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A Qld Law Society accredited specialist with over 20 years of expertise in commercial and litigious legal practice, specializing in Aviation Law, Tourism & Travel Law, and Compensation Law.

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Professional Background

Peter Carter holds the degrees of BA. LLB (Hons) and BCL. He is a Qld Law Society accredited specialist with expertise in the commercial and litigious areas of legal practice. His special areas of interest are Aviation Law, Tourism & Travel Law and Compensation Law. Peter Carter has been growing Carter Capner Law as a successful small business for more than 20 years and has a practical understanding of the legal and commercial needs of people operating in the business sector.

He was a foundation National Councillor, the inaugural Queensland President and National President of the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA). Peter Carter is a member of the Queensland Law Society (QLS) and served in 1998-1999 on its Specialist Accreditation Board.

He is a former director of the Civil Justice Foundation of Australia. As a long-standing member of the Aviation Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (ALAANZ) and he served as National Councillor and Queensland Chair of that association. He is also a member of the Lawyer-Pilot Bar Association. He is a regular contributor to legal journals and speaker at legal conferences. He also holds a single-engine private pilot’s licence with a command instrument rating.

Key Highlights

20+ Years Experience

Decades of practice in complex commercial and litigious legal matters.

Accredited Specialist

Qld Law Society accredited specialist, a mark of superior knowledge and skill.

Licensed Pilot

Unique expertise in Aviation Law, backed by a private pilot's licence.

Publications & Contributions

  • Bust: Queensland's post-GFC property collapse
    Published in 2012, documenting the legal implications of Queensland's property market collapse as played out in the courtroom.
  • Take the law… on-line blog
    Principal author and editor, with over 500 legal case summaries posted since 2010.

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