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Peter Sibley

Peter Sibley

Position

Peter is building a practice with a particular focus on property law and interrelated areas including rating law and insolvency law. Peter joined Landmark as a tenant on 1 October 2021; after the completion of his 12-month pupillage.

Peter regularly appears in, and advises in respect of, property related matters in County Courts, the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) and the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber).

Peter is a member of the Attorney-General’s baby junior scheme.

Prior to joining Chambers, in 2019 and 2020, Peter worked as a paralegal in the real estate litigation department of Mishcon de Reya LLP where he worked on a variety of property litigation matters. Before that, he worked as a paralegal at a boutique sports law firm, Morgan Sports Law. In 2017 and 2018, Peter was a judicial assistant in the Court of Appeal to Lord Justice Patten where he assisted on cases covering property, tax and EU law.

Peter holds two first class law degrees from the University of Cambridge.

In his spare time, he enjoys cycling and walking.

Education

Qualifications

• Nottingham Law School – BPTC – Very Competent

• University of Cambridge, Hughes Hall – LLM – First (joint highest mark in college)

• University of Cambridge, Jesus College – BA Law – Double First

Scholarships

• Nottingham Law School: Dean’s Master’s Scholarship for academic excellence

• Inner Temple: Major Scholarship

• University of Cambridge, Jesus College: Scholarship for performance in final year examination

Awards

• University of Cambridge, Hughes Hall: William Charnley Prize for the joint best first-class honours in the LLM or MCL

• University of Cambridge, Jesus College: Exhibition award for performance in first year examinations

Publications 

• The myth of the infringing profits “starting point” in assessing equitable damages on the basis of the hypothetical bargain in rights to light cases (Conv. 2020, 2, 151-162)