The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has offered no evidence against Peters & Peters’ client – a professional of good character – following extensive representations regarding the absence of evidence against our client. Our client was charged with serious offences of false imprisonment, non-fatal suffocation and assault. The defence case throughout was that our client had […]
Earlier this year, Peters & Peters was instructed after officers from the Metropolitan Police Anti-Terror Command arrested our client and seized his digital devices. The investigation concerned a number of social media posts of an extremist nature and possession of certain items. Following representation at the police station, the Anti-Terrorism Command concluded the investigation, with […]
Neil Swift, James Tyler and Joseph Duggin have authored the England and Wales chapter in The International Comparative Legal Guide – Business Crime 2025, which is published by the Global Legal Group. This publication covers 18 jurisdictions and the England & Wales chapter deals with common issues in business crime, including: – general criminal law […]
This week, our client, a senior business professional, was exonerated as the Metropolitan Police confirmed that an investigation into threats to kill and common assault has been concluded with no further action being taken. Peters & Peters was instructed to represent our client on arrest, where it became immediately clear that he had been subjected […]
In this article for LexisNexis Corporate Crime expert, Diana Czugler and Joseph Duggin discuss key economic crime developments in 2023 and what to keep an eye on this year. One key development is the new failure to prevent fraud offence and expansion of corporate criminal liability for economic crimes and the impact this might have […]
Neil Swift, James Tyler and Joseph Duggin have authored the England and Wales chapter in The International Comparative Legal Guide – Business Crime 2024, which is published by the Global Legal Group. This publication covers 21 jurisdictions and the England & Wales chapter deals with common issues in business crime, including criminal law enforcement, organisation […]
With the parliamentary summer recess upon us, it is worth recapping where the Conservative government’s flagship Economic Crime and Transparency Bill got up to before taking a well-deserved holiday. The reform proposals – which are now expected to become law sometime in the autumn legislative term – represent the most significant shift in white collar […]
