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Edward Peters KC

Edward Peters KC
Called 1998

FCIArb

‘Offers clients a high-quality service’

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

'His grasp of property law is second to none’  

‘My go-to on any family farming partnership dispute. Simply fantastic at getting to grips with complex partnership structures.’

 

Edward Peters KC:

  • has acted as Arbitrator; as legal adviser/assessor to Arbitrators; and as Expert
  • has been appointed as Arbitrator by: ad hoc agreement between parties; in statutory arbitrations; contractual arbitrations; & by order of the High Court
  • 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 (including landlord & tenant) and partnership 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.’ 

‘My go-to on any family farming partnership dispute. Simply fantastic at getting to grips with complex partnership structures.’

'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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