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Peter Leaver KC
Position
Highly experienced international commercial arbitrator. Peter Leaver has acted as sole arbitrator, a member of the arbitral tribunal and chairman, in numerous arbitrations, often under ICC, LCIA, SIAC, HKIAC and UNCITRAL Rules. Recent examples of cases include a dispute concerning the licensing of patents; a dispute arising out of a joint venture for exploitation of shale gas; a dispute concerning a negligence claim in the spacecraft and telecommunications industry; a dispute involving the intellectual property rights of partners in a joint venture; a dispute concerning modernistaion of the Russian Federation gas system; a dispute concerning the supply of defective and non-confirming products (batteries), in breach of two supply agreements; a dispute concerning a share of purchase agreement regarding the issued share of capital of a company providing courier delivery services in Russia and Kyrgyzstan; and a dispute concerning the finalisation of a binding worldwide license agreement under the Licensed Patents on FRAND terms and conditions.
Career
Called 1967, Lincoln’s Inn; QC 1987, KC 2022; contributor, ‘Pre-Trial and Pre-Hearing Procedures Worldwide’. Chairman of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) 2008-12; president of National Anti-Doping Panel.
Languages
Working knowledge of French.
Memberships
Society of Legal Scholars; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb); Law Society’s Accreditation Panel of Arbitrators; Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC); Hong Kong Arbitration Centre Panel; HKIAC’s Intellectual Property and Financial Disputes Panels; appointed to chairman’s list of the Sports Dispute Resolution Panel (SDRP).
Education
Aldenham School; Dublin University.
Leisure
Wine, opera, sport; member, Garrick Club, MCC.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > International arbitration: arbitrators
(Leading arbitrators)Ranked: Tier 2Peter Leaver KC
–One Essex Court ‘Peter is very incisive. He gets to the key questions quickly and analszes the documents thoroughly.’
One Essex Court ‘has an outstanding cohort of arbitrators, including senior retired judges and respected commercial litigators’, popular for heavyweight commercial disputes worldwide. Members regularly receive appointments as independent arbitrators in a wide range of domestic and international disputes, sitting as sole arbitrators or as part of a tribunal. Leading full time arbitrators include Dame Elizabeth Gloster, Christopher Style KC, Ian Glick KC, Peter Leaver KC, Lord Neuberger and Andrew Foyle.