Peter has practiced at Harper Grey LLP since his call to the BC Bar in 1983. He focuses primarily on the defence of professionals, most specifically physicians and insurance professionals. 

Peter is a past Chair of our Insurance Law Practice Group.

Representative Client Work

• Counsel to the British Columbia physicians named as third parties to the Hepatitis C class action, one of the largest class actions yet heard by the B.C. courts: Anita Endean, As Representative Plaintiff v. The Canadian Red Cross Society et. al., Supreme Court Of British Columbia Vancouver Registry No. C965349
• Represented the successful Respondent in the leading case in British Columbia considering the allocation of fault in a contractual setting: Crown West Steel Fabricators v. Capri Insurance Services Ltd., 2002 BCCA417

Speaking Engagements

• Instructor, Insurance Brokers Loss Prevention seminar, Insurance Brokers Assoc. of BC Annual Conference, May 2007
• Speaker, "Causation of Damages in Medical Cases", CBA/OBA Joint Health Law CLE Conference,"Critical Issues in Health Law: A National Summit", May 2007 (Toronto)
• Speaker,"Allocation of Coverage and Liabilities in Long Tail Claims", Continuing Legal Education Society of BC Insurance Conference 2007
• Frequent presenter on professional errors and omissions topics to medical students, physicians and surgeons
• Past sessional tutor in ethics to students of the health professions at the University of British Columbia
• Lecturer and author for the CLE Society of British Columbia
• Frequent presenter on professional errors and omissions and insurance topics to members of the Insurance Brokers Association and the Credit Union Insurance Services Association of B.C.

Professional & Civic Activities

• Member, Canadian Bar Association, Britsh Columbia Civil Litigation and Insurance subsections
• Member, Medical Legal Society of British Columbia
• Member, Defence Research Institute
• Director, Continuing Legal Education Society of BC (CLE)

Background

Born in Montreal, Quebec 1957. Educated in Winnipeg, Victoria, Montreal, Kingston and Halifax. Fluent in French.

Peter has served as Chairman of a Municipal Planning Committee in West Vancouver. He has coached high school basketball teams and is a member of the board of the West Vancouver Otters Swim Club Society.