Peter J. Rees Q.C.
39 Essex Chambers
39 Essex Street
London WC2R 3AT
United Kingdom
Partner, Norton Rose – 1987 to 2006; Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton 2006 to 2010; Legal Director, Royal Dutch Shell plc 2011 to 2014.
Law Society; Former Chair, Technology and Construction Solicitors Assoc.; (Hon. Mem.) of Association of Fellows and Legal Scholars of the Center for International Legal Studies; Former Co-Chair., International Bar Association Comm. on International Construction Projects; Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Chartered Arbitrator Accredited Adjudicator by Technology and Construction Solicitors Association, Accredited Mediator by ADR Chambers, Member, Former Chair of Board of Management of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Council Member ICC UK, Former Council Member LCIA European Users Council, Former Member Governing Body ICC Court of International Arbitration, Member of Court of LCIA, Trustee of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Member of Board of CPR, Member of International Advisory Board of VIAC, Member of Editorial Board of JWELB, Panel Member HKIAC, Panel Member KLRCA.
Counsel on numerous international arbitrations including: ICC arbitration on Middle East infrastructure project (1998); ICC arbitration on pipeline, road and processing plant project in Middle East (1997); ICC arbitration on power project in Middle East (1989);Ad Hoc arbitration on construction project in Middle East (1998); Ad Hoc arbitration on airport project in Far East (1992); ICC Arbitration on Power project in Far East (1999); Ad Hoc Arbitration on construction project in Europe (1998); Ad Hoc arbitration on Nuclear Power Plant dispute in Europe (2000); Ad Hoc arbitration on dispute with Privatization Agency in Eastern Europe (2001), ICC arbitration – upstream oil dispute (2004), LCIA arbitration – commodities dispute (2005), ICC arbitration – gas drilling dispute (2006), LCIA joint venture dispute (2008); International Arbitrations: Arbitrator, either party appointed, chairman or appointed by institution on numerous ICC, LCIA, SCC, ICDR, UNCITRAL, CIArb and Ad hoc arbitrations including ICC Arbitration over a construction project in South America (2000), CIArb appointed sole arbitrator in a contractual dispute (2005), ICC Arbitration over a construction project in Turkey (2006), LCIA Arbitration over share purchase agreement and option agreement (2007), LCIA arbitration over sales agreement (2007), LCIA arbitration over joint venture dispute (2008), ad hoc UNCITRAL Rules arbitration (2008), ICDR (AAA) Arbitration over management agreement (2009), ICC arbitration over oil field farm-out agreement (2009), ICC arbitration over sub-sea pipeline laying (2009), LCIA arbitration over construction project in Middle East (2009), SCC arbitration over share purchase agreement (2009), ICC arbitration over licensing of pharmaceutical product (2014), ad hoc UNCITRAL Rules arbitration over oil and gas construction project (2014), LCIA arbitration over joint venture dispute (2014), ICC arbitration over share purchase agreement (2014), LCIA arbitration over gas pricing (2015), LCIA arbitration over oil drilling contract (2015), HKIAC arbitration over property development (2015), Swiss Rules emergency arbitration of a sports dispute (2015).
Civil Jurisdiction and Judgment – Briggs & Rees (5th ed.), Informa – 2009; UK Public Procurement Chapter In International Public Procurement (Oceana 1998); Public Procurement In the Construction Industry-Chapter in the European Market-Myth or Reality (Kluwer, 1992); International Sale of Goods: Carriage Breach and Remedies –Chapter in Penetrating International Markets (Kluwer, 1991); Construction Contracts-Chapter in Structuring International Contracts (1996), The Conduct of International Arbitration in England: the Challenge has Still to be Met (Arbitration International (LCIA) (2007)), Arbitration Awards “Through the Looking Glass” (with apologies to Lewis Carroll) (with Louise Byrne) (IBAArbitration Committee Journal) (2009), Dissenting Opinions; Can they Fulfil a Beneficial Role? (with Patrick Rohn) (Arbitration International (LCIA) (2009)), The Revised IBA Rules of Evidence (Arbitration (CIArb) (2013)), Dispute Management – Going Global (with Kathy Bryan) (Alternatives (CPR) (2013)), Mediators: Fit for Purpose? (Arbitration (CIArb) (2014)).