Peter Asteris

Peter undertakes all areas of general crime, but specialises in serious sex cases, drug conspiracies, honour crime and serious violence. He has an excellent reputation for dealing with sensitive sex cases and particularly cases where the defendant has mental or psychological problems. In addition, Peter is rapidly developing considerable expertise in regulatory crime including road traffic commissioners’ inquiries and offences under environmental law. He is in high demand, his most notable recent cases including the first prosecution in Hampshire for an honour crime which was widely reported: R v Akhtar, Akhtar & Mohammed-Abdul. In 2014 he led the prosecution team in R v Hanif and others, which involved the prosecution of a police officer for misconduct in a public office. In the case of R v Boylan et al, Peter secured the only acquittal in a multi-handed aggravated burglary of a jeweller’s premises. He was also leading prosecution counsel in huge cannabis factory trial resulting in recovery of over £250,000 under POCA. Amongst his busy practice, he has regular appearances in the Court of Appeal including responding to a Criminal Cases Review Commission Appeal.

University of Leicester (1995 LLB).