Peter has 20 years of financial services expertise as an FS disputes specialist, specifically in the areas of professional negligence, investigations and remediation.
Peter's practice is grounded in the complex commercial professional negligence space with a predominantly claimant focus and he leads Shoosmiths National Professional Negligence team.
As a distinguished commercial professional negligence specialist, Peter has a breadth of experience representing clients in claims against a wide range of professionals, including valuers, solicitors, accountants, tax advisors, project monitoring surveyors, and more. As the former Head of the London Financial Services Professional Negligence Team at his previous firm, Peter has led numerous high-value recovery actions, securing substantial settlements for clients across various industries. With a proven track record in handling multi-million-pound claims, Peter advises on complex issues relating to negligent professional advice and defends financial institutions in high-stakes litigation. His deep expertise encompasses complex lending structures, cashflow valuations, and commercial property development and trading enterprises including licensed premises, hotels, care homes and retail. Peter's practice also extends to advising on insurance matters, including claimant and third-party rights in negligence claims, insurance policy coverage, and issues surrounding declinature.
Additionally, he has considerable experience defending banks and financial services clients in multi-million-pound claims related to lending and financial products, addressing matters such as DOTAS issues and financial product mis-selling allegations. Known for a strategic, client-focused approach, Peter combines technical expertise with a commitment to achieving exceptional outcomes, consistently ensuring clients receive the highest level of service and success.
Peter has well over a decade of expertise in managing remediation, large-scale litigation, investigation, and regulatory review projects.
That time included an 18-month secondment as Head of Legal for the review into and resultant remediation scheme of the (then) Royal Bank of Scotland's Global Restructuring Group (GRG). That work included managing a team of 35 solicitors and sitting on the 8 strong leadership team managing the 750 people on the project.
With a substantial £500 million project budget, this landmark remediation scheme set a new industry benchmark, establishing the gold standard for future remediation programmes and involved managing thousands of complaints from eligible customers, offering expert legal support throughout the complaint assessment, redress awards, and any subsequent consequential loss outcomes. At every step, Peter maintained close collaboration with the FCA, key internal stakeholders, and industry leaders.
Peter has successfully led a range of other high-profile, large-scale complaint and remediation projects, leveraging his deep technical expertise in navigating complex regulatory frameworks and addressing multiple complaints simultaneously. He excels in driving the swift and effective remediation of issues under tight deadlines, managing large teams to deliver results. Beyond his legal acumen, Peter brings Partner-level project management expertise, ensuring top-tier strategic resourcing, consistent output, and proactive risk management throughout every stage of the project.
Peter has been independently recognised as an expert in the field of Professional Negligence by Chambers UK, a guide to the legal profession, as well as the Legal 500, where he was also recognised in banking litigation and regulatory disputes.
Peter's practice is grounded in the complex commercial professional negligence space with a predominantly claimant focus and he leads Shoosmiths National Professional Negligence team.
As a distinguished commercial professional negligence specialist, Peter has a breadth of experience representing clients in claims against a wide range of professionals, including valuers, solicitors, accountants, tax advisors, project monitoring surveyors, and more. As the former Head of the London Financial Services Professional Negligence Team at his previous firm, Peter has led numerous high-value recovery actions, securing substantial settlements for clients across various industries. With a proven track record in handling multi-million-pound claims, Peter advises on complex issues relating to negligent professional advice and defends financial institutions in high-stakes litigation. His deep expertise encompasses complex lending structures, cashflow valuations, and commercial property development and trading enterprises including licensed premises, hotels, care homes and retail. Peter's practice also extends to advising on insurance matters, including claimant and third-party rights in negligence claims, insurance policy coverage, and issues surrounding declinature.
Additionally, he has considerable experience defending banks and financial services clients in multi-million-pound claims related to lending and financial products, addressing matters such as DOTAS issues and financial product mis-selling allegations. Known for a strategic, client-focused approach, Peter combines technical expertise with a commitment to achieving exceptional outcomes, consistently ensuring clients receive the highest level of service and success.
Peter has well over a decade of expertise in managing remediation, large-scale litigation, investigation, and regulatory review projects.
That time included an 18-month secondment as Head of Legal for the review into and resultant remediation scheme of the (then) Royal Bank of Scotland's Global Restructuring Group (GRG). That work included managing a team of 35 solicitors and sitting on the 8 strong leadership team managing the 750 people on the project.
With a substantial £500 million project budget, this landmark remediation scheme set a new industry benchmark, establishing the gold standard for future remediation programmes and involved managing thousands of complaints from eligible customers, offering expert legal support throughout the complaint assessment, redress awards, and any subsequent consequential loss outcomes. At every step, Peter maintained close collaboration with the FCA, key internal stakeholders, and industry leaders.
Peter has successfully led a range of other high-profile, large-scale complaint and remediation projects, leveraging his deep technical expertise in navigating complex regulatory frameworks and addressing multiple complaints simultaneously. He excels in driving the swift and effective remediation of issues under tight deadlines, managing large teams to deliver results. Beyond his legal acumen, Peter brings Partner-level project management expertise, ensuring top-tier strategic resourcing, consistent output, and proactive risk management throughout every stage of the project.
Peter has been independently recognised as an expert in the field of Professional Negligence by Chambers UK, a guide to the legal profession, as well as the Legal 500, where he was also recognised in banking litigation and regulatory disputes.