Anand Doobay

Anand joined Peters & Peters as an Associate in 1999, became a Partner in 2005, and a Consultant in 2011. Prior to joining, he trained at Lovells and was seconded to the Prudential Plc during this time.

Anand has broad experience in dealing with criminal proceedings including those brought by the Serious Fraud Office. He has particular expertise in dealing with extradition and mutual assistance matters. He has dealt with many high profile and politically sensitive investigations in the UK, US, Europe, the Far East and many other jurisdictions. Anand has particular experience in dealing with matters in the Russian Federation and Eastern Europe having successfully defeated more than ten extradition requests included a number connected to the Yukos case. He has advised a serving Prime Minister, a former Deputy Prime Minister, a Deputy Foreign Minister and three G20 Governments. Anand was appointed by the Home Secretary to a panel which reviewed the UK’s extradition arrangements.

Anand is ranked by many professional guides and frequently writes and speaks on criminal law. Anand is the author of the chapter on extradition in Blackstone’s Criminal Practice and previously contributed material on EU criminal law. He is also the author of a chapter on Money Laundering the Fraud Looseleaf edited by Clare Montgomery QC and Professor David Ormerod (published by Oxford University Press). Anand is the co-author of Jones and Doobay on Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance (published by Sweet & Maxwell) and the Law of Extradition and Mutual Assistance (published by Oxford University Press) and is consultant editor for extradition in Halsbury’s Laws of England.

Anand has an LLM degree in corporate and commercial law.