Our director is Peter Butt, professor of law with almost 30 years' experience of teaching and legal practice. Peter holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws (First Class Honours) and Doctor of Laws from the University of Sydney. He is admitted as a legal practitioner (Australia) and is an honorary member of the Inner Temple (UK).

Peter was a founding director of the Centre for Plain Legal Language at the University of Sydney. He lectures to lawyers and students in legal drafting. He has given seminars in the techniques of plain language in the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia. His clients include many leading law firms and important government bodies. He is a regular contributor to the Australian Law Journal.

Peter's books include Modern Legal Drafting (published by Cambridge University Press),The Elements of Drafting (10th edition), Land Law (now in its 5th edition) and Contract for Sale of Land (now in its 2nd edition). Peter is also co-editor of Butterworths Australian Legal Dictionary. He is a past President of Clarity, an international plain language organisation.