LAWYER PROFILE
Peter Binning

Peter Binning

UK 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Peter specialises in criminal fraud and regulatory litigation, much of it international. He has many years’ experience of investigations and prosecutions relating to fraud, corruption, cartels, export controls, sanctions, money laundering and tax/duty evasion, as well as the regulatory and civil dimensions of these investigations and proceedings. He also has extensive experience of extradition and mutual legal assistance.

Career

Graduated in law from Exeter University. Called to the Bar 1985. He was a prosecutor at the Crown Prosecution Service and the Serious Fraud Office before becoming a partner at Peters & Peters in 1997 before co-founding Corker Binning in 2001.

Professional Memberships

Chair of the Board of JUSTICE, the all-party law reform charity. Past co-chair of the Business Crime Committee of the International Bar Association and past Treasurer of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association. Member Defence Extradition Lawyers Forum, London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association, Fraud Lawyers Association.

Publications

Peter has contributed regularly to legal journals and responses to consultation papers and has often appeared in the media as a commentator. He is a Contributing Editor of Archbold, Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice, the leading criminal practitioner’s book, a contributor to the 'Law of International Fraud' (Sweet & Maxwell, 2001), 'Fraud: Law, Practice and Procedure' (Butterworths, 2004) and the Practitioners Guide to Global Investigations (GIR, 2017). Regular speaker at conferences in the UK and overseas.

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Financial Crime: Individuals - London (Firms)

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Individual Editorial
Peter Binning has particular strength representing CEOs and company directors in high-profile investigations into allegations of bribery and conspiracy to defraud.

Strengths

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  • Peter is a veteran who is always a pleasure to work with.

    Financial Crime: IndividualsChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • He is an excellent and experienced practitioner in the white-collar crime field.

    Financial Crime: IndividualsChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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