Peter Morris
Partner, Managing Partner
Qualifications: BA (Hons)
Higher Courts (Civil Proceedings) Qualification 2003
Admitted a solicitor 1982
Partner from 2001
Tel: + 44 (0) 117 902 7721
peter.morris@burges-salmon.com
Peter is the firm's Managing Partner.
He joined Burges Salmon in 2001 having previously been a partner with Eversheds. He works in the Disputes & Litigation Group and is a Solicitor Advocate.
Peter specialises in the following areas:
- Commercial Disputes
- Commercial Property Disputes
- Judicial Review
- Professional Negligence
- Shareholder Disputes
- Tax Litigation
- Banking Litigation
Peter's work usually involves acting for substantial public and private companies, financial institutions and public sector bodies. As well as litigation, Peter works with a wide range of dispute resolution processes including arbitration and ADR (particularly mediation). He also advises on legal risk management processes to identify, evaluate and control legal risks. Recent examples of work include:
- acting for Orange in a dispute with an infrastructure services provider, National Grid Wireless, in a case concerning the charges payable under a multi-site sharing agreement for use of a portfolio of mobile phone masts
- acting for Rhodia in a dispute with Bulkhaul concerning the termination of a hire agreement for specialist tanks for the transportation of chemicals
- acting for a financial services business in a dispute involving breaches of non-solicitation and non-compete covenants by a group of former directors and senior employees
- acting for Orange in connection with a claim by all UK mobile phone operators against HMRC for input VAT on the sums paid for their UMTS ("3G") Licences
"Peter Morris is a commercial, easy to work with and client-friendly advocate who excels in complex commercial property disputes and professional negligence claims." Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession 2010