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Two new partners at Peters & Peters

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The partners of Peters & Peters are very pleased to announce the appointment of Charlotte Tregunna and Vlad Meerovich to the partnership as of 1 May 2023. Charlotte Tregunna joined Peters & Peters in 2010. She is very widely known in the field of business crime and investigations, and has an exceptional reputation for acting […]

Peters & Peters advises Boris Johnson at Parliamentary Privileges Committee

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Peters & Peters lawyers were at the eye of the storm yesterday assisting former Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his appearance for questioning at the UK Parliament’s Privileges Committee which is investigating allegations that he misled Parliament over the so-called “Partygate” events at 10 Downing Street during Covid lockdowns in 2020 and 2021. Peters & […]

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Peters & Peters’ client acquitted on six counts

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Our client, a young man from a wealthy and prominent overseas family, was found not guilty of all charges against him following a two-week trial at Southwark Crown Court in February 2023. Accusations made by his former girlfriend had resulted in a six-count indictment, including allegations of sexual assault, false imprisonment and rape. He was […]

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Supreme Court hears appeal in Republic of Mozambique ‘Hidden Debts’ litigation

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The Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Republic of Mozambique (acting through its Attorney General) (Appellant) v Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL (Holding) and Others (Respondents) (2021/0085) from 24 to 25 January 2023. The appeal arises out of ongoing litigation before the Commercial Court in which Peters & Peters has acted for the Republic of Mozambique […]

Lawyer of the Week: Nick Vamos in The Times

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Our Head of Business Crime, Nick Vamos, was featured in The Times as Lawyer of the Week on Wednesday 14 December 2022 for his role representing for free the family of Harry Dunn, in the prosecution of Anne Sacoolas, the US government official who pleaded guilty to causing the death of the teenager in 2019 […]

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Travel Risk Management: ISO 31030, legal risks and mitigation

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From left: Fabrice Dubest, Ben Fischer, Frédéric Bellanca, Brian Moore, Bob Quick, Laetitia Piroddi, Dave Wood, Andrew Wallis, Paul Johnson, Lee Whiteing On 15 November, together with our partners, we hosted a seminar on the legal implications for travel risk management (TRM) arising from the publication of ISO 31030. The seminar was aimed at senior […]

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Peters & Peters secures deletion of Russian INTERPOL diffusion

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Following detailed representations from Peters & Peters, INTERPOL has deleted a diffusion request from the Russian Federation, in respect of a prominent Russian businessman. The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) found that maintaining data on Peters & Peters’ client may have adverse implications for INTERPOL’s neutrality, and that the data failed to […]

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Secret trust claim struck out after decades long legal battle

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Peters & Peters has succeeded in having a claim against our client struck out. In a judgment handed down yesterday, the Chancellor of the High Court, Sir Julian Flaux struck out the claim in which the claimant alleged that the defendant, his brother, had hidden the existence of a trust allegedly created by their late […]

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Event – Travel Risk Management: legal risks and mitigation

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Now ISO 31030 travel risk management (TRM) guidance for organisations has been published, what are the legal implications for TRM arising from the publication of this new benchmark? The seminar will cover: – Expert insights from leading lawyers on TRM from UK, US and France– What liabilities exist for both organisations and C-suite executives– How […]

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Repeat of Anne Sacoolas virtual proceedings unlikely – Nick Vamos in the media

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Nick Vamos, our head of Business Crime & Investigations, has been quoted extensively in the media, commenting on the unprecedented decision to allow the killer of Harry Dunn to appear in court entirely remotely from start to finish.   Nick is a former Head of Extradition at the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and, since 2021, […]