Peter has a broad commercial practice, which in recent years has encompassed shareholder class actions for plaintiffs (GPT, Billabong) and defendants (Centro, Oz Minerals); substantial insolvency disputes (Banksia, Bill Express, Oswal, Saraceni); litigation and enquiries by regulators such as ASIC (BBSW, Murray Goulburn, Fonterra) and the ACCC; major tax and revenue disputes; competition matters; professional negligence claims; mining disputes and international disputes (Sunland).

Peter was admitted to practice in 1980, was appointed a partner at Mallesons Stephen Jaques (now King & Wood Mallesons) in 1987 and commenced practice as a barrister in 1991.  He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2004.

Areas of Practice

Cases

• Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (2018)
• Lock, in the matter of Cedenco JV Australia Pty Ltd (In Liq) [2017] FCA 1036
• Westgem Investments Pty Ltd (receivers and managers appointed) (in liq) v Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (WASC)
• AB v CD & EF [2017] VSCA 338
• AB & EF v CD [2017] VSC 350
• Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Olex Australia Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 222
• Newstart 123 Pty Ltd v Billabong International Ltd [2016] FCA 1194
• Vic Hotel Pty Ltd v DC Payments Australasia Pty Ltd [2015] VSCA 101; (2015) 321 ALR 191
• OZ Minerals v Grant Samuel & Associates Pty Ltd
• Gomez v Rawson VID270/2013
• Oswal v Burrup Fertilisers Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) [2013] FCAFC 9
• Saraceni v Mentha (No 2) (2012) 269 FLR 12
• The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd v Australian Competition Tribunal [2012] HCA 36
• Healthscope Ltd v Specialist Diagnostic Services Pty Ltd [2013] HCA Trans 50 and Specialist Diagnostic Services Pty Ltd v Healthscope Pty Ltd [2012] VSCA 175
• Auswest Timbers Pty Ltd v Secretary to the Department of Sustainability & Environment [2010] VSC 389