Julian Assange spent years avoiding being extradited to Sweden. Now, he may choose to go there in order to delay his extradition to America, and prosecution for his role in hacking military computers. Partner Nick Vamos says, “he may surprise us all and say, I consent to go to Sweden. That may help his reputation […]
Sanjay Shah, who founded a London-based hedge fund specialising in the Cum-ex trades, has been charged by Danish prosecutors in a $1.6 billion tax fraud probe. Jasvinder Nakhwal, extradition expert at Peters & Peters, says trying to extradite Shah from Dubai “is going to be a bigger minefield” than if he were living in London. […]
Partners Nick Vamos and Anna Bradshaw comment extensively in the media about the possibility of Julian Assange’s extradition to Sweden and the impact on his extradition proceedings to the US: Bloomberg The Guardian Reuters Evening Standard Gulf Today South China Morning Post Reuters India Yahoo News Canada ITV News NPR ABC This is Money Vice […]
The UK Government plans to introduce reforms to Limited Partnerships (“LPs”), as part of its clampdown on the use of LPs for money laundering, corruption and tax evasion purposes. Scottish LPs (“SLPs”) have been widely linked to international money laundering, in part because of their separate legal personality and, unlike companies, they can be composed […]
Head of International Keith Oliver and Partner Nick Vamos were graciously invited to attend a dinner hosted by the UK Ambassador to Romania, his excellency Andrew Noble at his residence, where they discussed the state of International law and particularly the extradition issues the Assange case generated.
Partner Anna Bradshaw comments in Payments Compliance on the recent penalties handed out by The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) to both Raphaels Bank and Travelex. https://paymentscompliance.com/premium-content/insights_analysis/travelex-hook-uk-sanctions-unit-targets-low-hanging-fruit
The panel, as part of the AIJA Commercial Fraud Commission’s “ Business and Private Clients in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities” seminar, dealt with the recovery of assets stemming from criminal offences, and States’ various remedies versus personal protection of property at a transnational level. Charlotte participated in the panel with criminal lawyers from Tokyo, Hong […]
The successful discharge for our client, Mr Zmikhnovskiy, after a robustly contested hearing is the first decision on extradition to Russian Federation made in the Magistrates’ Court, following the Shmatko High Court judgment. A postscript to Mr Zmikhnovskiy’s judgment lists important assurance requirements for the Russian Federation to meet for any future extradition requests. Senior […]
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 […]
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 […]
