Peter Taheri

Peter’s practice is mainly focused on Inquests and on work across the broad range of Police law and Public law. Peter also has extensive experience in employment law acting in both Employment Tribunal and EAT cases, representing claimants and respondents, including police forces and public bodies, across a broad range of employment law matters .

In inquests, Peter is regularly instructed to represent the interests of various public bodies, including NHS Trusts and many Police forces, as well as other healthcare providers within prisons, including high-profile cases with the potential to affect organisational reputations. He has considerable experience of multi-week Article 2 Inquests and is frequently entrusted with front-line briefs from parties whom are the main focus of the inquest.

Peter also regularly appears in a wide range of County Court and High Court matters, including in relation to ECRCs, claims of unlawful arrest and false imprisonment, assault, negligence, conversion, misfeasance, malicious prosecution, judicial reviews, and human rights claims.

Peter also frequently acts for police forces at misconduct hearings, including the Police Appeals Tribunal.