Jamsheed Peeroo

Jamsheed is a highly specialised and seasoned arbitration practitioner who started his career in the arbitration group of a magic-circle law firm. He has worked on various types of commercial arbitrations (ICC, LCIA, HKIAC, SIAC, MARC, ad hoc, etc) in numerous sectors ranging from corporate and finance disputes through energy & infrastructure to international trade and shipping, as well as on investor-state disputes (ICSID, SCC).

Jamsheed holds a PhD in international arbitration from the Sorbonne Law School and teaches arbitration law and practice at the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas.

Jamsheed accepts instructions as counsel and legal expert as well as arbitrator appointments.

His recent work includes:

Counsel in a multi-million USD pharmaceutical dispute in ICC arbitration seated in London

President of an ICC tribunal in London-seated arbitration of a dispute under English law in the IT and Telecommunications sector of a major Asian economy

Co-counsel with Three Crowns LLP in an ICSID claim against an African State relating to the airport security infrastructure and services sector

Counsel for a company registered in the U.A.E. in LCIA arbitration of a multi-million USD shareholder subscription dispute relating to oil and gas infrastructure in a West-African port

Counsel instructed to resist an appeal before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council against a decision refusing to set aside of an award on the ground of alleged arbitrator bias

Sole Arbitrator in MIAC arbitration of a sale of shares dispute in a Central African company

Counsel in LCIA arbitration seated in London involving a dispute over the sale and purchase of an aircraft

Counsel for charterers defending a claim under the Arbitration Act for detention charges following delay potentially caused by the conflict between Ukraine and Russia

Counsel resisting an appeal before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council against a decision refusing the setting aside of an award in a multi-jurisdictional dispute involving parallel arbitrations and parallel court proceedings

Sole Arbitrator in an ICC arbitration of a common law construction dispute under a FIDIC contract for a project in an East-African State

Counsel for a UK-registered company in DIAC arbitration commenced on the basis of a DIFC-LCIA arbitration agreement signed after entry into force of Dubai Decree 34/2021

Counsel defending an LMAA arbitration claim under English law relating to the alleged misdelivery of commodities by a Shipowner

Co-counsel in MARC arbitration involving a consultancy contract in a Southern-African State

Counsel in proceedings on the validity of an arbitration clause in a sub-construction contract essentially importing the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction (Red Book)

Lead counsel in international arbitration of a commercial agency dispute in the fisheries sector involving complex civil law issues

Jamsheed accepts instructions in all areas of commercial litigation and has been involved in numerous high-value, complex and multi-jurisdictional disputes.

His recent work includes:

Counsel instructed to resist an appeal before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council against a decision refusing to set aside of an award on the ground of alleged arbitrator bias

Counsel for a party applying for a stay of proceedings before the High Court under s.9 of the Arbitration Act on the basis of a DIFC-LCIA arbitration clause signed after entry into force of Dubai Decree 34/2021 and resisting related anti-arbitration injunctions against DIAC arbitration

Counsel resisting appeal before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council against a decision refusing the setting aside of an award in a multi-jurisdictional dispute involving parallel arbitrations and parallel court proceedings

Counsel in a dispute involving breaches of loan agreements and recovery under surety agreements governed by English law before the DIFC Courts

Counsel obtaining a bank guarantee for the full sum of an international arbitration award as security under Article VI of the New York Convention pending setting aside proceedings on appeal before the Privy Council

Expert Witness under English law on the chances of success of a multi-million USD claim under a consolidated loan agreement and surety agreements as part of an application for a freezing injunction in support of SIAC arbitration

Counsel representing an investor seeking recovery of investments and assets from a “Paradise Papers” scheme involving a complex international web of corporations and trusts

Lead counsel for a North-African sovereign fund resisting enforcement of an ICC award

Lead counsel for a leading Hotel and Holiday Group  obtaining interim measures and enforcing an ICC award

Lead counsel  obtaining ex parte interim measures in aid of LCIA arbitration and maintaining interim measures at interlocutory stage

Sole counsel representing a leading insurance company and an airport handling provider in a dispute with a national airline involving issues of cross-border insolvency

Jamsheed has acquired considerable experience in the energy, infrastructure and mining sectors and accepts instructions on both contentious and non-contentious work.

