Peter Williams

It is a privilege to meet with so many families, to hear their stories, to be their advocate and provide the financial security needed in times of crisis.

Having dealt with hundreds of claims over the years, there are few types of case I haven't come across.

I am recognised as a member of the Legal 500 "Hall of Fame" for Personal Injury lawyers.

Chambers describe me as "a brilliant lawyer who is prepared to take on complex cases … working hard for clients".

I was named Lawyer of the Year 2023 for Personal Injury Litigation, London in the 11th edition of The Best Lawyers in the UK.

I lead a team of solicitors at Fieldfisher determined to achieve the highest compensation and best rehabilitation for our clients.

My work includes catastrophic and fatal road traffic, work accident, aviation and holiday claims. I acted for the victims of the Kegworth air disaster in the 1990s.

In recent years I acted for the family of a skier who died on the slopes on a Club Med holiday in France, a cyclist who suffered a catastrophic head injury in an accident and the family of a man who died in an aviation accident in Peru.

I am a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). I also sit on the forum of catastrophic injury solicitors (FOCIS) a small group of the most prominent catastrophic solicitors in the country. Membership is by invitation only.

I have also been involved in the most important asbestos cases to come before the courts, to include Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd. (establishing one defendant liable for all damages in mesothelioma claims even where there are other exposers), Bussey v East Anglia (the Court of Appeal confirmed that employers were responsible for low exposures post-1965), Frances v Cape PLC (the first case of its kind against a manufacturer of asbestos products rather than an employer), and more recently in January 2021, Head v Culver Heating Co Ltd.).