Peter Edwards

Practice Areas

Practises in the areas of personal Injury (including sexual abuse), employment and industrial relations/trade unions. In a position to take full advantage of the increasing overlap between the fields of personal injury and employment law (for example, the cross-examination of medical experts, production of detailed Schedules and the use of the statutory definition of “disability” in the Ogden Tables A to D) and is able to provide a comprehensive service to employees and employers bringing or defending claims in the Tribunal and in the High Court. Has a detailed knowledge of, and practice in, Human Rights matters which assists his work in his other core areas.

Has an exceptionally high level of appellate work, with recent appearances in the Supreme Court and in the Court of Appeal as well as the Employment Appeal Tribunal and, almost uniquely for English Counsel, in the Court of Session.

For more information, please visit https://www.devereuxchambers.co.uk/barristers/profile/peter-edwards

Professional Memberships

APIL; PIBA; ELBA; ELA; ILS.

Publications

Contributor to Lexis Nexis: Personal Injury Service; Tottel Discrimination Law (Sexual Orientation and Religion/Belief); Jordans Employment Law (Whistleblowing); Jordans Employment Law Precedents.

Presents Webinars for MBL.

Personal

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