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.

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.

Working knowledge of French.

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).

Aldenham School; Dublin University.

Wine, opera, sport; member, Garrick Club, MCC.