Peter is a Partner and Solicitor Advocate of the firm and specialises in higher value clinical negligence claims. He conducts all aspects of clinical negligence claims, with a particular interest in brain injury, orthopaedic, gastric, cardiac and fatal cases.
Peter is accredited by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) as a Clinical Negligence Specialist and a Senior Litigator and by the Solicitors Regulations Authority (SRA) with Higher Rights of Audience allowing him to represent clients as a solicitor-advocate in the Senior civil courts throughout England and Wales.
Peter has conducted clinical negligence claims of a wide and varied nature, with particular interests and expertise in the following areas of clinical negligence practice:
Brain injury
Peter has extensive experience in dealing with claims for adults and children with brain injuries acquired as a result of medical negligence, including injuries caused by the following:
He understands the pressures and challenges for those living with brain injury and their families.
Orthopaedic claims
Peter has extensive experience of investigating Orthopaedic Claims.
Peter has previously investigated or is currently investigating Orthopaedic Claims involving failures and/or delays in diagnosing and/or treating the following medical conditions:
Spinal injury, including:
Fractures
Cauda equina syndrome
Disc prolapse
Avascular necrosis
Hands/wrist injury, including:
Scaphoid fractures
Wrist fractures
Dupuytren’s Contracture
Shoulder injury, including
Dislocations
Hills Sachs lesions
Bankart lesions
Hip injury, including:
Replacement surgery
Peri-prosthetic fractures
Leg length discrepancy
Hip dysplasia
Diabetic foot
Foot care emergencies
Charcot foot
Amputations
Ankle injury, including:
Fractures, particularly missed fractures
Knee injury, including:
Replacement surgery
Referred pain
Missed diagnosis
Gastric/abdominal claims
Peter has extensive experience of investigating Gastric Claims.
Peter has previously investigated or is currently investigating Gastric Claims involving failures and/or delays in diagnosing and/or treating the following medical conditions:
Appendicitis
Bowel adhesions
Hernias
Hartmann’s reversal (delay).
Cardiac claims
Peter has extensive experience of investigating Cardiac Claims.
Peter has previously investigated or is currently investigating Cardiac Claims involving failures and/or delays in diagnosing and/or treating the following medical conditions:
CABG surgery;
Coarctation repair surgery
Aortic valve replacement
Sever aortic stenosis
Transposition of the great arteries (TGA).
Fatal
Peter has extensive experience of investigating fatal claims, representing families and dependents.
Peter has previously investigated or is currently investigating Fatal Claims involving failures and/or failures and/or delays in diagnosing and/or treating the following medical conditions, with fatal consequences:
- Severe aortic stenosis
- Coarctation of the aorta
- Lung cancer
- Anastomotic leak
- Brain tumour
Peter’s interests include skiing, running and gymnastics.
