Lisa Osofsky, the former Chicago prosecutor now leading the UK’s Serious Fraud Office has been in post for almost a year and is fast discovering that what works in the US cannot necessarily be easily transposed to the UK. In particular, the twin weapons of corporate enforcement through deferred prosecution agreements and individual co-operation via […]
Partner Anna Bradshaw spoke at the Romanian National Bank in Bucharest during a two-day conference jointly sponsored by Aperio Intelligence, Expert Forum and the National Endowment for Democracy. She participated in a panel discussion exploring the topic “Five years on: sanctions on Russia and anti-money laundering actions”. Read more
The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that Akrivis Law Group, PLLC’s client Technology Links Pvt. Ltd of Pakistan will be removed from its Entity List. This ends an over year-long period under which the prominent company faced serious challenges threatening its 30-year existence. This designation effectively placed a prohibition on the sale and transfer […]
Nick Vamos, Partner at Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP recently took part in an interview with the BBC surrounding the legal implications for Prince Andrew. You can watch the full interview here.
Oswald Jansen of Resolución B.V. and Teresa N. Taylor of Akrivis Law Group, PLLC met up at Chez Billy Sud in Georgetown, Washington D.C. this week and enjoyed a fabulous working lunch discussing their practices. It’s always great to hear about our members meeting up, thank you for sharing this photo with us. If you are travelling and […]
Teresa N. Taylor of Akrivis Law Group, PLLC and Oswald Jansen of Resolución B.V. met up at Chez Billy Sud in Georgetown, Washington D.C. this week and enjoyed a fabulous working lunch discussing their practices. It’s always great to hear about our members meeting up, thank you for sharing this photo with us.
Your fellow members; Akrivis Law Group, PLLC are pleased to announce that they have expanded their membership with IR Global by taking on a new practice area and jurisdiction. This new position adds further strength to their membership and offers further support for fellow members in New York. Teresa N. Taylor will be the go-to member […]
29 Nov 2019 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. 22/F, United Centre, 95 Queensway, Hong Kong (Admiralty MTR, Exit D) $100/person Law Society CPD points being applied for Register Now! For more information: [email protected] +852 2107 0301 (Ms. Lydie Leung) www.onc.hk / www.dvc.hk The Tradepower case was decided by the Court of Final Appeal in November 2009. […]
Partner Anna Bradshaw comments in the American Bar Association (ABA) Journal on the impact of a no-deal Brexit on criminal justice cooperation, concluding that “without access to these and other tools, the EU and the UK are less secure”. She points to the loss of UK participation in the European Arrest Warrant scheme and access […]
Partner Neil Swift discusses the potential impact of Brexit on the recognition of UK arrest warrants, and how UK extradition procedure will change should the Bill come into force. Read More
ONC Lawyers in collaboration with the Ohkims Blockchain Centre has recently advised Plutochain on their intended Initial Coin Offering (“ICO”) project on the Mainnet. Plutochain is currently researching into the socialization of cryptocurrency trading and have plans in place to develop applications to actualize such data as part of its services to Plutochain’s intended client […]
Partner Anna Bradshaw comments in the Global Investigations Review (GIR) on how the recent announcement of a £146,341 penalty imposed by the UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) on a UK telecoms operator highlights potential flaws in the agency’s enforcement process and leaves businesses with limited opportunity to learn from any mistakes or understand […]