Peter Hornsey

Biography

Peter is head of Ward Hadaway’s Commercial Litigation team which is the recent two-time winner of the Legal 500 award for UK Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year (outside London).
He has advised for over 30 years on a wide range of professional negligence, contractual and intellectual property disputes for individuals and businesses of all sizes. Peter’s expertise also includes shareholder and partnership disputes, director’s duties, disputes involving restrictive covenants in employment contracts, public sector fraud and defamation.
Peter's recent experience in professional negligence cases have included claims against solicitors, barristers and insurance brokers.
He is ranked as a leading individual in Legal 500 and Chambers directories where he is described as a “seriously impressive team leader”, “an extremely good technical lawyer who goes the extra mile for his clients” and “a canny tactician who thinks through problems very well…a pleasure to work with”.