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Edward Peters KC

Edward Peters KC
Called 1998

FCIArb

Edward Peters KC:

  • has acted as arbitrator, legal assessor, and expert
  • is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (since 2013)
  • has a Diploma in Domestic Arbitration
  • is on the Bar Council’s Database of Arbitrators
  • is an Arbitrator on the Dispute Resolution Panel of the Agricultural Law Association
  • is an Expert on the Dispute Resolution Panel of the Agricultural Law Association
  • is a member of the Association of Rural Dispute Resolvers (formerly Rural Arbrix)

He is a specialist in property disputes.

He is experienced in:

  • landlord & tenant law (all aspects)
  • real property law (all aspects)
  • partnership law
  • commercial
  • residential
  • agricultural & rural
  • mines & minerals
  • easements
  • covenants
  • registration & title
  • adverse possession
  • co-ownership
  • rentcharges
  • contractual interpretation
  • statutory interpretation
  • development agreements
  • vendor & purchaser
  • proprietary estoppel
  • valuation
  • surveying
  • property management
  • arbitration
  • arbitration claims 

As a barrister, he has been involved in a significant number of High Court Arbitration Claims under s. 68, 69 and 24 of the Arbitration Act 1996, both defending and challenging arbitration awards. Those include: Govier v Watkins (ChD, 2023); Rees v Earl of Plymouth (Windsor-Clive) [2020] EWHC 2986 (Ch), [2021] 1 P&CR 12; Marshall v Scaman [2017] EWHC 291 (Ch); Patley Wood Farm LLP v Brake [2015] EWHC 483 (Ch); Fulham Broadway Trustees No.1 Ltd v Telefonica UK Ltd [2014] EWHC 1048 (Ch); Brake v Patley Wood [2014] EWHC 1439 (Ch); Patley Wood Farm LLP v Brake [2014] EWHC 4499 (Ch);  Compton Beauchamp Estates Limited v Spence [2013] EWHC 1101 (Ch), [2013] 2 P&CR 15, [2013] 20 E.G. 107. 

 

Some published comments:

'Always marvellous'.   ‘Offers clients a high-quality service.’

'Outstanding – he is one of my first ports of call.'

'He has a phenomenal intellect and is fantastic for analysing incredibly complex legal or factual cases.’

'Such a good lawyer.'

‘He is very clever, analytically strong and sound in his judgement.’

‘Is praised by peers for his intelligent approach to cases.’ 

'His grasp of property law is second to none’  

‘He is technically brilliant’

'Intellectually on a par with anyone at the Property Bar.' 

‘The measure and quality of his advice is outstanding.’

‘He is very approachable.’   ‘Very easy to deal with’.

‘He is a real pleasure to work with.'

‘Always delivers in property litigation matters’.

 

He is the author or editor of numerous legal texts, including:

  • Woodfall’s Law of Landlord and Tenant (published continuously since 1802)
  • Mines & Minerals (3 texts: Halsbury’s Laws; Encyclopaedia of Forms & Precedents; Atkin’s Court Forms)
  • Muir Watt on Agricultural Holdings
  • Fisher & Lightwood’s Law of Mortgage
  • Commonhold
  • Boundaries (Halsbury’s Laws)
  • Rentcharges (Encyclopaedia of Forms & Precedents; Atkin’s Court Forms)
  • Co-ownership (Atkin’s Court Forms)

 

See also Edward’s other online profiles: 

 

In more detail, his areas of experience include (but are not limited to):

adverse possession; agricultural tenancies; alterations; arbitrations; arbitration claims; assignment and alienation; assured tenancies; boundaries and boundary disputes; break clauses; business tenancies & the 1954 Act; charges; charging orders; co-habitation; co-ownership; commonhold; consent to assign; contract law; contracts generally; contractual interpretation; contractual damages; conveyancing; damages; development agreements; dilapidations; disclaimer; disrepair; easements; enfranchisement; estoppel; farm business tenancies; farm contracting agreements; farm subsidies; fixtures; forfeiture; freehold covenants; guarantees; highways; improvements; injunctions; insolvency; interpretation of contracts; landlord and tenant generally; land registration; licences; limitation; merger; mines and minerals; mortgages; misrepresentation; natural capital; notices to quit; nuisance; party walls; partnerships; perpetuities; possession claims; priorities; professional negligence; proprietary estoppel; option agreements; overage agreements; real property generally; receivers; rectification; registration; reinstatement; rentcharges; Rent Act tenancies; rent; rent arrears; rent review; residential tenancies of all kinds; profits; restrictive covenants; right to buy; right to manage; rights to light; rights of way; secure tenancies; service charges; settled land; specific performance; statutory interpretation; surrender; tortious damages; trespass; trusts; user covenants; valuation disputes; vendor and purchaser; water rights.

  • Education

    • Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge: BA in History(1996). (Double First; Senior Scholarship). MA (2000)
    • City University: Diploma in Law, with Distinction (2nd in year)
    • Inns of Court School of Law. Winning pair, Middle Temple Mooting Competition 1998
    • Worshipful Company of Arbitrators Prize.

  • Professional

    • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) since 2013
    • Panel Member of the Dispute Resolution Panel of the Agricultural Law Association, as an Arbitrator and as an Expert
    • Member of the Association of Rural Dispute Resolvers (formerly Rural Arbrix)
    • Member of the Agricultural Law Association, the Chancery Bar Association, the London Bar Association, and the Property Bar Association.
    • Called 1998, Middle Temple (Astbury Scholarship)

  • Publications

    • One of the five editors of Woodfall’s Law of Landlord and Tenant; the leading work, published continuously since 1802 (Sweet & Maxwell, looseleaf; co-editor since 2007)
    • Editor, Muir Watt & Moss on Agricultural Holdings (Sweet &  Maxwell; 15th ed., 2018; 16th ed., 2024) 
    • Editor, Fisher & Lightwood's Law of Mortgage (Butterworths; 11th ed., 2002, & supplement, 2003; 12th ed., 2006, & supplement, 2008; 13th ed., 2010; 14th ed., 2014; 15th ed.,  2019) 
    • Consultant Editor, Halsbury’s Laws – Mines, Minerals and Quarries (Butterworths 5th ed., 2024,)
    • Consultant Editor, Halsbury’s Laws – Real Property and [Land] Registration (Butterworths, 5th ed., 2022)
    • Consultant Editor, Halsbury’s Laws – Boundaries (Butterworths, 5th ed., 2020)
    • Co-author of Charging Orders on Land (Wildys, 1st ed., 2014; 2nd ed., 2024)
    • Co-author of Commonhold (OUP, 2004)
    • Reporter for Property, Planning & Compensation Reports.
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