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Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP

15 FETTER LANE, LONDON, EC4A 1BW, ENGLAND

Tel:: Work 020 7822 7777
Fax:: Fax 020 7822 7788
DX:: 407 LONDON CHANCERY LANE

Web:: www.petersandpeters.com
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What we say about the firm's legal practice in London

Corporate and commercial

Within Customs and Excise, Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP is a first tier firm,

The ‘outstanding’ team at Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP acts on direct and indirect tax investigations, and a variety of customs and excise infractions. Key clients include corporates and high-net-worth individuals subject to HMRC inquiries and procedures. The team also advises individuals on the Revenue’s success in gaining access to information about offshore accounts. The ‘immensely experienced’ Monty Raphael QC and Sarah Gabriel are recommended.

Within EU and competition ,

Also of note are Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP, where Michael O’Kane is widely recognised as one of the leading criminal cartel lawyers in the UK; and Hausfeld & Co LLP, which specialises in claimant damages actions with a particular focus on competition law.

Within Financial services, tier 4

Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP’s work ranges from criminal investigation and prosecution, through to regulatory misconduct, disclosure obligations, and interaction with the FSA as regulator. Monty Raphael QC, Neil Swift and Sarah Gabriel ‘combine astute client manners with expertise’.

Within VAT and indirect tax VAT and indirect tax

Crime, fraud and licensing

Within Crime, Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP is a third tier firm,

Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP acts for numerous high-profile individuals in reputational matters . Work for highly recommended department head Michael O’Kane includes successfully defending a Russian Federation extradition request against the billionaire owner of Stoli vodka.

Within Fraud: civil , Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP is a first tier firm,

Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP has a pre-eminent and longstanding reputation in this area. It is acting for the former deputy chairman of JSC BTA Bank’s management board regarding claims totalling $1.4bn; and advising the former CEO of Intercontinental Bank plc regarding the alleged misappropriation of £800m. Sarah Gabriel and team head Keith Oliver are recommended.

Within Fraud: corporate crime, Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP is a first tier firm,

Despite the loss of Jo Rickards to DLA Piper UK LLP, Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP has seen an increase in instructions from large corporate clients. Highlights included acting on a groundbreaking matter for Hermitage Capital, where the team approached the Council of Europe in its quest to find redress for the client regarding a fraud allegedly perpetrated by the Russian authorities. Michael O’Kane is practice head, and Anand Doobayis also recommended.

Within Fraud: white-collar crime , Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP is a first tier firm,

Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP lost Jo Rickards to DLA Piper UK LLP in 2010, but the combined expertise of Michael O’Kane, Anand Doobay and Monty Raphael QC continues to attract high-profile, international cases. Highlights included acting for two British citizens facing criminal proceedings in Italy following the collapse of Parmalat. The team also has a strong track record acting for individuals facing extradition.

Dispute resolution

Within Commercial litigation, tier 6

Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP ‘provides detailed technical advice in a manner that is easily understood’. The practice’s core area is civil fraud, but it also handles commercial litigation and shareholder disputes, competition litigation and trust disputes. Senior partner Keith Oliver ‘sets the standards for the firm and is reflective of those standards’; Jonathan Tickner is ‘accessible and speedy’; and Sarah Gabriel is also highly rated.

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COUNCIL TAX

In Harrow LBC v Ayiku [2012] EWHC 1200 (Admin) Sales J held that the word “or” in the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992, art 3 Class N, had a disjunctive meaning, therefore it was sufficient for the non-British spouse of a foreign student to satisfy one or other of the two conditions, namely being prevented from taking paid employment or being prevented from claiming benefits, in order to qualify as a “relevant person” who was exempted from liability to pay council tax.

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QUEEN’S SPEECH

Bills already introduced pursuant to the Queen’s Speech on 9 May 2012 include Local Government Finance Bill and Electoral Registration and Administration Bill, both accompanied by Explanatory Notes, which in each case address ECHR compatibility.

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Standards

In R (Calver) v Adjudication Panel for Wales [2012] EWHC 1172 (Admin) Mr Calver was a member of Manorbier Community Council who successfully challenged the decision of the Panel to dismiss his appeal against a decision by Prembrokeshire County Council Standards Committee censuring him for a number of comments or blogs posted by him on a website he owned and controlled.

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A justified retrospective

Clive Sheldon - QC debates the pros & cons of retrospective tax legislation

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Public Sector Equality Duty (“PSED”)

In R (Greenwich Community Law Centre) v Greenwich LBC [2012] EWCA Civ 496 the Court of Appeal held that the Council had had “due regard to the PSED when making changes to its funding of community legal advice services”. At para 30 Elias LJ said:

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Public Sector Equality Duty

Surrey County Council conducted a review of its Library Service. This culminated in a Report to the Council’s Cabinet. The Recommendations in the Report included that there should be consultation about a community-partnership approach at selected Libraries.

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Judicial Review

The Judgment of Lindblom J in The Manydown Co Ltd v Basingstoke and Deane BC [2012] EWHC 977 (Admin) repays attention. The Claimant sought to challenge by judicial review 2 decisions of the Council: (1) the Council’s refusal to reconsider its position on the development of a site that it owns (and is the subject matter of a Joint Development Partnership Agreement with the Claimant); and (2) a decision of the Council’s Cabinet approving a selection of sites for development which did not include this site.

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The Health and Social Care Act 2012: impact on adult social services

After its torrid passage through Parliament, the Health and Social Care Bill received Royal Assent on 27 March 2012. The Act deals principally with healthcare reform, but it also contains some amendments to the legislative framework for social care. It will come into force on a day yet to be appointed by the Secretary of State.

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Immigration update May 2012

In this issue:

- Penningtons Solicitors LLP
Premium service for tier 2 and 5 sponsors to be launched

A premium service for sponsors will be launched by the UKBA on 6 April 2012. The service is designed specifically for companies that sponsor international employees under tier 2 and 5 of the points based system and aims to provide them with enhanced support.

- Penningtons Solicitors LLP