On 20 March 2025, Jonathan Fisher KC published Part 1 of the findings of his independent review of disclosure and fraud offences (the report), following the release of his preliminary findings in April 2024. This week, Neil Swift, Fred Kelly and Zainab Bhadelia have analysed the key findings of Jonathan Fisher KC’s independent review for an […]
On 13 June 2024, Peters & Peters’ client Mr Alexey Fisun was removed from the UK Sanctions List. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the UK government imposed sanctions on persons believed to benefit from or support the Russian government. Mr Fisun was designated by the UK in September 2022, […]
The Republic of Mozambique, acting through its Attorney General, has succeeded on a joinder application with respect to the heirs of the late Mr Iskandar Safa. Mr Safa, who was the Twelfth Defendant in the Commercial Court litigation which resulted in a judgment in the Republic’s favour valued in the billions of dollars, died following […]
One of the United Kingdom’s hastily pulled-together schemes to assist businesses during the Covid-19 crisis is believed to have been abused to the extent of £1.88bn, flagged by lenders as suspected fraud. Paul Johnson and Stephanie Williams have co-authored a piece for Fraud Intelligence where they discuss legal tools and sample cases in a […]
The client, a young man of good character, was intercepted upon arrival into Heathrow Airport by Border Control Officers, and charged with importation of cannabis with a street value of over £500,000. We were instructed by our client after he had entered a guilty plea to the offence, very shortly before the sentencing hearing. The […]
