Position:

Role:

Peter specialises in commercial litigation, particularly contract disputes, directors' and shareholders' claims, and partnership disputes. He also specialises in construction litigation (including arbitration and adjudication), insolvency claims (corporate, personal and fraud) and disputes with HMRC (including appeals, detention and seizure of goods, missing trader claims). Peter is very experienced in all forms of alternative dispute resolution, particularly mediation, and is fully experienced in injunctions.

Clients:

Peter acts for small and medium-sized businesses across East Anglia, national and international clients, PLCs, insolvency practitioners, directors, shareholders and partners. He also acts for clients in retail and manufacturing, construction, healthcare (especially GP partnerships), alcohol and warehousing/transport, sport and leisure, and agriculture. Peter has dealt with several multi-million pound claims. Peter successfully arbitrated a £1 million claim within three weeks.

Career to date:

Educated at Woodbridge School, Peter completed his law exams at De Montfort University, Leicester. Having qualified as a Legal Executive in 1993, Peter qualified as a solicitor in 2001.

What people say:

Peter's attention to detail and energy are regularly praised by clients. Comments include: "You have restored my faith in the British legal system" and "The board found you both professional and personable, and would highly recommend you to anyone else needing a solicitor". Counsel has also commented on Peter "doing a Rolls-Royce job".

After work:

Peter supports his sons in all their school activities and clubs, is a season ticket holder for Norwich City FC and also watches Ipswich Town. His claim to fame is an appearance on the BBC game show Total Wipeout.