His experience includes:

Sole counsel for a company registered in the U.A.E. in LCIA arbitration of a multi-million USD shareholder subscription dispute relating to oil and gas infrastructure in a West-African port

Sole Arbitrator in an ICC arbitration of a FIDIC construction dispute relating to a project in an East-African State

Co-counsel with Three Crowns LLP in a forthcoming ICSID claim against an African State relating to the airport security infrastructure and services sector

Advising a shareholder in relation to governance disputes within a major Western African oil and gas holding company

Advising on the setting up of two different types of renewable energy projects (water and waste) in an African country

Advising on foreign investments in the gold mining sector of an African country

Advising a leading global energy group in setting up a multi-jurisdictional corporate structure for the sale of oil and gas pipelines in the African market

Advising Soletanche Bachy in an international bid for the public procurement of works to extend an African harbour

Co-counsel in an ad hoc arbitration relating to the faulty construction of a specific type of warehouse

Counsel in proceedings on the validity of an arbitration clause in a construction sub-contract essentially importing the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction (Red Book)

Co-counsel for Hewlett-Packard in an appeal on the validity of a Swiss arbitration clause relating to the setting-up of a Financial Data Recovery Centre

Jamsheed is well-versed in offshore, corporate and trust matters.

His recent work includes:

Counsel representing an investor seeking recovery of investments and assets from a “Paradise Papers” scheme involving a complex international web of corporations and trusts

Acting for a sovereign fund with investments in numerous African countries in a complex corporate governance dispute involving UN Sanctions in the Hotels sector

Expert witness for the HMRC in a series of appeals arising from the “round the word schemes” revolving around capital gains tax and involving the treatment of foreign trusts under a double-taxation treaty

Sole counsel for a company registered in the U.A.E. in LCIA arbitration of a multi-million USD shareholder subscription dispute relating to oil and gas infrastructure in a West-African port

Advising a shareholder in relation to governance disputes within a major Western African oil and gas holding company

Advising a leading global energy group in setting up a multi-jurisdictional corporate structure for the sale of oil and gas pipelines in the African market

Advising on a merger of an Indian company and an African company operating in the African oil and gas construction and infrastructure sector

Sole counsel representing a leading insurance company and an airport handling provider in a dispute with a national airline involving issues of cross-border insolvency

Advising an offshore company listed on the New York Stock Exchange on specific issues relating to corporate governance

An important part of Jamsheed’s practice involves banking and finance. Jamsheed was trained at a leading banking and finance set in London and has since worked on numerous complex and multi-jurisdictional matters in this area.

His recent work includes:

Expert Witness under English law on the chances of success of a multi-million USD claim under a consolidated loan agreement and surety agreements as part of an application for a freezing injunction in support of SIAC arbitration

Counsel in a dispute involving breaches of loan agreements and recovery under surety agreements before the DIFC Courts

Counsel obtaining a bank guarantee for the full sum of an international arbitration award as security under Article VI of the New York Convention pending setting aside proceedings on appeal before the Privy Council

Advising an international operator in the fisheries sector on project finance involving several private equity funds, financial institutions and foreign investors

Advising the Lesotho Government on the Public Debt Management Bill of 2024

Counsel for an insurance company resisting payment under a performance bond

Counsel in proceedings for the enforcement of a bank guarantee issued in support of ICC arbitration proceedings

Jamsheed has worked on several matters in the Technology & ICT sectors.

His experience includes:

Counsel in a multi-million USD pharmaceutical dispute in London-seated LCIA arbitration in relation to the transfer of Technology

President of an ICC tribunal in London-seated arbitration of a dispute under English law in the IT and Telecommunications sector of a major Asian economy

Advising Kathrein, a leading telecommunications and technology global enterprise, in a transactional deal with Ericsson

Counsel in a multi-million USD pharmaceutical dispute in London-seated ICC arbitration in relation to the research and development

Counsel in judicial review proceedings against the HMRC in relation to a Research & Development Expending Claim

Acting on an arbitration in London on the international supply and distribution of defective technology products

Advising a commercial user on the alleged breach of a software licensing agreement