Peter MacDonald Eggers KC is a barrister practising at 7 King’s Bench Walk in London specialising in all aspects of commercial law, with a particular emphasis on insurance and reinsurance. Peter practised as a solicitor before being called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 1999. He was appointed a Queen’s Counsel in 2011. He is co-author of Good Faith and Insurance Contracts and Carver on Charterparties, author of Deceit: The Lie of the Law and The Vitiation of Contractual Consent, and a Contributing Editor of Chitty on Contracts. He teaches at University College London and King’s College London. Peter is a Deputy Judge of the High Court and sits as an arbitrator. Peter has most recently appeared as counsel in Greggs plc v Zurich Insurance plc, Axis Corporate Capital v ABSA Group, Knapfield v C.A.R.S Holdings, Piraeus Bank v Antares, Quadra v AXA, ABN AMRO v RSA, RSA v Textainer, Enemalta v Standard Club Asia, Aegean Baltic Bank v Renzlor Shipping, Generali Italia v Pelagic Fisheries and Aspen Underwriting v Credit Europe. Peter is immediate past Chair of BILA.