Stewarts Law LLP

Aviation 

Partner in the Aviation department.

Peter is a dual qualified English solicitor and Illinois attorney described by leading legal directories as “one of the finest aviation lawyers of our generation, “an aviation law supremo” and “the first choice for any complex aviation dispute". Peter specialises in technically complex aviation matters often involving multiple jurisdictions and holds master’s degrees in Theoretical Physics and Advanced Air & Space Law as well as a nanodegree in Artificial Intelligence Programming.

Peter regularly acts for victims of aviation accidents world wide, and has significant knowledge of legal, technical and jurisdictional issues arising out of light aircraft, helicopter and airline accidents. Additionally, Peter advises on commercial aviation matters with an interest in liability issues arising out of the commercial use of drone technology.

Peter has represented families in the majority of large airline disasters around the world over the past 10 years. Recent highlights have included

• The Boeing 737 Max cases (both Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409), Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 and MH370.
• Acting for the family of Leicester City Football Club Chairman, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in their fatal accident product liability claim arising out of a private helicopter crash at the LCFC ground in 2018
• Acting for the family of Lord Ballyedmond following his private helicopter crash at his estate
• Acting for families of the Chapecoense Football Club players and board members in a novel claim against Aon for broker negligence following the LaMia airline disaster in Colombia in 2016
• Acting for families of passengers from both Boeing 737 Max cases (Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302 and Lion Air Flight JT610)
• Acting for families of passengers of the Malaysia Airlines Flights MH17 shootdown over Ukraine

In addition, Peter assists in commercial aviation matters, eg aircraft resale involving proof of sophisticated aircraft systems malfunction.

Peter joined the Aviation department on its inception in 2006 and has been at the department since. He holds a MSci in Theoretical Physics, an LLM in Advanced Air & Space Law and is qualified as an English solicitor and Illinois attorney.

Peter is a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society and the American Bar Association.

MSci Theoretical Physics, Hatfield College, Durham University; GDL & LPC, BPP, London; LLM Advanced Air & Space Law, Leiden Institute of Air & Space Law, Netherlands.

Peter is married and has a young daughter and an energetic German Shorthaired Pointer. He regularly plays squash and football and runs with said GSP. He has a love of building robots and painting.