Peter Cooke

Crime & Regulatory Offences

Recommended in 'The Legal 500' for his serious criminal defence work, Peter Cooke now specialises in business defence, corporate and regulatory crime. He has a master's degree in Environmental Law in which he achieved a distinction and won two post-graduate prizes. His final dissertation was on 'The prosecution and sentencing of businesses and company directors for environmental offences'. For further details please see his separate Regulatory CV.

Peter has many years' experience of handling criminal cases of the utmost complexity and sensitivity, often as leading counsel, including major conspiracies, fraud and money laundering, computer and internet crime, homicide, and cases involving RIPA and sensitive or specialist policing techniques (e.g. Aujla & Others (1998) 2 Cr App R 16, CA: admissibility of foreign telephone intercepts and R v Platten [2006] CLR 920, CA.: admissibility of “evesdrop” evidence as between conspirators).

Civil Law

Peter acts for claimants and defendants, public and private bodies and individuals. He has particular interests in Town & Country Planning and Development (a major component of his post-graduate studies), judicial review, licensing and general commercial litigation including construction and business tenancies.

Police Law

He has particular experience in conducting misconduct hearings for various forces across the country. He also practises in the areas of civil actions involving the police, Proceeds of Crime, Anti-Social Behaviour and Sexual Offences Prevention Orders and Firearms licensing, and regularly advises on police powers and legal professional privilege.

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