Peter has been a Barrister at BENNETT CHAMBERS GROUP in Brisbane in Queensland for over 34 years and a Visiting Member of WILLIAM FORSTER CHAMBERS in Darwin in the Northern Territory for over 10 years.He has a broad grounding in criminal law, professional regulation and discipline law, civil, commercial and corporate law, personal/corporate insolvency law, family law, domestic violence, wills, estates and succession law.Peter has appeared in numerous Courts and Tribunals throughout Australia including the Magistrates Court of Queensland, the District Court of Queensland, the Supreme Court of Queensland, QCAT, the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, the Family Court of Australia, (now Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia), Family Court of Western Australia, the Northern Territory Local Court in its civil, criminal and regulatory jurisdictions, and the Northern Territory Supreme Court in civil and criminal jurisdictions.He is a well experienced Trial Advocate, in matters seeking interim relief as well as final relief, as well as Appeals.His career in law has been long, wide and varied, but the common theme has been his commitment to serving the interests of the public and helping people at their time of highest need. He provides high calibre advice that makes a big difference to the lives of his many clients. Because he is a well experienced people person, he also provides his own uncomplicated style of pastoral care for the emotional, social and spiritual support of his clients.He has excellent interpersonal skills and he is very inclusive: “He has Rudyard Kipling’s ability to ‘walk with kings, nor lose the common touch’." And as you would expect, he is "affordable, accessible and personable" !!!Notwithstanding a good eye for complex detail, he adopts a common sense approach to his professional work.An excellent communicator who fleshes out all settlement prospects.An ever loyal foot-soldier in the Law.AREAS OF PRACTICEAppealsBinding Financial AgreementsChild AbductionDe-facto RelationshipsFinancial/Property SettlementIndependent Children's Lawyers (ICL)International MattersLegal AidMaintenance and Child SupportChildren and Parenting ProceedingsRelocationFamily Provision, Wills and EstatesFamily LawCriminal LawProfessional NegligenceMedical NegligenceCommercial and BankingDiscrimination & Equal OpportunityCoronial InquestsRoyal CommissionsBankruptcy/InsolvencyComplex Financial SettlementNATIONALLY ACCREDITED MEDIATOR“Liability limited by a scheme approved under professional standards legislation”