Peter is a Consultant at Lane Neave, with a focus on retirement village law, trusts and charities law, and the law of societies. His pragmatic advice and common-sense approach to issues is appreciated by clients.
Peter has advised residents, operators and Statutory Supervisors in the retirement village industry for almost 30 years. He has regularly assisted the New Zealand Law Society, The Law Association of New Zealand (TLANZ, formerly the Auckland District Law Society) the Retirement Commissioner and the Retirement Villages Association with education and training sessions. He has advised Members of Parliament, Select Committees, Officials and the office of the Retirement Commissioner on policy and operational matters concerned with retirement villages.
Peter is a long-serving member of the Documents and Precedents Committee at TLANZ and has invested a significant amount of time in recent years advising registered charities and incorporated societies about compliance with updated legislation, including running webinars for TLANZ, and public seminars for the Bank of New Zealand.
Outside work hours Peter is a sought-after pianist, treasurer of an active charity, and chairperson of a large charitable trust. He has recently completed 26 years of service providing free legal advice to his local community through the Citizens’ Advice Bureau.
Peter is a trained mediator and is skilled in helping clients to resolve disputes. He is also a chartered accountant and is uniquely placed in the firm to overlay legal skills with financial literacy.
