Peter Godwin has over 35 years of experience resolving complex cross-border disputes. His experience includes:

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As arbitrator

*updated periodically to reflect recent appointments and experience

  • Sole arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration concerning issues arising out of a construction project in Malaysia.

  • Emergency arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration where the Claimant sought security for its entire claim as a consequence of the financial status of the co-Defendants.

  • Emergency arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration where the Claimant sought early document disclosure to preserve evidence.

  • Sole arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration under the Streamlined Procedure concerning the non-payment of fees arising out of a Court claim for fraudulent misrepresentation.

  • Co-arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration concerning unpaid fees, and associated guarantees, under an international shipping contract

  • Sole arbitrator appointed by SIAC for an expedited arbitration involving internet services in Malaysia

  • Sole arbitrator appointed by AIAC in relation to a dispute concerning a put option under a share sale agreement 

  • Sole arbitrator in an AIAC arbitration in Kuala Lumpur concerning claims arising out of a construction project in Malaysia 

  • ad hoc arbitrator (appointed by the High Court of Malaya) in connection with a contractual dispute re wrongful termination of a telecoms contract.

  • in an ICC arbitration in Tokyo, as sole arbitrator, concerning claims arising from the termination of a distribution agreement related to patented products 

  • in a KCAB arbitration in Seoul, as emergency arbitrator, in connection with breach of engagement letter and misuse of confidential information 

  • in an AIAC arbitration in Kuala Lumpur, as sole arbitrator, concerning a shipping/sale of goods dispute concerning equipment to be delivered to an offshore oil and gas platform 

  • in a JCAA arbitration in Tokyo, in a panel of three arbitrators, concerning the termination of a long term distribution agreement for medical products governed by Japanese law 

  • in an ICC arbitration in Zurich, in a panel of three arbitrators, concerning the termination of a long term distribution arrangement for paper cups governed by Japanese law 

  • in an AIAIC arbitration in Tokyo in relation to a Japanese law dispute for a Japanese legal association as party appointed arbitrator concerning the termination of a JV agreement 

As counsel: 

    • advising a leading global high-tech engineering and construction company on potential disputes arising out of an EPC Contract for the construction of a chemicals manufacturing facility in Malaysia, including issues in relation to adjudication under the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act (CIPAA), mediation and arbitration under the KLRCA Arbitration Rules.    

    • representing a Japanese construction company in relation to arbitration under the rules of the JCAA and separately under the  the ICC rules in Tokyo, regarding a power project in Algeria   

    • representing a Japanese trading company (as a member of a contractor consortium) in arbitration against an employer, relating to early termination of an €800 million FIDIC Silver Book construction contract for a high-profile railway project in Europe  

    • representing a Malaysian statutory authority in an AIAC arbitration arising from claims brought by a contractor in relation to a road development project  

    • advising a Thai construction company in a dispute with its joint venture partner and subcontractors in relation to the construction of a high-rise luxury condominium. Matter was resolved under the Rules of the TAI

    • representing a French multinational company in an ICC arbitration arising from claims brought by the contractor in relation to the engineering, procurement and construction of cooling systems for a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant  

  • advising a leading oil and gas EPC contractor on a construction dispute in relation to a deep offshore oil development project. 

    representing various Malaysian and international oil and gas companies and oil and gas service providers in an international arbitration involving the sale and purchase of a defective cargo of oil, seated in Singapore under the SIAC Arbitration Rules 2016. 

    advising a major international oil and gas producer in an AIAC dispute in relation to the construction of an offshore petroleum production system  

    representing a South-East Asian oil and gas storage facility provider in a SIAC arbitration in relation to a contractual dispute with the port authority arising out of a concession agreement    

    representing a South-East Asian independent power producer in an ICC arbitration in relation to a contractual dispute arising out of a power purchase agreement for an open cycle gas turbine (OCGT) power plant  

    representing a Japanese IT company on its successful settlement of a long-running ICC arbitration, in connection with a US$150 million contract for the construction of a transcontinental subsea telecommunications cable system  

    representing a Japanese energy company on potential claims in ICC arbitration arising under the pre-emption provisions of a joint operating agreement in connection with an oil concession in the MENA region.    

    a major Japanese company on its defence of claims made by a Japanese energy company based on breach of warranty and misrepresentation arising out of the sale of our client's European energy business. ICC arbitration in London.

    • advising various Japanese companies on international sale of goods/shipping disputes  

    • advising an Asian FPSO company on claims arising following delays in the conversion of various vessels and separately in defending claims of fraudulent conspiracy. AIAC arbitration,

    • advising a Japanese trading company in connection with numerous charterparty disputes involving TOMAC arbitrations in Japan.  

    • representing a Japanese trading company in arbitration in the LCIA, and related injunctive proceedings in Russia regarding a dispute over commercial fishing rights in the Sea of Okhotsk  

    • advising a luxury hotel chain on force majeure clauses and early termination clauses with respect to the hotel management agreement, following a water leakage at one of their hotels in Asia.  

    • representing the subsidiary of a major pharmaceutical company in a $1 billion ICC arbitration proceeding (seated in Tokyo but then moved to Singapore) relating to the termination of a drug co-promotion agreement  

    • representing a Japanese auto manufacturer in a SIAC arbitration on a debt claim and other contractual issues arising from distribution arrangements in Europe and the US   

    • representing a Japanese trading company in ICC arbitration in London on its defence of a claim brought against it by an African party to the joint venture in connection with the distribution of automobiles  

    • representing an automobile manufacturer in defending parallel claims for approximately US$350 million in the national courts of Thailand and under the rules of the JCAA for an alleged breach of the Civil and Commercial Code of Thailand  

    • advising the Malaysian Government in ad hoc arbitration proceedings in Madrid concerning a historic land dispute concerning parts of Sabah