On 19 June 2019, Dutch prosecutors announced murder charges against three Russians and a Ukrainian involved in the shooting down of flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014 resulting in 298 deaths. In an interview on BBC News 24, Partner Nick Vamos explained that it was unlikely that the suspects could ever face justice because neither […]
Over the last 18 months, the UK has seen a number of significant changes in the area of international cooperation in financial crime matters, most notably through the widening of unexplained wealth order (UWO) and account freezing order (AFO) regimes, through an amendment made to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, and the introduction of […]
Peters & Peters have partnered with one of the fund’s major charities, Access Aspiration, volunteering in non-selective state schools with disadvantaged students aged 16-18 to give them the confidence, employability skills and aspirations for a successful future.
Partner Anna Bradshaw spoke at the 15th Annual AML and Anti- Financial Crime Europe Conference of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) held in Berlin on 13 June, joining a panel discussion on Examining Recent Enforcement Actions for Critical Lessons in Transparency and Collaboration. She will be speaking on the UK Bribery Act at […]
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 […]
Lisa Osofsky, director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), has outlined proposals to introduce a US-style informant system in the UK, modelled on US plea-bargaining arrangements. These latest proposals – although currently no more than mere overtures – raise a number of practical and theoretical issues which, if not addressed, may serve to compound the […]
Senior partner Michael O’Kane comments on the Foreign Affairs Committee report on the future of the UK sanctions policy in LexisNexis. Read here
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 However, the government has subsequently withdrawn the debate on the bill from the House of commons schedule.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 […]
Partner Anna Bradshaw discusses the impact of a No-Deal Brexit on Criminal justice and Police cooperation from 43:00 onwards. Listen here
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 […]
