Monthly Archives June 2012

Sunday 10 June saw the official launch of the Firm’s unified cross-sector Private Client Department. Guests of the Firm were invited to the official launch which saw families attend. “ It was our intention to show that we can act in a multi-disciplinary fashion and that to us all our clients are part of a large family. We have incorporated our existing MPR Family Law and MPR Business teams and we hope to build upon that strength offering our private clients a fully-rounded service” says Senior Partner Abdullah Al-Yunusi. The launch was a success with 120 guests invited with their families to an exclusive luncheon at La Capanna in Cobham, famed for its celebrity diners including Chelsea Footballers whose training ground is up the road from the restaurant. MPR seeks to give small and medium size businesses and High Net Worth Individuals a Partner-led bespoke service to cater for all their needs. The Firm can act as a one-stop-shop and coordinate any range of private client services.

The guest list of attendees included individuals from the fields of accountancy, medicine, merchant banking and hedge fund management, property finders, management consultants, forensic accounting, legal services, tax compliance, private clients and the CEO’s of blue chip companies and self-styled entrepreneurs.

The weather held and adults and children alike were able to take advantage of the entertainment which included a professional singer, bouncy castle and a caricaturist.

We can advise and assist you on your case from our Head Office in Hounslow, Hammersmith office or at our base in the City of London. Our London Solicitors can also visit you at your offices or whererever you are based.

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MPR Solicitors have acquired an original Patrick Caulfield lithograph which will be on display at the firm’s Head Office in Hounslow. The office has recently undergone a complete refurbishment and the original artwork complements the contemporary new look of the office space.

The firm’s clients will be able to view the work entitled “Red and white still life” in the reception area. The piece is a signed offset lithograph from an edition of just 100. The original canvas is on display at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

Patrick Caulfield’s work captures what MPR Solicitors seek to represent in the legal marketplace: a dynamism and challenging modern approach to existing legal principles. These are themes captured by Caulfield’s “Red and white still life” which was painted in 1964. The piece was specially chosen for the Hounslow solicitors office by the Firm’s Managing Partner, Seema Parikh who is herself an art enthusiast.

Patrick Caulfied along with artists such as David Hockney and Peter Blake epitomise British Pop Art. His artwork can be found in private and public collections around the world including The Tate gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum. If you would like to view this artwork, please contact our Hounslow office and we would be happy to arrange a viewing.

ASSET TRACING AND RECOVERY – STOLEN ARTWORK

MPR Solicitors’Seema Parikh has been approached by a Sovereign State to consider the merits of bringing legal action against private galleries in Europe for what are believed to be looted artwork and asset recovery.

The 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property is an umbrella agreement signed by 120 countries. Under its terms, antiquities for sale must have a legal and documented collecting history that dates back to 1970 or earlier. Items found to have been looted can be repatriated to their countries of origin if their illegal recent travel can be proved without doubt. Over the last few years, over 100 works of art have been repatriated from collections worldwide including those from famous museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

MPR Solicitors are able to put together a panel of art experts, historians and archeologists from around the world to challenge ownership and provenance of pieces of art. We also have the expertise to instruct forensic investigators to trace lost/stolen artwork. We are also happy to work alongside client insurance companies, Interpol and the Art and Antiques Squad of New Scotland Yard. We can commence swift legal action in the High Court to protect assets leaving the jurisdiction pending provenance claims.

Depending on the nature of the asset recovery, we can also advise on instructing PR and media Consultants via Seema Parikhwho has relevant contacts having previously worked for LBC Radio and the BBC prior to qualifying as a solicitor.

We can advise and assist you on your case from our Head Office in Hounslow, Hammersmith office or at our base in the City of London. Our London Solicitors can also visit you at your offices or whererever you are based.

If you think MPR Solicitors can assist you, please contact Seema Parikh in the strictest of confidence on 0208 607 4660 or email seema@mprsolicitors.co.uk

The Diamond Jubilee celebrates Her Majesty’s 60 years of service and at MPR Solicitors we are proud to be taking part in this historic event.

To celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, MPR Solicitors have put together some obscure facts about The Queen and her reign, so test your knowledge and take part in the quiz!

1. Since 1952 The Queen has given Royal Assent to more than 3,500 Acts of Parliament: True or False? 
2. Over her reign, how many Prime Ministers has Her Majesty given regular audiences to and the bonus points, name them all.
3. The Queen has attended every opening of Parliament except for two in 1959 and 1963: why?
4. How many items of correspondence has The Queen answered to date?
5. The Queen has sent over 175,000 telegrams to centenarians in the UK and the Commonwealth: True or False?
6. The Queen has given out approximately 50,000 Christmas puddings to staff continuing the custom of King George V and King George VI: True or False
7. What was the first football match The Queen attended?
8. How many ships has The Queen launched during her reign?
9. Where and when was The Queen born?
10. Who designed The Queen’s wedding dress?

ANSWERS:

1. Answer: True
2. Answer: 12 PMs: Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Harold Wilson, Edward heath, James Callaghan, Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron
3. Answer: she was expecting Prince Andrew and Prince Edward respectively
4. Answer: 3.5 million!
5. Answer: True
6. Answer: False. She has actually given out approximately 90,000 of them!
7. Answer: FA Cup Final in 1953
8. Answer: 21
9. Answer: 17 Bruton Street, London, W1 on 21 April 1926
10. Answer: Norman Hartnell

How did you score?

Tie-breaker question: What are The Queen’s racing colours?