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Peter practises in a wide range of business crime and regulatory matters acting for individuals, companies and professional services firms. He also practises extensively in extradition, mutual assistance and general crime. Peter acts for clients in most of the recent SFO prosecutions and investigations including the Barclays Qatar, LIBOR, EURIBOR and the FX cases as well as several major international corruption cases such as Rio Tinto, GSK and ENRC. Financial Conduct Authority matters include insider dealing and market abuse and one of the first FCA high frequency trading cases. Peter has acted for many years in criminal tax evasion and cartel matters both cross border and domestic, and has advised in many other criminal and regulatory inquiries involving HMRC, the Competition and Markets Authority, the Health and Safety Executive, and the Environment Agency. He also acts in professional disciplinary cases, including cases brought by the Financial Reporting Council. Peter has acted for several high profile political figures in the UK and overseas in criminal investigations, including those relating to terrorism. He also acts in general criminal cases and advises on anti-money laundering and corruption compliance matters.