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Peter Long is one of Australia’s leading litigators for small businesses and rural enterprises. In more than 30 years of practise, Peter has worked on thousands of cases and has won some of the most significant legal victories in Australia’s history on behalf of small business people.
Peter successfully represented several thousand farmers who suffered major losses when their cattle were contaminated by a cotton pesticide, Helix. Other landmark group actions on behalf of rural-based business people include the Acatak litigation for several hundred graziers whose cattle were contaminated by a tick acaricide, and the Alfarm class action on behalf of dozens of farmers throughout Australia who suffered losses from acquiring defective farm machinery.
Peter is regularly invited to deliver papers and presentations to seminars and conferences of lawyers, accountants, agents, agronomists and other professionals throughout Australia.
Expertise
- Product liability claims for defective machinery, stockfeed, chemicals, etc
- Toxic contamination claims for damage to land, water, crops and livestock
- Advising and defending clients against the impact of coal mining, wind farms and compulsory acquisitions
- Professional negligence claims against financial advisers, accountants, agronomists and other rural-based professionals
- Challenging insurers who deny indemnity under building and contents policies
- Advising clients how to avoid litigation
- Business succession planning
- Class actions
Career history
- since 2009 Slater & Gordon, Gunnedah (practice group leader then consultant)
- 1994-2009 Long Howland, Gunnedah (principal)
- 1985-1994 Rural Lawyer in Deniliquin and Gunnedah
- 1983-1985 Carroll & O’Dea, Sydney (solicitor)
Professional qualifications & admissions
- 1997 Australian Plaintiff Lawyers Association (now Australian Lawyers Alliance), Civil Justice Award
- 1993 Accredited Specialist, New South Wales Law Society
- 1983 Admitted Supreme Court of New South Wales
- 1983 Bachelor of Laws, University of Sydney
Memberships & associations
- Law Society of New South Wales.
- Australian Lawyers Alliance (past chair of Chemical Injury Special Interest Group)