Peter Causton
Barrister and Mediator
Peter Causton is a barrister and an experienced civil and commercial mediator, and is a Fellow of the Civil Mediation Council. He practised for many years as a solicitor, conducting substantial litigation, before returning to the Bar.
He sits as a Deputy District Judge and has considerable experience of disputes concerning property, inheritance, probate and family-related financial issues, as well as a broad range of complex civil and commercial claims.
Peter is also a mediation trainer and assessor and writes and speaks regularly on mediation and dispute resolution.
Areas of expertise
- Contested probate and estate administration
- Inheritance Act 1975 claims
- Trust and beneficial ownership disputes
- Proprietary estoppel and family property
- Professional negligence connected with estates
- Complex multi-party civil disputes
Qualifications & accreditation
- Barrister
- Fellow of the Civil Mediation Council
- Civil and commercial mediator
- Former solicitor with substantial litigation experience
- Deputy District Judge
- Mediation trainer and assessor
Mediation approach
Peter's approach is calm, well prepared and evaluative only where the parties invite it. He works to give each party a proper hearing, to test positions privately and realistically, and to help the parties find practical terms of settlement.