Rachel Cook, has recorded a timely and practical webinar with MBL on how to advise clients facing the sudden and often overwhelming experience of a dawn raid. In this session, Rachel draws on her extensive experience to explain the legal framework behind dawn raids, which authorities have the power to carry them out, and […]
We’re excited to be attending this year’s International Bar Association Annual Conference, taking place in Toronto from 2–7 November. The event brings together legal professionals from around the globe for a week of insightful discussions and meaningful connections. A number of our team will be at the event with participation across several panels and events. Please […]
Considerable attention has been given in recent years to judicial developments that tend against the particular immunities and privileges enjoyed by sovereigns when it comes to litigation. Notably, a number of courts in different jurisdictions have increasingly narrowed the sovereign immunity arguments available when it comes to execution against state assets. The public policy […]
Rachel Cook has written an article for LexisNexis, offering a Corporate Crime analysis on how private prosecutors who fail to engage with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) or test the market for legal representation now risk recovering costs from central funds only at CPS-equivalent rates. Read the analysis to learn: – What are the […]
An article by Rachel Cook of Peters & Peters and Christopher Coltart KC, Head of Business Crime at 2 Hare Court Insider dealing is prosecuted in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority (‘FCA’). Cases which result in a guilty plea or conviction are ordinarily followed by confiscation proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime […]
Peters & Peters will be co-hosting an event with Ali & Co at Egypt Arbitration Days entitled ‘Arbitration and the new world order: what’s next…?’ The panel will explore the growing tension between key principles of international arbitration, neutrality, party autonomy, and enforceability, and the expanding reach of anti-corruption laws and economic sanctions. In […]
Peters & Peters acted for the successful defendant, Mr Eugene Jaffe, in High Court proceedings brought by Mr Kirill Stein relating to an alleged trust said to have arisen following meetings in Moscow in 2012. At those meetings Mr Jaffe, Mr Stein, and a Russian businessman, Mr Vasily Anisimov, discussed the provision of litigation services […]
In April 2023, the UK government imposed sanctions on a number of individuals, including Tatiana Evtushenkova. Following submissions made by Peters & Peters to the UK government challenging the lawfulness of its decision to sanction her, a court action was filed and, following the service of grounds and evidence, the government de-listed Ms Evtushenkova […]
The FCA’s proposed Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES) seeks to provide private companies with a platform to raise capital and create a secondary market for shares. However, the platform lacks traditional safeguards, such as market abuse regulations and insider dealing laws, potentially exposing investors to risks like fraud and unfair trading practices. […]
Peters & Peters is pleased to report the recent judgment of Mr Justice Jacobs, handed down on 28 March 2025 following a 7-week trial last year, which dismissed all claims brought by di Montezemolo family against our client Twinkle Capital SA, a Swiss investment adviser. After four years of litigation, the Commercial Court’s ruling […]
