Peter is a senior partner and head of our litigation department. He focuses on commercial litigation, high-value insurance and reinsurance disputes, construction, and employment law.
Peter has acted as a Judge and an Assessor in the High Court, as well as a Commissioner of the Small Claims Court. He also acts as a mediator and arbitrator in commercial disputes.
He has over 43 years PQE in litigation and dispute resolution matters; his experience includes:
- Leading a legal team that received one billion rand in the settlement of a case of breach of contract, in favour of two pension funds - this is believed to be one of the largest settlement awards in South African legal history.
- Represented a client at a virtual mediation, spanning over two days, which involved six parties and numerous disputes amounting to approximately one hundred million Rand.
- Furnished various clients with advice in regard to pension fund, financial services, insurance and collective investment schemes matters and the relevant legislation.
- Peter was recognized in the 13th Edition of The Best Lawyers in South Africa for his work in Litigation.
- He was voted best lawyer in the category: Arbitration and Litigation, in Business Day's Business Law and Tax Review.
- Peter was nominated and recognised in the Acritas Stars Survey in 2018 as a stand-out lawyer.
- He has received a band 3 rating for Dispute Resolution Lawyers in South Africa and is listed in the Chambers Legal Directory.
- He is also recognised as being in the top 5% of lawyers globally by Chambers and Partners.
Peter is on the board for Women and Men Against Child Abuse (WMACA).
Peter obtained a B Proc at the University of the Witwatersrand and has a Certificate in Pension Law from the Mandela Institute and was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 1981.