Peter Ratcliffe > Chambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC > London, England > Barrister Profile
3 Verulam Buildings Offices
3 Verulam Buildings
GRAY'S INN
LONDON
WC1R 5NT
England
- Set Profile
- Go to...
Peter Ratcliffe
Position
Barrister specialising in commercial litigation and advisory work, with particular emphasis on insurance and reinsurance, banking and financial markets litigation, media and entertainment, commercial fraud, and professional negligence.
Career
Called 1998; Middle Temple.
Languages
French (working knowledge).
Memberships
COMBAR; BILA.
Education
Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe; Nottingham University (BA Hons; MA); Nottingham University Exhibitioner; British Academy Studentship; Diplock Scholar of Middle Temple.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 13 Verulam Buildings is noted as being ‘a good solid set for commercial matters,‘ with members such as Adam Kramer KC and William Day having been involved in Covid-19 lockdown-related cases such as Stonegate Pub Company v MS Amlin. Tom Weitzman KC and Peter Ratcliffe acted for the restaurant chain in PizzaExpress v Liberty Mutual Insurance, another case concerning if the policy (which used the “Aon Trio” wording) applied to central government action and if the limits in that case were national or per restaurant. Kate Holderness has acted and advised in related to a wide range of insurance disputes, including between brokers and insurers, while Sophia Dzwig is another key junior on the set.
London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Peter Ratcliffe –3 Verulam Buildings ‘Peter is very focussed on the detail and misses nothing. He is a go-to on complex insurance and brokers’ professional indemnity matters.’