Getting The Deal Through – Asset Recovery 2017

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The 2017 edition of Getting the Deal through: Asset Recovery, is now available online. Click here to view our chapter.   Reproduced with permission from Law Business Research Ltd. Getting the Deal Through: Asset Recovery 2017, (published in September 2016; contributing editors: Jonathan Tickner, Sarah Gabriel and Hannah Laming, Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP) 

Peters & Peters – A True Picture

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Chambers Student details a ‘true picture’ of what is it like to work at Peters & Peters when you are a trainee. Based on anonymous interviews with trainees and prepared by Chambers Student, read here to see our profile and what they have said.

Iran-Deal Sanctions Relief Could Be Overturned With ‘Stroke of a Pen

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Michael O’Kane, Senior Partner and Head of Business Crime at Peters & Peters is quoted in the Wall Street Journal. “President-elect Donald Trump could overturn signature parts of the Iran nuclear deal entirely on his own and doing so could undermine the deal as a whole”, Samuel Rubenfeld, Wall Street Journal 2016. To read Michael’s […]

Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2016 – Expert Guide

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The Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2016 Expert Guide provides in-depth analysis on the latest changes and interesting developments around the world with a particular focus on popular alternative dispute resolution methods, arbitration and litigation trends, including reference to important case studies. Featured countries are: Bangladesh, Belgium, Bermuda, Cyprus, India, Indonesia, Japan, Moldova, Russia, United Kingdom, […]

Peters & Peters Secure Landmark Court of Appeal Ruling in Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority & Ors -v- Bestfort Development LLP & Ors

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Peters & Peters acts for a number of English LLP respondents to an action brought under section 25 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 by a number of entities owned and controlled by the Emirate State of Ras Al Khaimah (“RAK”). In the course of those proceedings, it was established that the RAK […]

Keith Oliver asks Key note speaker Christine Legarde an important question at 2016 IBA Conference

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At the opening ceremony of the IBA 2016 conference, Keith Oliver, Head of International asks Keynote speaker, Christine Legarde Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) a timely question. Oliver asks, “In the context of economic stability, does the IMF have a considered position on the timing of the pressing of the article 50 button […]

UK’s failed attempt to extradite John Soares from the Reunion Island

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Partner, Neil Swift was interviewed by BBC One programme, South East, about the UK’s failed attempt to extradite John Soares from the Reunion Islands, a French Overseas Territory in the Indian Ocean. Neil explained the options available to law enforcement following a French judge’s decision to reject the extradition request.    

Nelmes v NRAM plc: the latest twist in brokers’ fiduciary duties

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Partner Jason Woodland, latest article ‘Nelmes v NRAM plc: the latest twist in brokers’ fiduciary duties’, features online in the Compliance Monitor. The Court of Appeal recently ruled there was a breach of duty where a broker had received commission from a lender, unbeknown to the client, who also paid the broker directly. The Court’s finding of an unfair […]

2016 London to Brighton bike ride raising funds for Contact the Elderly

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This year Peters & Peters is delighted to be fundraising for a fantastic charity called Contact the Elderly. Contact the Elderly is the only national charity solely dedicated to tackling loneliness and social isolation among older people. Supported by a network of volunteers, the charity organises monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties for small groups of […]

Servier – follow-on claim for damages of £250 million

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Peters & Peter continue to act for long-standing client the Secretary of State for Health in this claim against the French pharmaceutical group, Servier. The claim was issued by the Secretary of State in 2011 following an announcement by the Euopean Commission that it was investigating Servier and other pharmaceutical companies for suspected anti-competitive behaviour, […]