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Peter Speed
Professional
Background
Peter Speed is a Director of Speed and Stracey Lawyers. He has over thirteen years of experience as a litigation lawyer and adviser. His areas of specialisation are competition law, commercial litigation and planning and environment litigation.
Peter's work practice has focused on advising large corporations on and acting in litigation for them on complex restrictive trade practices issues and consumer protection law.
He has also represented major clients in a range of other litigation matters, including tax, dumping duties and planning and environment, and has appeared in all courts ranging from the Land and Environment Court to the Supreme Court, Federal Court and the High Court.
Qualifications
2006 - Master of Laws, University of Sydney
2004 - Director, Speed and Stracey Lawyers
2000 - Senior Associate, Speed and Stracey Lawyers
1999 - Senior Associate, Barker Gosling Lawyers
1997 - Lawyer, Barker Gosling Lawyers
1994 - Lawyer, Leigh Virtue & Associates
1993 - Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Law, University of Sydney
Recent Experience
Advised major corporations on trade practice matters including mergers and acquisitions under section 50 of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth).
Advised industry associations in relation to trade practices implications of comparative advertising.
Acting for the successful applicant in the leading land tax case in the High Court.
Acting for Westfield & Ors in major zoning disputes against DFO & Ors in the Land and Environment Court & Court of Appeal.
Acting for Westfield & Ors in Part IV trade practices litigation in the Federal Court of Australia.
Acting for a major participant in the Cole Royal Commission into the building industry.
Acting for a major participant in the HIH Royal Commission.
Acting for a successful property developer in a Part IVA tax case in the Federal Court.
Acting for partners of three partnerships in Part IVA tax disputes with Commissioner.
Acting for Amcor Limited in a dumping duty case in the Federal Court.
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