In this Q&A, with Charlotte Tregunna and Abbie Melvin, the interviewer from Lexology explores the UK’s rapidly evolving anti-corruption landscape, highlighting key regulatory developments, increased enforcement activity, and new funding for agencies such as the Serious Fraud Office. The discussion outlines what these changes mean in practice for compliance professionals, particularly in light of new […]
We are delighted that our ESG Enforcement Tracker has been featured in The Lawyer’s Spotlight, recognising the firm’s work in mapping the emerging criminal and regulatory dimensions of ESG risk. The feature includes insights from business crime partner Maria Cronin who developed the tracker in response to a clear gap in the ESG landscape. While […]
The changing legislative landscape in the UK means internal channels to report wrongdoing could increasingly be bypassed. In this article for Personnel Today, Rachel Cook and Isabella Bradstock examine numerous reforms around whistleblowing and how HR teams can prepare. To read the article, please click here.
We’re proud to contribute to the latest edition of Chambers & Partners’ Anti-Corruption Global Practice Guide 2026. Our team – Neil Swift, Jasvinder Nakhwal, Charlotte Tregunna, and Rachel Cook – co-authored both the Law and Practice and Trends and Developments chapters for the UK section of the guide. We provide insight into the key changes shaping the UK’s anti-corruption landscape this year, […]
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) closes 2025 with its third revamped guidance document for businesses. After updating its corporate co-operation guidance and the joint CPS guidance on corporate prosecutions earlier in the year, the SFO has just published a refreshed edition of its guidelines on evaluating corporate compliance programmes. The free-standing guidance remains in […]
INTERPOL has deleted a Diffusion concerning our client, a dual Russian‑Cypriot national, finding that criminal allegations of misappropriating RUB 438 million and laundering RUB 178 million concerned a commercial dispute rather than a criminal matter. Deletion Decision Our client, a dual Russian‑Cypriot national, was accused of misappropriating RUB 438 million of funds from […]
We are thrilled to be featured in Global Investigations Review’s GIR 100 2025, an annual guide profiling the world’s leading firms in high-stakes corporate investigations. We are also proud to have been shortlisted for Boutique or Regional Investigations Practice of the Year at the GIR Awards 2025. This recognition underscores our expertise in conducting, defending, and […]
An article by Rachel Cook of Peters & Peters and Christopher Coltart KC, Head of Business Crime at 2 Hare Court Insider dealing is prosecuted in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority (‘FCA’). Cases which result in a guilty plea or conviction are ordinarily followed by confiscation proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime […]
Rachel Cook has written an article for LexisNexis, offering a Corporate Crime analysis on how private prosecutors who fail to engage with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) or test the market for legal representation now risk recovering costs from central funds only at CPS-equivalent rates. Read the analysis to learn: – What are the […]
Considerable attention has been given in recent years to judicial developments that tend against the particular immunities and privileges enjoyed by sovereigns when it comes to litigation. Notably, a number of courts in different jurisdictions have increasingly narrowed the sovereign immunity arguments available when it comes to execution against state assets. The public policy […]
