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Peter CaustonBarrister · Mediator · Civil & Family Practitioner

Peter Causton is an experienced barrister providing advocacy, advice and drafting across a broad civil practice. He practises nationally through Chambers of Peter Causton and also from 7 Harrington Street Chambers and Whitestone Chambers.

Advocacy • Advice • Dispute Resolution

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Peter Causton, barrister and mediator

Instructions accepted for

  • Trials and final hearings
  • Interim applications
  • Conferences
  • Written advice
  • Pleadings and drafting
  • Case strategy
  • Settlement advice
  • Mediation and ADR

Principal areas of practice

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  • Civil & Commercial Litigation

    Contractual and commercial disputes, debt and enforcement, sale of goods and services, agency and partnership disputes, and general civil claims in the County Court and High Court.

  • Personal Injury

    A significant part of Peter's professionally instructed practice, covering liability and quantum from first advice through to trial.

  • Property, Housing & Landlord and Tenant

    Possession proceedings, boundary and title disputes, residential and commercial landlord and tenant matters, and related injunctive relief.

  • Professional Negligence

    Claims against professionals, informed by many years of professional indemnity work undertaken previously as a solicitor.

  • Insolvency

    Corporate and personal insolvency work, including statutory demands, petitions and related applications.

  • Chancery / Contentious Private Client

    Chancery litigation including trusts of land, estate and inheritance disputes, and related declaratory relief.

  • Mediation & ADR

    Peter is an experienced civil and commercial mediator as well as a barrister, and acts both as mediator and as advocate at mediation.

  • Family

    A smaller part of the practice. Family work is undertaken in appropriate cases alongside Peter's principal civil and mediation practice.

Professional clients

The majority of Peter’s practice is undertaken on instructions from solicitors and other professional clients, from first advice through to trial. Quotations are provided once sufficient information has been received to assess the proposed instruction.

Fees & instructions

Also practises from

These are separate chambers from which Peter also practises. They are not part of Chambers of Peter Causton.

Civil Mediation Council Fellow 2026

Fellow of the Civil Mediation Council, 2026