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Commercial court refuses permission to appeal in Republic of Mozambique litigation, orders Privinvest Group to pay £20 million to continue stay of enforcement

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Mr Justice Robin Knowles CBE has today refused to grant permission to appeal to the Privinvest Group following his judgment on the merits in the Republic of Mozambique litigation dated 29 July 2024. By his further judgment handed down today, Tuesday 10 December 2024, the judge also required that the Privinvest Defendants pay £20 million […]

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Attorney General of Mozambique, instructing Peters & Peters, secures multi-billion dollar victory against Privinvest Group

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Peters & Peters notes with great satisfaction the judgment of the Honourable Mr Justice Robin Knowles CBE in the Republic of Mozambique litigation which was handed down on 29 July 2024. The judgment represents a major milestone in the five years of litigation, initiated by the Attorney General of Mozambique, to hold the Privinvest Group […]

Maria Cronin

Work on draft treaty for specialised global corruption court commences

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At the end of the summer, work got under way to draft the core principles for a treaty to create an International Anti-Corruption Court (IACC). This is the latest development in the global momentum to establish a specialised international corruption court. However, in view of the fact that an International Criminal Court (ICC) already exists, […]

Liam Lane

Fraud, bribery and corruption in sport – will rugby take the mantle in 2023?

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Fraud, bribery and corruption (FBC) in sport are nothing new. INTERPOL notes that criminal offences in sport “are a way for organized syndicates to generate high profits and launder their illegal proceeds, with limited risk of detection”. In recent times, the spotlight has been on sports with circular balls, with a host of scandals rocking […]