Peter is a leading London private wealth disputes lawyer and Head of Private Wealth Disputes in Mishcon Private, with more than 20 years’ experience advising on complex disputes involving trusts and estates. He specialises in complex trust and estate litigation, succession and high-value cross-border private wealth litigation involving international wealth structures.
Recognised in the legal directories as a leader in contentious trusts and estates, Peter advises professional and lay trustees, beneficiaries, protectors, family offices and third parties with claims against trustees. He frequently advises on offshore trust disputes, multi-jurisdictional trust disputes concerning ultra-high-net-worth families and individuals. Peter has recently been involved in substantial private wealth and trust disputes in Bermuda, the BVI, Jersey, Guernsey, Liechtenstein, Malta, New Zealand and Switzerland.
As well as England & Wales, Peter is qualified in California and Ireland. He is a member of the Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS), the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and the International Academy of Estates and Trusts Lawyers (IAETL), reflecting his specialist focus on trust disputes, probate disputes and contentious private wealth matters.
He has been described in Legal 500 as "approachable, with an excellent understanding of trust law, complex family structures and the intricacies of offshore jurisdictions" and in Chambers HNW as "A very bright individual and has really good insights into what is going on and also has a good sense of realism and what a court would or wouldn't do."
Peter has contributed a chapter to the Private Client Guide and is a regular speaker at conferences on trust law, contentious trusts and estates, and private wealth disputes.