Peter Fraser

Sir Peter Donald Fraser PC (born 6 September 1963 ), styled The Right Honourable Lord Justice Fraser, is a Judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.

He was called to the Bar by Middle Temple on 21 November 1989, and was awarded a Harmsworth Exhibition and Ashbury Scholarship by the Inn. brought by 550 sub-postmasters against the Post Office over issues resulting from the Horizon IT system. In the associated television dramatisation Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Fraser is portrayed by Pip Torrens.

In 2021, he was one of two High Court judges that ruled that Uber could only legally operate in the UK as a principal with respect to its passengers, and could not legally operate as an agent between the driver and the passenger.

He was appointed as the Chair of the Law Commission of England and Wales, replacing Sir Nicholas Green, with effect from 1 December 2023.

Fraser was elevated to the Court of Appeal with effect from 15 December 2023. He was appointed to the Privy Council on 22 May 2024. He is an Honorary Fellow of St.John's College, Cambridge.

He competes as an Ironman triathlete.