What to know about Kevin Spacey’s UK sexual offenses trial

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Earlier this week, American actor Kevin Spacey first appeared for trial in London’s Southwark Crown Court over multiple allegations of sexual assault. The former artistic director of the Old Vic theatre is accused of sexually assaulting four men in England between 2001 and 2013. He has already pleaded not guilty to the charges. Anna Bradshaw […]

Whistleblowing: the need for change

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UK law enforcers are often envious of their US counterparts and the tools that the latter have at their disposal to investigate, regulate and deter financial crime and misconduct. However, there is one mechanism that UK regulators and legislators seem less than enthusiastic about adopting, namely whistleblower awards. In Business Reporter, Neil Swift makes the […]

Event: ‘Arbitration and Criminal Law’ – Opening Lecture by Prof Matthew Happold

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Join us and Arbitration Lab for the opening lecture of the London Summer Arbitration School, which will be delivered online by Prof Matthew Happold from the University of Luxembourg. The lecture will examine:   – how arbitral proceedings and domestic criminal processes can interact; – how parties to arbitrations have attempted to use domestic criminal […]

Infographic – ISO 31030: Travel legal risk and mitigation

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ISO 31030 was published in 2021 and is the world’s first truly global benchmark for travel risk management. Providing a framework of good practice, it is an important document for corporates, which would do well to understand the implications and complications arising from travel risk when sending their employees abroad for work. This infographic summarises […]

Record £17 million fine for cum-ex trading scam

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined ED&F Man Capital Markets Ltd (MCM) over £17.2 million ‘for serious failings in its oversight of cum-ex trading’. The FCA said that these failings allowed the broker to collect fees for trading strategies designed to enable clients to reclaim tax illegitimately from the Danish authorities. According to the […]

Peters & Peters contributes chapter to CDR: Essential Intelligence – Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery 2023

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Head of International Keith Oliver and Legal Researcher Caroline Timoney have recently been published in CDR: Essential Intelligence – Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery 2023. Their chapter, an overview of the latest in the regulatory landscape in England & Wales, provides expertise for practitioners and laypersons alike as it explores the current legal framework underpinning […]