Peter Edwards > Capsticks LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Capsticks LLP Offices
Wellington House
68 Wimbledon Hill Road
LONDON
SW19 7PA
England
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Peter Edwards

Work Department
Employment.
Position
Experience
Peter has 30 years’ experience of advising healthcare and other organisations on their governance, legal powers and decision-making. During this time he has been involved in some of the most complex and sensitive employment and public law cases in the public sector. He is also an experienced trainer who delivers a wide range of workshops and seminars to our clients, and is currently a tutor on the online Diploma in Advanced Primary Care Management that Capsticks is delivering in conjunction with the National Association of Primary Care and the Healthcare Finance Management Association.
Expertise
• Governance, structures, powers and duties of public bodies;
• Public involvement and consultation on healthcare service changes;
• Contentious and non-contentious employment law including major organisational changes, service transfers and TUPE; executive appointments and terminations and the development and implementation of new workforce models.
CSR activity
Peter volunteered in the South London Law Centre for more than 10 years. He also plays a lead role in our partnership with the Royal Hospital for Neuro Disability and has led a number of fundraising events for the hospital.
Publications
Service Reconfiguration, Consultation and Judicial Review – Capsticks
Managing conflicts of interest in clinical commissioning groups – NHS Confederation/RCGP (2011)
Career
Trained Capsticks; qualified 1990; partner 1993; managing partner 2003; senior partner 2008 to 2017.
Education
University College, Oxford (1987 BA Jurisprudence 1st Class Hons).
Leisure
Performing and listening to music; triathlon; reading
Lawyer Rankings
London > Public sector > Administrative and public law
Capsticks LLP stands out for its healthcare sector expertise and regularly defends public bodies in litigation. The team handles both contentious and non-contentious work, including judicial reviews, public inquiries, patient safety reviews, and reviewing constitutions of public authorities. Peter Edwards leads the team in London, while Ian Cooper heads the practice in Leeds, both of whom regularly advise the NHS.
London > Public sector > Healthcare
(Hall of Fame)Andrew Rowland and Mary Mundy jointly lead the team at Capsticks LLP from London and Leeds respectively. The group is particularly adept at representing NHS trusts in inquests, judicial reviews, and industrial action. Rowland is recommended for his expansive expertise in healthcare-related employment issues, including whistleblowing and discrimination claims before the Employment Tribunal, while Peter Edwards is an expert in judicial review proceedings concerning NHS service reconfigurations, and governance issues relating to the Health and Care Act 2022. Stephen Tainsh leads the firm’s corporate and commercial and medical technology groups.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Public sector > Healthcare
- Healthcare London > Public sector
- Administrative and public law London > Public sector
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Private client > Court of protection
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline