As Arbitrator

• A Bermudian dispute involving reinsurance recoveries by a captive following its parent going into Chapter 11 in the USA.
• A large dispute between a major UK Bank and their insurer regarding mortgage indemnity losses;  
• A significant Bermuda Form dispute arising out of the pharmaceutical industry. 
• A major insurance claim out of an oil embargo in North Africa.
• Dispute over disclosure of documents over a reinsurance contract.
• Multiple business interruption & covid related claims.

As Mediator

• $300m professional indemnity dispute between a major Lloyds broker and a US company; A policy wording dispute between two major companies in the ILW/ILS Market; 
• A complex dispute involving $100m between multiple insurers regarding the apportionment of loss in relation to a construction risk with claims over a four-year period; 
• A $130m negligence claim against a broker seeking to recover losses arising from a property damage and business interruption claim following a fire at an oil refinery; 
• A major $100m dispute in the aviation market in relation to a missing aircraft; 
• A US$30m dispute between a US carrier and a captive insurer arising out of the settlement of a major piece of US litigation. 
• A large dispute arising out of a high profile concert being cancelled due to Covid-19.

As Counsel

• Home Insurance Co and St Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co v Administratia Asigurarilor de Stat [1983] 2 Lloyd's Rep 674 Leading authority on the impact and meaning of an honourable engagement provision in an arbitration clause; 
• The "Bamburi" [1982] 1 Lloyd's Rep 313 A judicial arbitration in relation to an agreed test case for hundreds of vessels trapped outside Basra during the Iran/Iraq War in 1980; 
• General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corp v Tanter, The Zephyr[1985] 2 Lloyd's Rep 529 Leading case on London Market practices in relation to signing down and placing of facultative reinsurances; 
• PCW Syndicates v PCW Reinsurers [1996] 1 All ER 774 Leading authority from the Court of Appeal on attributing knowledge to a principal of the fraudulent conduct of his agent in relation to the managing agent of a Lloyd’s Syndicate; 
• Pan Atlantic Insurance Co Ltd v Pine Top Insurance Co Ltd [1995] 1 AC 501 Leading authority of House of Lords on the principles of inducement of the actual underwriter in relation to non-disclosure and/or misrepresentation when placing a risk; 
• Balfour v Beaumont [1982] 2 Lloyd's Rep 493 Court of Appeal authority on the proper interpretation of a losses occurring wording; 
• Great Atlantic Insurance Co v Home Insurance Co and Others [1981] 2 All ER 485 Court of Appeal authority on privilege and the entitlement to redact paragraphs in the context of an urgent application during major reinsurance dispute.

Professional

• 2013-Present, Independent Arbitrator & Mediator 
• 1977 Joined Ince & Co, Senior Partner 2000-2008, Patrtner 2008-2013 and Non-Executive Director, 2019-2021
• 1975 Joined Willis Graduate Programme, Lloyd’s Insurance Brokers, 1975-1977 

Academic

• LLM, King’s College, University of London, 1974-1975 
• LLB, Comm., Stellenbosch University, 1969-1973 

• Completed Virtual ADR training conducted by the JAMS Institute, the training arm of JAMS 
• Member, Development Board of the Centre for Commercial Studies, Queen Mary, University of London;  
• Committee member, ARIAS UK
• Member, Task Force on Neutral Arbitration Process, ARIAS US; 
• Abu Dhabi Global Market Arbitration & Mediation Panels
• Shanghai Arbitration Commission Arbitration Panel 
• Past chair, Insurance Committee, International Bar Association (IBA); 

Peter regularly chaired and spoke at international conferences and frequently addressed the insurance market on key topics. 

Publications

• Editor, The Insurance and Reinsurance Law Review. London: Law Business Research Ltd., 2013; 
• Insuring the Risk of Terrorist Damage and Other Hostile Deliberate Damage to Property – an English Law Perspective, Tulane Law Review, Vol LXXVII (June, 2003).