Peter Susman KC

Computer law, construction and engineering, professional negligence, property, other commercial litigation.

Barrister specialising in complex contract litigation, with particular experience of acting in contractual disputes about bespoke or customised computer systems and website designs; construction and engineering disputes; commercial litigation in both the Queen’s Bench and Chancery Divisions of the High Court, including interim and final remedies for breach of contract; the interpretation and drafting of commercial contracts, and insurance, public procurement, company law, employment and other issues arising in relation to commercial transactions and disputes; product liability, consumer and other financing contracts; professional negligence claims, including those against accountants, architects, solicitors, surgeons and surveyors; broadcasting and telecommunications law; and other litigation involving technology, more than one area of law, complicated issues or facts, or other difficulties.

Called 1966; Middle Temple; practice as QC 1997 to date; standing counsel to OFCOM 2003-05; part-time assistant recorder 1989; and until 2016 recorder (from 1993); deputy judge TCC (from 1997); vice-chairman of the Appeal Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants 2005 to 2016; currently a Legal Chair of the Financial Reporting Council.

Technology and Constructive Bar Association; Society for Computers and Law; Commercial Bar Association; Professional Negligence Bar Association; London Common Law Bar Association; chairman of the Bar IT Panel 2006-10.

Dulwich College; Lincoln College, Oxford (1964 BA; 1970 MA ), Oldfield Open Law Scholar; Law School of the University of Chicago (1965 JD), British Commonwealth Fellow, Fulbright Scholar .