Peter has almost 40 years’ experience as (originally) a solicitor and subsequently junior counsel and KC. He is head of chambers at 9 Stone Buildings.
He has extensive experience of insolvency, shareholders and partnership disputes, professional negligence, fraud and commercial litigation.
He has for many years featured as a leading practitioner in both the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.
He has participated in many mediations as counsel for one of the parties and is experienced and astute to identify the value of a skilled mediator and effective listener and communicator.
His considerable experience representing parties at mediations has has formed an understanding of the parties’ underlying interests and an ability to see all sides of the dispute.
Having been involved in substantial litigation and negotiations in complex cases, Peter considers that mediation is a realistic and beneficial alternative to the uncertainty and expense of resolution by proceedings.
He has undertaken extensive training in communication skills that are highly valuable in successful mediations. He is focused, skilled at identifying parties’ emotions and motivations in the dispute and extremely user-friendly. He nevertheless does not shy away from asking difficult questions.
He has a calm and perceptive approach.
