Events
Lawyers from Peters & Peters are regularly invited to speak at conferences and seminars about our specialist practice areas.
Forthcoming Events
Anand Doobay to speak at The International Crime Conference 2013, 19 March 2013, London
Anand will be exploring the appeals process and requirements and find out how articles 3,5 and 6 of the Human Rights Convention apply in relation to extradition proceedings. To read more information or to book, please click on the attachment below.
Alan Bacarese, Special Counsel to speak at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies on ‘Business Ethics and Sustainability’ 16 April 2013, 18.00-19.30
Alan Bacarese, Special Counsel will give an overview of the international legal framework on corruption and the ever-changing environment of risk for multi nationals. In particular he will discuss the key international legal conventions (in particular the OECD and UNCAC conventions) and the increasing use of domestic legislation to extend territorial reach over transnational bribery and corruption. He will also consider the increasing use of innovative legal techniques to hold corporates to account and the role of new actors such as civil society.
To read more information about this event please click on the link below.
Monty Raphael QC to speak at the American Bar Association, Washington 2013 Spring meeting, Friday 26 April 2013
Monty is part of the panel discussing 'Commandments From On High: Guidance and Opinions on Anti-corruption Laws' at 11am-12.30pm. If you would like to read further information or to attend please click on the attachment below.
Michael O'Kane to speak at the Annual Transnational Crime Conference, 15 -17 May 2013, Miami ,USA
A conference presented by the IBA Criminal Law Section and supported by the IBA North American Regional Forum
Sessions include:
- The use of private investigators, experts and forensic accountants in criminal litigation
- Offshore tax havens and secrecy
- Money laundering and corruption in South America and the Caribbean
- Acting in high profile cases and the role of the media
- Multi-jurisdictional criminal investigations
- LIBOR and securities fraud
Who should attend?
Criminal defence and regulatory practitioners, prosecutors, in-house counsel, international business crime lawyers, compliance officers, law enforcement officials and auditors.
To read more about this event please go to the link below.
Monty Raphael QC to speak at the 16th Annual IBA Transnational Crime Conference, 15-17 May 2013
Monty Raphael QC will be speaking on 'Tax havens and secrecy'. To find out more information about this event please click on the link below.
Michael O' Kane to speak on Cartel Enforcement at The Law Society's Competition Section Annual Conference, 16 May 2013
To see the full programme or to book, please click on the attachment. Please see below for a summary of Michael O'Kane's session on Cartel enforcement.
Discussion on recent cases and issues including:
· leniency and use of covert intelligence gathering powers
· cartel settlement procedures
· prosecuting the cartel offence
Panel session chaired by Michael O'Kane, Peters & Peters
Anand Doobay to speak at the ERA Conference 'A Critical Examination of Legal Remedies Within Mutual Recognition Instruments In EU Criminal Justice', 16-17 May 2013, Brussels
Anand Doobay Consultant to speak on Thursday 16 May at 17.00pm on 'What lessons from the Radu (C-396/11) and Melloni (C-399/11) Judgments?' To book or to read further information about this conference please click on the attachment below.
Michael O'Kane to speak at the International Preferred Firms Competition Conference
Michael O'Kane will be talking at the International Preferred Firms Competition Conference, taking place at The Auditorium, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP, Adelaide House, London Bridge, London EC4R 9HA
Michael O 'Kane to speak on 'International Cartel Cases' on 24 May 2013 at Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP
The Cartels Panel is scheduled from 11.30-12.45.
Monty Raphael QC, Special Counsel will be speaking on the UK Bribery Act, at the Sussex Centre for the Study of Corruption, 29 May 2013.
Monty will be speaking in the afternoon on how the legal profession views the introduction of The Act. If you would like further information about the Sussex Centre for the Study of Corruption please click on the link below.