Peter trained at Weightmans and qualified in 2003. He became a partner in 2011 and leads the firm's local government litigation service.
He acts for local authorities across the country as well as fire and rescue authorities, education establishments and housing providers. Peter has particular expertise in defending professional negligence and human rights claims against social services and education authorities. He also specialises in abuse claims to include historical matters, multi-claimant cases and group actions.
Peter has a special interest in defamation and human rights law. He also represents local authorities at inquests, particularly Article 2 inquiries and inquests that involve safeguarding issues, social care and Children's Services departments.
Peter also lectures and presents on related topics.
Published
High Court confirms that fear alone is not a recognised personal injury and therefore it could not ground a claim in which the court had discretion to…
A detailed, sector-led review into the rising number of care applications (and the number of children in care) has highlighted the harmful impact of…
The claimant’s act of seeking to climb onto a neighbouring balcony when locked out of his hotel room was an intervening cause that broke the chain of…
A claimant who had agreed to set fire to the defendants' cars for £500 was unable to claim damages for malicious prosecution. The court had been…
A landowner owed no duty of care to a highway user in respect of vegetation on its land that impaired visibility but where the vegetation was not on…