References to paragraphs are references to UK Government’s document Modernising the Criminal Disclosure Regime. In our last piece on the MoJ’s AI Action Plan, we noted a pattern: decisions are reserved for humans, but the data and material those decisions rest on is being handed, ever more readily, to machines. We said transparency would […]
All witnesses should be firmly discouraged from using AI to prepare for giving evidence. AI coaching is still coaching, and coaching is not permitted in proceedings before the English courts. That point was made by the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) in R v FGD [2026] EWCA Crim 918, but this judgment reaches well beyond […]
Peters & Peters is delighted to have retained its Band 1 ranking for Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals in the Chambers High Net Worth 2026 Guide, reflecting the firm’s continued strength in advising high-net-worth individuals on complex financial crime, regulatory and international enforcement matters. The rankings also recognise a number of our lawyers […]
They just don’t get it. You know that the course of action you have explained is the best route to success, but they disagree. You know that, ultimately, everyone will benefit if they follow your views, but they don’t understand that. Do you ignore them and carry on regardless? Or do you adhere to the […]
In a recent Global Investigations Review article, Anna Bradshaw discusses the practical difficulties of relying on sanctions licences and carve-outs to do business with sanctioned entities. The piece explores the challenges companies face in securing payment, navigating complex compliance requirements and dealing with banks that may be reluctant to process licensed transactions despite regulatory […]
Liam Lane spoke to Law360 about what the collapse of the UK’s first criminal trade sanctions prosecution means for prosecutors’ ambitions to robustly enforce sanctions imposed on Russia. Liam Lane said it was clear the U.K.’s sanctions enforcers were “keen to pursue criminal enforcement action where appropriate”, but expressed concern regarding the delays in […]
Almost a month ago, reports were circulating that, in group litigation against Uber, a Judge had decided that litigation privilege could not be claimed over communications with funders. Litigators I spoke to about the decision were perplexed and worried in equal measure, but the judgment had not been published, so no one quite knew exactly […]
On 3 July 2026, INTERPOL published a Red Notice for Anastasiia Berezovska, a 39-year-old Ukrainian national wanted by Monaco authorities in connection with a bombing that injured three people in Monaco on 29 June. The notice stated that she was sought on allegations including attempted murder, placing an explosive device in a public place with […]
The prosecution of Ahmed Abdelkader ‘Mido’, a former professional footballer, political activist and President of the Egyptian Youth Union in Europe, has been discontinued by the Crown Prosecution Service. Mido was arrested on 25 August 2025 and subsequently charged with public order offences in connection with an incident at a café in West London, […]
