Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP
Client SatisfactionActing for governments, multinational corporations and ultra-HNW individuals, Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP‘s recent experience encompasses several high-stakes commercial cases before the English court, as well as internationally. Head of International Keith Oliver specialises in commercial, regulatory and trust litigation. Fraud and commercial disputes leader Jonathan Tickner is an expert in large international and commercial disputes, civil fraud and asset recovery matters. His experience also includes multi-jurisdictional emergency procedures. Sarah Gabriel acts in shareholder disputes and contractual claims, while Emma Ruane has a notable track record in securing interim relief, including anti-suit injunctions, and freezing and disclosure orders. The department further includes fraud disputes specialist Jason Woodland; commercial litigator Vlad Meerovich, who is experienced in corporate and financial fraud work; and Paul Johnson, whose practice covers civil fraud, asset tracing and insolvency.
Testimonials
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- 'I have been working for a few months with Jonathan Tickner and Emma Ruane. Both are excellent: Emma Ruane in particular got on top of the case quickly and saw a way through a signigficant limitation problem that had caused the client to switch firms at pretty much the same time as I did.'
Key clients
- The Republic of Mozambique
- The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
- The NHS Business Services Authority
- CJSC Alfa Bank
- Servicios de Salud del Instittuto Mexicano del Seguro Social Para el Bienestar
- Instituto de Salud para el Bienestar
- Twinkle Capital
- Select Lifestyles
- Hortons Motorcycles
- N&C Horton
- Lynx Golf
- Surventure
- Neam
- Premium Tobacco Central Africa
Work highlights
- Acting for the Republic of Mozambique in $3bn Commercial Court proceedings, arising out of purported sovereign guarantees said to have been fraudulently obtained through bribery and corruption in the so-called 'hidden debts' scandal.
- Acting for the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and the NHS Business Services Authority in a long-running case of public interest, which has required numerous interlocutory hearings in the High Court, a six-week preliminary issues trial in the High Court, three hearings in the Court of Appeal, and two hearings in the Supreme Court.
- Acting for the Mexican Health Service in connection with its Covid-related fraud claim against a company (incorporated in England and Wales) and its director, the matter concerning sums paid to the defendants for ventilators ordered at an early stage of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jonathan Tickner