In 2015, Tom Hayes was convicted of eight charges of conspiracy to defraud and sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment. The crimes of which he was convicted arose from alleged manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). ...
On Wednesday 5th October, Legal 500 hosted their standalone Bar Awards recognising barristers of all levels of seniority, clerks, other chambers professionals in London and across England, Scotland and Wales. We're delighted that...
5 th of July 2022, Washington DC The Republic of Croatia has lost an international arbitration case launched by MOL, the Hungarian national oil and gas company over Zagreb's failure to adhere to obligations under an agreement concerning the gas...
Jason Mansell and Rhys Meggy instructed by Jill Lorimer and Anna Holmes at Kingsley Napley LLP acted for a cryptocurrency firm at an oral hearing before the FCA’s Regulatory Decisions Committee to determine whether the Firm met the statutory...
Paul Hastings and QEB Hollis Whiteman co-hosted a joint in-person and live-streamed seminar on the overturned bribery convictions of ex-Unaoil executive, Ziad Akle. Jonathan Pickworth chaired the evening, and Adrian Darbishire QC, Joanna...
Mark Ellison QC and Kathryn Hughes act for the FRC in 'The Executive Counsel to the FRC v KPMG, Peter Noel Meehan, Alistair Wright, Richard William Kitchen, Adam David Bennett, Pratik Paw, Stuart Peter and James Smith (alongside ...
Adam King this week represented a Doctor charged with Fraud by False Representation after allegedly self-prescribing controlled drugs in breach of his Conditions of Practice. The Crown’s case was that the prescriptions presented were, for various...
This morning, the Court of Appeal Criminal Division handed down its decision in the appeal of Ziad Akle, former Unaoil employee, against his convictions for offences of bribery. The Court quashed Mr Akle's convictions and refused the SFO's request...
Tom Phillips has recently commenced his placement as a Pegasus Scholar in Uganda having been awarded the prestigious scholarship earlier this year. Tom is currently based within the High Court of Uganda and is working under the supervision of the Chief...
Chambers and Partners released their rankings for Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals today and QEB Hollis Whiteman and its members are acknowledged as leaders in the field. Chambers is ranked as Band 1 with sources describing us as "a set...
Jason Mansell was instructed by Jill Lorimer of Kingsley Napley LLP to advise a claims management company in respect of its application for authorisation. When instructed initially the FCA had invited the firm to withdraw its application or enter into a...
QEB Hollis Whiteman, Hickman & Rose and Peters & Peters hosted a webinar - The Serco Trial: What Went Wrong? In the webinar, the defence lawyers in the Serco prosecution considered the factors which led to the collapse of the case. Adrian...
