Peter Harvey qualified at Burges Salmon in 1993 and since then has been involved in environmental issues, particularly litigation. He joined Practical Law in 2007 from Veale Wasbrough where he led the Environment and Regulatory Team. Peter has extensive experience advising on environmental issues for commercial, public sector and institutional clients (including FTSE100 companies, local authorities, government departments and agencies).

In addition, he has also acted in environmental litigation in the civil and criminal courts. Peter has a Masters in Environmental Law and, before qualifying as a lawyer, he worked for a local authority planning department. Peter is currently a non-practising solicitor.