Xianwei (Philip) PENG

Representative Matters

• Represented a Chinese ship trading company in handling disputes over ship building and sale & purchase against the shipowner in the Asian International Arbitration Center (AIAC) in Malaysia and won;
• Represented HF Company in Gansu Province to deal with its seed sale disputes with a U.S. buyer and won arbitration in ICC HK;
• Represented China Communications Import and Export Co., Ltd. in the second instance trial of a dispute over its shipbuilding contract with a Singapore buyer and won;
• Represented Wogen Resources Limited in England to deal with its several ore sale disputes arbitration cases in Hong Kong and Singapore;

Education Background

• UK Bar Council Training Scheme for Chinese Lawyers in London (2014)
• Doctorial Candidate, Dalian Maritime University (Doctorial Adviser: Professor Si Yuzhuo, 2014)
• Master of Law, Wuhan University (2006)
• Bachelor, School of Navigation· WUT (2003)

Professional Qualifications

• Bar admission in P.R. China

Recognitions and Affiliations

• Pool Lawyer of "Talent Pool of One Thousand International Lawyers" of PRC Ministry of Justice
• Expert of ICC Commission of Commercial Law and Practice
• Vice-Chair of the International Transportation Committee of the ABA Section of International Law
• Arbitrator of China Maritime Arbitration Commission, Taizhou Arbitration Commission and Weifang Arbitration Commission
• Member of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA Supporting Member)
• Vice-Chair of Marine and Maritime Law Professional Committees of Beijing Lawyers Association

Selected Publications

• PENG Xianwei, UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD Legal Guide on Contract Farming, Peking University Press (2018, Chinese language translated edition authorized by  UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD)
• PENG Xianwei: Choice of Court Agreement and the Practical Connection Principle: A Comment on Chinese Supreme Court's Civil Ruling Regarding the "Hero" Online Game Jurisdiction Dispute Case, Journal of Business Law (UK, Sweet& Maxwell, Issue 3: 2013.)
• PENG Xianwei: Validity of "Beijing Arbitration" Clause: An Introduction of Two Landmark Civil Rulings of Chinese Supreme People's Court, Journal of International Arbitration (Kluwer, February 2011).