Peter van der Velden

European Court of Justice:
Acting for Deco-Line in litigation before Dutch courts and the ECJ in a dispute that resulted in the landmark decision on the demarcation between arbitration and litigation under the European jurisdictional convention (Van Uden-Deco-Line, case C-391/95). Click here for the ECJ decision.

International Arbitration:
Acting for a Russian steel manufacturer in an ICC arbitration seated in The Hague, the Netherlands in a dispute against a Polish purchaser of steel wire rods concerning the conformity of the steel. CISG, UNIDROIT Principles and Swiss law were applied.

Arbitration:
Acting for a Dutch steel manufacturer in an NAI arbitration in a dispute against a purchaser regarding the quality of steel levellers. Dutch law was applied.

Freezing order on ships:
Effecting of a freezing order on a cruise ship on behalf of a BVI company in a dispute against the ship’s US owner and acting in subsequent urgent relief proceedings concerning the lifting of the freezing order.

Judicial Sale of Ships:
Organizing auctions of Dutch and foreign registered sea going vessels for mortgage banks or other creditors; acting for potential buyers at ship auctions, either before Dutch courts or notary publics.

International road transportation:
Acting for an Italian transportation company in a dispute against concerning the embezzlement of various transported cargoes. Click here for the Court of Appeal judgment.

International Arbitration:
Acting in numerous international arbitrations under the auspices of leading institutions in disputes with parties in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and USA involved in various industries (such as shipping and commodity trade, steel industry and construction), in which a variety of international regulations were applied (such as the CISG, Hague-Visby Rules, UNIDROIT Principles, Brussels Arrest Convention, CMR Treaty, the New York Arbitration Convention and UCP conditions).

Ship mortgage enforcement:
Representing a mortgage holder in the auction of a ship and in determining its position vis-à-vis a Dutch wharf that invoked a retention right on the ship.

Yachting:
Representing a Danish buyer in a dispute against a Dutch ship builder for alleged liability as a result of terminated contract negotiations.

Chemical industry:
Drafting complex integrated logistical management services agreements between a Swiss producer of chemicals and German transportation company for the storage, handling, carriage by various transport means and management services in the supply chain.

Freezing orders on ships:
Arresting ships and obtaining security for claims of Rotterdam based physical marine fuel supplier from ship owners in the insolvency matter of the O.W. Bunker group. Jurisdiction for the non-contractual claims against ship owners was upheld. Click here for the decision of the Rotterdam Court of 2015.