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Peter Vinden

BSc (Hons) Dip ICArb FRICS FCIArb FCIOB FinstCES

Peter Vinden is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor, Arbitrator, Adjudicator and Expert with 30 years’ experience of commercial dispute resolution. He mediates in construction, engineering, banking, finance and insurance disputes throughout the UK and Europe.

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Peter Vinden
Profession

Profession

Surveyor

Profession

Local Panel

North West

Profession

Specialist Panel

Construction

Specialist Panel

Membership Level

Elite

Peter's Experience

 
 
Areas of Expertise
  • Banking & Finance
  • Commercial Contract
  • Construction & Engineering • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Employment & Workplace
  • Property
  • Insurance
  • Land Disputes
  • Professional Negligence
Professional Background

Peter is the Chief Executive  of Gateley Vinden  (formerly known as The Vinden Partnership) which he formed in 1994 to advise clients involved in the holding and development of land and property assets.

His practice is regarded as being one of the UK’s most successful multi-disciplinary practices. Peter is continuously engaged as an Adjudicator, Arbitrator, Expert or Mediator and is listed on all the major professional panels in the UK and Europe. He has in depth knowledge of commercial disputes and he is described as “bold and fearless” by those parties who instruct him.

Mediation Style

Parties repeatedly select Peter for his mediation style which is best described as creative, totally committed, robust, and realistic. He will not hesitate to adopt an evaluative approach to a mediation where a facilitative style is likely to result in failure.

Construction & Property
  • Hotel project delays, main contractor extension of time, loss and expense claim and damages. Value £1m (Mediation)
  • Curtain walling dispute over critical delay, extension of time and loss and expense. Value £100k (Mediation)
  • Disputed piling sub-contractor’s final account including extensions of time and loss and expense claim. Value £750k (Adjudication)
  • Contractor employer dispute over cost of refurbishment of domestic house. Value £150k (Mediation)
  • Dilapidations at lease termination. Value £65ok (Mediation)
  • Plastering, suspended ceilings and disputed dry lining final account, delays and set-off. Value £1.5m (Adjudication)
  • Design defects in football stadium, liability and costs of rectification. Value £2m (Mediation)
  • Dispute final account on combined concrete and structural steel frame building on large office buildings. Value £750k (Mediation)
  • Extension of time and loss an expense claims on large apartment scheme in city centre. Value £3.5m (Mediation)
  • Final account value of runway construction for MOD project. Value £1m. (Mediation)
  • Claim for loss of support from adjoining excavations work, local authority emergency demolition order, cost of replacement structures and consequential. Value £1.25m(Mediation)
  • Final account value of final account for stonework and brickwork to new supermarkets. Value £800k (Adjudication)
  • Defects in new build houses, rectification works, liability and cost. Value £950k (Adjudication)
  • Delay and damages claim for late completion of hotel project. Value £1.5m (Mediation)
  • Boundary wall collapse, causation, liability and costs. Value £150k (Mediation
  • Extension of time and loss and expense on London hotel project. Value £750k (Adjudication)
  • Defects and disputed final account in refurbishment of vacant terraced housing to provide new social housing. Value £300k (Mediation)
  • Disputed final account on structural steelwork and cladding elements of stadium. Value £850k (Mediation
  • Final account dispute over payment of variations and loss and expense on major cold store project. Value £1.3m (Adjudication)
  • Design, workmanship and material defects in new design and build pre-school nursery. Claim for rectification and loss of income. Value £750k (Mediation)
  • Planned and re-active maintenance quantum dispute on large term contract for inner city social housing site. Value £2m (Adjudication)
  • Contractor’s extensions of time and loss and expense claims on major convention centre. Value £5.5m (Mediation)
  • