K&L Gates : Professionals : Peter R. Morton

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Peter R. Morton	Partner
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Areas of Practice • Representative Experience • Professional Background • Professional/Civic Activities • Speaking Engagements • Education

Areas of Practice

Mr. Morton is a partner in the Dispute Resolution & Litigation practice group. He focuses on arbitration and commercial litigation and is a member of the firm's Arbitration group and cross-departmental Sports group.

Mr. Morton is involved in all aspects of arbitration and commercial litigation for clients ranging from multi-national corporations and sports governing bodies to commercial entrepreneurs.

Over recent years, Mr. Morton has dealt with numerous institutional arbitrations (commonly ICC or LCIA) and ad-hoc arbitrations as well as substantial High Court trials and appeals with cases stretching across a variety of areas including breach of contract, breach of warranty, breach of natural justice and professional negligence.

Many of the cases Mr. Morton deals with are international contractual disputes, involving issues of jurisdiction as well as arguments on the merits.

Representative Experience

Acting for a Western European state electricity company in ICC arbitration proceedings involving a substantial claim for breach of contract on the sale of electricity generators
Acting for the investment arm of an Asian government in relation to ICC arbitration proceedings in respect of a failed property investment in the Middle East
Acting for policy holders in insurance coverage arbitrations in London under the Arbitration Act 1996
Advising on commodities/trade association arbitrations
Acting for the West Indies Cricket Board in arbitration proceedings arising out of the “Stanford 20/20 for 20” event between England and the “Stanford Superstars” in November 2008
Acting in a multi-million pound dispute with the Sultan of Brunei’s brother
Advising Ryder Cup Limited on the consequences of the postponement of the 2001 Ryder Cup and disputes arising from the postponement
Advising the National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) on its disciplinary rules and procedures
Defending High Court proceedings challenging decisions of the stewards of the NGRC, including the successful appeal in Flaherty -v- NGRC (Sept 2005), a decision with significant implications for sports governing bodies
Acting for the PGA European Tour in defending claims made
Defending various professional negligence claims, including defending a multi-million pound claim for alleged negligence by a firm of actuaries in the first ever reported case involving actuarial negligence (which ultimately went to the Court of Appeal)

Professional Background

Peter qualified as a lawyer in 1997.

Professional/Civic Activities

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Member)
London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), European Users Council (Member)
LCIA Young International Arbitrators Group (Member)
London Solicitors Litigation Association (Member)

Speaking Engagements

“Paring to the Bone - Cutting Costs without Causing Delay”, IBC and CPR Cross Border Arbitration & Dispute Resolution Conference, November 2009
“Demystifying International Arbitration”, Chicago, October 2009
“Drafting an effective arbitration clause,” April 2007
“Selection and appointment of party-nominated arbitrators,” March 2006
“Precis -v- Mercer - Lessons to be learnt,” April 2005
“Introduction to Arbitration and Arbitration Clauses,” January 2005
“Event Cancellation & Force Majeure,” International Sports Law Conference, January 2004

Education

Legal Practice Course, Nottingham Law School (1995) (Distinction)
Pg Dip, Nottingham Law School (1994) (Commendation)
B.Sc., University of Bristol (1992)