Born in 1944, Peter was awarded an Open Exhibition at Clare College Cambridge and then undertook postgraduate work in New Zealand.

He has been a Partner in the firm for over 20 years dealing with litigation in the High Court, County Courts and Magistrates Courts. He was a Councillor on Worthing Borough Council for 24 years and was Mayor of Worthing.

Peter has been President of the Worthing Law Society, President of the Worthing Chamber of Commerce, a Director of both Worthing Town Centre Initiative Ltd. and of Worthing Homes Limited and Chair of Worthing Economic Development Partnership.