the first case in which the Forum Bar has been used successfully to resist extradition.” Nick […]

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The Republic of Mozambique and the $2 billion tuna bond scandal

Brian McDonald November 23, 2020 0 Comments

Peters & Peters acts for the Republic of Mozambique in US$2 billion Commercial Court proceedings against Credit Suisse, Abu Dhabi-based shipbuilder Privinvest, its CEO Iskandar Safa and certain former Credit Suisse employees, arising from what the Republic alleges is a massive fraud known as the “hidden debts” scandal.     The Republic is also a […]

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Supreme Court judgment dated 6 November 2020 – clarity given on the principle of res judicata

Brian McDonald November 6, 2020 0 Comments

Secretary of State for Health & Social Care and the NHS Business Services Authority v Servier Laboratories Ltd and Others On 6 November 2020 the Supreme Court confirmed that context is everything when applying findings of the European Courts in separate proceedings. The Secretary of State for Health & Social Care and the NHS Business […]

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Partner Hannah Laming discusses Account Freezing and Forfeiture Orders in the Wealth Briefing

Brian McDonald June 18, 2019 0 Comments

Should UK law enforcement authorities suspect that money is derived from, or will be used for, criminal activities, they have a potentially devastating tool at their disposal : Account Freezing and Forfeiture Orders (“AFFOs”). Whilst AFFOs have received far less media attention than Unexplained Wealth Orders (“UWOs”), they are a serious cause for concern. Only […]

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