The UK government has warned businesses and individuals in five former Soviet states—Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan—that they could be sanctioned if they help Russia evade Western restrictions. The policy move highlights the widespread perception that each of these countries has a key role in sanctions circumvention, due to their trade ties and geographical […]
Peters & Peters successfully secured Mr Platon’s release on bail following a series of hotly contested hearings before Senior District Judge Goldspring at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. Mr Platon is accused in Moldova of fraud, money laundering and related offences. He is resisting extradition on the basis that his prosecution is politically motivated, extradition would be […]
Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP is delighted to announce a significant legal victory in the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, on behalf of its clients, Charles Claire LLP and Lynx Golf Limited. In a comprehensive and well-reasoned judgment handed down today by Deputy High Court Judge Charles Morrison ([2025] EWHC 1802 (Ch)), the […]
Corporate Crime analysis: Display bolder ambition, boost spending, and uncover more wrongdoing. These are the demands made of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and government in a new spotlight on corruption briefing, setting out eight recommendations by which this can be achieved. In an article published by LexisNexis, Joseph Duggin and Joseph Skilton discuss […]
Effective 26 June 2025, UK legislation expands whistleblowers’ employment law protections related to voluntary reports of suspected sanctions breaches by companies. While this move supports enforcement by encouraging private sector reporting, experts caution that the lack of incentives and delays in OFSI’s investigations of suspected breach reports may still mean whistleblowers suffer significant detriments in […]
Yesterday, the first part of the Leveson Review was published. We have previously provided our views on the Leveson Review shortly after its announcement: The Leveson Review of Criminal Courts Sir Brian Leveson, the former President of the Queen’s Bench Division and Head of Criminal Justice for England and Wales, was tasked by the […]
In June of this year, the French Senate almost unanimously backed a bill aimed at regulating the ultra-fast fashion industry. The bill aims to tackle the environmental and economic consequences of ultra-fast fashion and, if implemented, would ban advertising of ultra-fast fashion and impose sanctions on influencers who promote such products. The bill proposes […]
