Peter is a trainee in the Commercial and Private Client Department, where he attends to the complex needs of high-net-worth individuals, their family offices, and associated corporate structures. His work also includes drafting and reviewing contracts for clients across a wide range of industries, as well as advising on and drafting legal documentation in respect of complex debt structures. Peter has also developed particular expertise in DLT, funds and other financial services during his time in the Financial Services Department which has allowed him to provide specialised assistance in these sectors.
Peter began his legal career in the Funds Team, where he primarily worked with Gibraltar Investment Funds, particularly Experienced Investor Funds (EIFs) – Gibraltar’s flagship fund product. He continues to provide ongoing legal and regulatory support to several long-standing clients in this area.
Before joining the firm, Peter was a Regulatory Officer at the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission in the Regulatory Investigations team (formerly the Enforcement team). In this role, he supported the team in directing and/or sanctioning firms that had fallen below the regulatory standards expected by the Commission, largely prescribed by the Financial Services Act 2019. Peter was also responsible for engaging with external stakeholders and policing the perimeter of financial services in Gibraltar for potential cases of unauthorised activity, frequently liaising with the Royal Gibraltar Police’s Economic Crime team.
Peter was educated at Crompton House School in Manchester and subsequently completed his LLB at the University of York. He went on to study his LLM at the University of Manchester, focusing on: EU Competition Law, Financial and White-Collar Crime, International Sale of Goods, and Banking Law. He is has completed the Legal Practice Course (LPC) with the University of Law and the Certificate of Competence in Gibraltar Law with the University of Gibraltar.
