Peter both prosecutes and defends very serious offences, in particular murder, serious violence, gang-related offending, serious sexual offences and firearms cases.

Peter also has a specialist knowledge of, and expertise in, firearms and firearms legislation, animal welfare, environmental offences and wildlife crime. In 2020 he successfully prosecuted a major CITES case involving the smuggling of European eels with an eventual retail value of £53m.

Peter is frequently instructed for the appellant in firearms licensing matters throughout England and Wales and is ranked in the legal directories in both crime and licensing.

In addition to a busy and heavy general criminal workload Peter specialises in military law.

He has been involved in many if not most of the more serious and high-profile court martial of recent years – including cases of murder, manslaughter, rape, serious sexual assault, other violence and dishonesty, as well as cases arising from alleged ill-treatment of enemy combatants, non-combatants and subordinates on operations.

He has experience of inquests with a jury and is licensed to receive instructions directly from members of the public.

Peter also practises from Cornwall Street Chambers Birmingham, 7 Harrington St Liverpool and KBW Chambers Leeds.

Called 1993; Silk 2018

Criminal Bar Association

Association of Military Court Advocates

Western and Northern Circuits

Inns of Court School of Law

Southampton University