Edwin Glasgow CBE QC Year called 1969 Silk 1987 edwin.glasgow@39essex.com Something of a legend in his own lifetime Chambers & Partners A veteran arbitrator and mediator in Asia and beyond Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2016 Edwin Glasgow has extensive experience as an arbitrator and mediator. He is a popular arbitrator and an outstandingly successful mediator, having successfully settled in excess of 90 per cent of the matters in which he has been appointed mediator, both domestically and internationally. He has extensive experience over many years, in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. In addition to the institutional appointments he has received from leading arbitral institutions, including ICC and LCIA, he accepts appointments in ad hoc arbitrations. He was the founding chairman of the Singapore International Mediation Centre, and is a member of both SIAC and AFSA arbitration panela. With a career in the law spanning more than 45 years, Edwin has extensive experience in general litigation, as counsel, arbitrator and mediator; specialising in the resolution of substantial and complex financial, commercial and construction disputes and professional negligence matters. In addition to his UK practice he has been involved in commercial and civil engineering litigation and dispute resolution in USA, Hong Kong, Africa, Australia, the Middle East, Asia, Mauritius and the Caribbean; professional negligence in Singapore, Hong Kong and USA; and human rights cases in many jurisdictions including Malaysia and Africa. Edwin has been involved in many of the public inquiries and litigation associated with major disasters and other high-profile events during the past three decades, including Piper Alpha, the Guinness DTI inquiry and the Bloody Sunday inquiry, and the CLICO and HCU Inquiries in Trinidad. He was chairman of the Financial Reporting Review Panel between 1992 and 1998, and is a judge of the Qatar Financial Regulatory Tribunal. He also has a particular interest in legal education: he was the founding chairman of the International Advocacy Training Council and of the UK Bar s Advocacy Training Council. Edwin has served as a judge on several prestigious panels and lectured on law and advocacy around the world. He also has extensive experience in sporting matters, and is the chairman of Sport Resolutions UK and president of the FIA International Tribunal. Edwin has been presented Lifetime Achievement Awards both in the UK and for services to the rule of law in Southern Africa.
Cases Arbitrations and Mediations Arbitrations International Commercial Arbitration recent appointments include: Appointed by the LCIA on many arbitrations, including: mining contracts in Sub Saharan Africa; a major infrastructure project in South America; and a number of international commercial and investment disputes. Appointed by the ICC in a telecommunications dispute arising in Malaysia; and an international infrastructure project in Nigeria. International Construction Project Dispute in relation to an airport construction under FIDIC Yellow Book Procedure. Oil and Gas Dispute in Indonesia conducted under UNCITRAL Rules (in Singapore) Other Recent Arbitrations Numerous ad hoc appointments in commercial and sporting disputes in particular involving high profile Premier League and Rugby Disputes Mediations Recent mediations Numerous domestic and international: infrastructure and construction disputes including a number of PFI projects; investment and shareholder disputes; insurance and re-insurance matters; finance, fraud and asset recovery; professional negligence, Other cases Construction & Engineering Acting in the Wembley Stadium Dispute over steelworks Acting in a pipe laying dispute material loss claim Acting for the landlord in a major PFI / construction dispute about fit out of a large public building Acting in a construction dispute in relation to defective wiring in a school Acting in a dispute in relation to the construction of a link road Acting in disputes arising out of oil rig constructions. Acting in multi-party litigation over runway design and construction
Black & Decker v Try and Atkins Defecting building design. Lubenham Fidelities v South Pembrokeshire Limits of liability on bonds and guarantees. Bacal v Topmix Defective foundations / contaminated concrete. Makers UK Ltd v Camden London Borough Council to enforce an adjudication award Represented the claimant contractor in proceedings Commercial Motto & Ors v Trafigura A 30,000 claimant group action arising out of contamination in the Ivory Coast. Rexy Finance Ltd v Morgan Stanley Int. Co Ltd [2007] EWHC (Comm) Bank guarantee and financial services regulation claim arising from share trading in Singapore. Modahl v British Athletic Federation These were the original disputes, the results of which were not reported save in the mainstream press. Svenska Handelsbanken v Sun Alliance and London Insurance plc Defence of 200m claims under policies of commercial mortgage indemnity insurance. Banque Bruxelles Lambert SA v Sun Alliance 200m mortgage guarantee claim. Giles v Thompson Agreements to recover car hire costs from third parties. Davy Offshore v Emerald Field Contracting 250m dispute between offshore oil & gas field development. Insurance & Reinsurance E.I.L. American Environmental Re-Insurance Re Eras EIL Appeals Environmental risk reinsurance. Chase Manhattan v B.A.T. $81m asbestos insurance liability in US claims. Inquiries The Bradford Fire Hillsborough Piper Alpha Herald of Free Enterprise The Guinness DTI Inquiry The Hang Lung Bank The Guildford Four [Ch Constable of Surrey] The Alison Halford Inquiry [The Home Office]
The Bloody Sunday Inquiry The CLICO and HCU Inquiries [Trinidad] Recommendations Edwin is recommended for Commercial Dispute Resolution, Public Inquiries and Mediation by Chambers & Partners, and the Legal 500 for Mediation and Sport Legal Business Awards Lawyer of the Year 2005 A veteran arbitrator and mediator in Asia and beyond. Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2016 His experience is unparalleled and it is impossible to pull the wool over his eyes. Legal 500 2015 Something of a legend in his own lifetime Chambers & Partners subtle yet highly effective, particularly at defusing emotion. Chambers & Partners He lives and breathes inquiries Chambers & Partners he has a delightful appealing manner to judges, yet is capable of fierce independent thought Chambers & Partners fearsome cross-examinations Chambers & Partners incredible degree of experience Chambers & Partners He is the one to wheel out when a witness is being awkward Chambers & Partners A standout performer. Legal 500 Lifetime Achievement Award in both UK, in 2013, and South Africa, in 2014. Appointments Judge of the Qatar Financial Regulatory Tribunal. Chairman of the Singapore International Mediation Centre Panel member of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre Chairman of the Financial Reporting Review Panel: 1992 1997. Member of Commercial Panel of Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa. Visiting examiner Ecole de Formation du Barreau. Member of Le Demi-Siècle de Londres President, International Tribunal of the FIA. Vice-President of the International Court of Appeal of the FIA 2009-2014.
Judge and arbitrator, Premier League Disciplinary Panel. Judge and arbitrator, Rugby Football Union Disciplinary Panel Arbitrator and mediator, Sports Dispute Resolution Panel. Council Member of Public Concern at Work. Chairman of Stewards Royal Automobile Club. President, International Advocacy Training Council 2010-2015. Chairman, UK Advocacy Training Council.2005-2008 Chairman Stafford Corporate Consulting 2000-2015 Member of the Japan International Mediation Centre Qualifications University College London LLB Hons; Fellow: 2002. CBE for services to the City of London: 1998. Fellow Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Accredited Mediator: CEDR. Fellow Institute of Linguists. LONDON MANCHESTER SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR 81 Chancery Lane, 82 King Street, Maxwell Chambers, #02-9, Bangunan Sulaiman, London Manchester 32 Maxwell Road, Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, WC2A 1DD M2 4WQ #02-16, 50000 Kuala Lumpur, Tel: +44 (0)20 7832 1111 Tel: +44 (0)16 1870 0333 Singapore 069115 Malaysia DX: London/Chancery Lane 298 Fax: +44 (0)20 7353 3978 Tel: +(65) 6634 1336 Tel: +(60)32 271 1085 Fax: +44 (0)20 7353 3978