Professor Peter Walton

Professor of Insolvency Law and Director of the Law Research Centre, University of Wolverhampton

Peter Walton has taught at the University of Wolverhampton for over twenty five years. He is a Professor of Insolvency Law and for many years was the Course Director of the Legal Practice Course. He is currently the Director of the University's Law Research Centre. He has published widely on all aspects of insolvency law and his work has been quoted by the New Zealand Law Commission, cited by the New Zealand High Court and the Australian Federal Court, cited in argument in the Privy Council and UK Supreme Court and been relied upon by the UK Supreme Court. He has conducted a number of empirical studies on behalf of the UK insolvency profession and the UK Government. His research has been referred to several times in Parliament in addition to being the subject of early day motions. He co-authors, with Professor Andrew Keay, a textbook entitled Insolvency Law: Corporate and Personal published by LexisNexis, is case editor for Bankruptcy and Personal Insolvency Reports published by Lexis Nexis, is co-editor of Kerr and Hunter on Receivers and Administrators and is the General Editor of Totty, Moss and Segal on Insolvency. He is currently acting as consultant to the Kenyan Government.