About Peter
Peter is a Partner in HFW’s Shipping team, based in Singapore. He is a highly experienced shipping and admiralty lawyer with a unique maritime background, having spent 11 years at sea on oil tankers as a qualified Master Mariner before qualifying as a lawyer. He advises shipowners, charterers, commodity, energy and trading companies, banks and insurers on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters.
Peter’s practice covers shipping and admiralty disputes, international trade and commodities disputes, marine insurance, enforcement of guarantees, civil fraud, competition and commercial law. He also advises clients on charterparties, commodities contracts, regulatory compliance, insurance and legal risk management.
He has extensive experience acting on complex cross-border litigation and arbitration matters across Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East, including advising clients in London, Hamburg, Athens, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore. Peter is particularly recognised for his work on high-profile casualties and crisis situations, advising on the civil, regulatory and criminal aspects of accident response and emergency response management.
Peter is admitted to practise in England and Wales, Hong Kong and Queensland, Australia.