Peter is ranked by Legal 500 and Chambers UK as a leading barrister in international crime, financial crime, extradition and sanctions.
“Peter is a giant in this field. He has a deep knowledge of international crime and extradition”; “an intelligent, tactically astute and decisive advocate, who impresses with his ability to master complex arguments.”
“Peter is committed to achieving the best results for his clients. He is an extremely knowledgeable lawyer and a pleasure to work with. On his feet, Peter is calm and collected, with the ability to easily guide the judge and jury through the most complex arguments.'”
"Instructed for the defence in major SFO cases. He regularly tackles matters involving allegations of bribery and market manipulation, and is an expert on sanctions work.”
"Peter is tactically brilliant and reads the court better than any other advocate I have seen."
Peter is relied on to protect his clients from the adverse reputational consequences of regulatory investigations. He has over twenty-five years’ experience defending in criminal and regulatory cases where the outcome depends on excellent witness examination and trial advocacy.
Peter is head of Doughty Street International’s Sanctions Team. Clients value his international criminal law and public law experience for advice on sanctions and regulatory compliance.
Peter is consistently ranked Band 1 in extradition law. The landmark extradition cases in which he has acted (Popoviciu, Love, Symeou, Elashmawy, Tollman, Fenyvesi, Turner among many others), shaped the law under the 2003 Act. He has successfully challenged extradition on grounds of abuse of process, political persecution, insufficiency of evidence and human rights arguments on prison conditions, fair trial, family rights and mental health.
He is a natural choice to advise on international investigations of financial crime, fraud and breaches of sanctions, where experience and insight across these fields is required.