SILK PROFILE

Peter MacDonald Eggers KC

UK Bar 2026

7 King's Bench Walk

Ranked in 3 practice areas

Shipping & Commodities

London (Bar)

14 years ranked

Insurance

London (Bar)

16 years ranked

International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance

London (Bar)

9 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Peter MacDonald Eggers KC is a “very user-friendly and commercial barrister” who specialises in all aspects of commercial law, with a particular focus on insurance and reinsurance , shipping and transport, energy, commodities and international trade, financial services, professional negligence, and international investment projects. Peter appears before the Commercial Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court and in commercial and international arbitrations. Peter has also appeared before Courts in other jurisdictions. Peter accepts appointments to act as an arbitrator. Peter sat as a Deputy High Court Judge from 2017 to 2023 and is the immediate Past Chair of BILA. He teaches at UCL, KCL and QMUL and is the author, co-author or editor of Good Faith and Insurance Contracts, Deceit: The Lie of the Law, The Vitiation of Contractual Consent, Carver on Charterparties and Chitty on Contracts.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Shipping & Commodities - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Peter MacDonald Eggers KC is a dynamic commercial barrister with capability across shipping, commodities, insurance and energy matters, among other areas. He has experience in detentions, sanctions, charter party and sale of goods disputes, as well as a niche specialism in losses caused by natural disasters.

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Insurance - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Peter MacDonald Eggers KC is a go-to silk for high-value insurance and reinsurance matters. He is involved in a wide array of international cases arising from complex issues such as political perils, trade sanctions and natural disasters. He has further expertise in insurance disputes relating to the financial, construction and energy sectors.

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International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance - London (Bar)

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Peter MacDonald Eggers KC is a well-reputed silk with a far-reaching arbitration practice. He is best known for his work in the insurance sphere, handling numerous claims involving reinsurance and D&O policies, as well as charter party and commodities disputes. He acts as both counsel and arbitrator for clients across the world, including in Asia and the Middle East.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Peter is extremely knowledgeable and rarely needs to research a point.
Shipping & CommoditiesUK Bar
Our go-to silk for insurance-related disputes, a superb advocate and particularly user-friendly for clients.
Shipping & CommoditiesUK Bar
Peter is an excellent barrister.
Shipping & CommoditiesUK Bar
Peter is one of the best insurance lawyers at the Bar. His depth is unparalleled and he is a good advocate.
InsuranceUK Bar
Peter is the best marine insurance KC at the bar.
InsuranceUK Bar
He is a highly impressive KC who picks up the issues remarkably quickly.
InsuranceUK Bar