Peter Forshaw > Weightmans LLP > Liverpool, England > Lawyer Profile

Peter Forshaw

0151 242 7935 peter.forshaw@weightmans.com

Work Department

Casualty (Claims)

Position

Peter joined Weightmans in September 1997. He became a Partner in 2005. Peter leads the firm’s services to Commercial and Municipal Insurers and is the Lead Partner for Casualty Claims,  overseeing the handling of all EL, PL product liability claims for insurers and corporate entities across the firm’s various offices.  He sits on the Retail & Leisure and Manufacturing sector groups within the firm.  Peter continues to handle claims himself, specialising in the area of EL/PL personal injury litigation, for defendant organisations and their insurers.     He is nominated by various corporates including a global retailer, international food manufacturer, a family entertainment scheme and a global oil provider for claims emanating from its forecourt and service station outlets. In addition, Peter specialises in defending theatre owners and production companies in respect of personal injury claims arising in the fields of theatrical production and live performance. Peter also has particular interests in wearable technologies and drones on which he has written various papers and articles.

He regularly delivers training seminars and provides risk management advice for clients, particularly focused on the claims process, claims defensibility issues and reducing avoidable litigation in order to save money for his clients.

He has written for a number of publications including the firm’s Insurance Insights publication and various trade press such as Insurance Times and Insurance Day, providing thought leadership and best practice advice to the market. He is also a highly regarded speaker at training events on such issues.

In 2006 Peter qualified as a mediator with the Academy of Experts.

He is also Weightmans’ CSR partner, strategically leading the firm’s fundraising, pro bono and community initiatives for which the firm has been shortlisted for a number of awards over recent years, as well as being the firm’s lead for the LGBTQ+ strand.

Peter is a member of FOIL, a mentor with GROW and in his spare time, he acts on a pro bono basis as Hon Gen Solicitor for an arts-based charity in the North West.

Career

Joined Weightmans September 1997; partner since 2005; Deputy Client Partner with responsibility for operations for the firm’s largest client since 2010; lead partner for Casualty since 2011; club solicitor for the SDC since 2013-14.

Memberships

FOIL.

Education

Ainsdale High School, Merseyside; KGV Sixth Form College, Merseyside; Worcester College, University of Oxford (1996 BA (Oxon) first class honours degree in Jurisprudence); qualified as a mediator with the Academy of Experts in 2006.

Leisure

Amateur dramatics (member of Southport Dramatic Club) – performer, director and member of executive management committee.