Peter is a senior litigation lawyer with over 35 years of experience, and is a founding partner of Bernard LLP. Peter practices extensively in the field of maritime law, handling cases involving the enforcement of maritime liens, vessel arrest and security, carriage of goods, civil and regulatory liability for ship source pollution, collision, port state control, immigration, charterparty disputes, and constitutional issues arising in a marine context.
Peter appears regularly as counsel before Canadian courts and other tribunals. He has represented clients at all levels of court in Canada, including the British Columbia Provincial Court, the British Columbia Supreme Court, the Federal Court, the British Columbia Court of Appeal, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Peter speaks and writes frequently on maritime law topics. Peter is recognized by his peers as a leader in the field of maritime law being listed in various publications including, The Best Lawyers in Canada, the Canadian Legal L’expert Directory, and Who’s Who Legal: Canada and Who’s Who Legal: Transport.
Peter is currently a director of the Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia as well as the Vancouver Maritime Arbitrators Association, and the International Sailors Society Canada. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia co-teaching the maritime law course.