Undoubtedly some directors have committed first-party frauds by abusing the government’s financial Covid-19 support packages. Although set up in good faith, the structure of those packages coupled with the speed of their rollout unfortunately meant it was easy picking for bad actors. The most attractive was likely the Bounce Back Loan Scheme, not least because […]
We act on behalf of His Excellency Kyaw Z Minn, Myanmar’s UK Ambassador. His Excellency does not and will not recognise those responsible for the internationally condemned military coup in Myanmar as the legitimate Government of Myanmar. It is His Excellency’s view that those purporting to demand the residence (which is legally owned by the […]
Anna Bradshaw is interviewed by Euromoney for the first of a three-part series of podcasts on ‘Sanctions: the makers and the breakers’, discussing the challenges faced by sanctions enforcers and by those at the receiving end of enforcement action. Listen here
We are pleased to announce that Anna Bradshaw will be speaking at the Fraud Advisory Panel live webinar on 12 May 2021. Anna will be discussing managing bribery and corruption in a downturn, and exploring the risks caused to businesses as a result of the economic uncertainty caused by the pandemic. Register below : https://www.fraudadvisorypanel.org/events/managing-bribery-and-corruption-in-a-downturn/
On Monday, the UK announced the introduction of a new sanctions regime targeting corrupt officials worldwide, immediately blacklisting 22 individual for their involvement in notorious corruption cases in Russia, South Africa, South Sudan and Latin America. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations would help UK officials combat serious corruption by […]
The Serious Fraud Office’s case against two former Serco executives, Simon Marshall and Nicholas Woods, collapsed today. This brought an end to the SFO’s seven-and-a-half year investigation. P&P’s Neil Swift who is representing Simon Marshall, said of his client that it “was deeply shocking that he’d been dragged through this for eight years of his […]
We are delighted to announce that sanctions expert Anna Bradshaw will be speaking at the Bureau Van Dijk virtual conference on 21 April 2021. Anna will be exploring the new UK/EU sanctions landscape.
On 19 April 2021, a district judge of the Westminster Magistrates’ Court issued a ruling quashing a summons which had been granted against our client for, allegedly, attempting to pervert the course of public justice. These allegations arose in the context of ongoing complex civil proceedings in the English High Court. Following robust submissions made […]
On 19 April 2021, a district judge of the Westminster Magistrates’ Court issued a ruling quashing a summons which had been granted against our client for, allegedly, attempting to pervert the course of public justice. These allegations arose in the context of ongoing complex civil proceedings in the English High Court. Following robust submissions […]
We are delighted to announce that Cécile Nicod will be speaking at the first session of a series of webinars organised by the UIA (International Association of Lawyers) Business and Human Rights Committee, on 28 April 2021. This first session will provide an overview of legislation enacted in the UK, France and the United States […]
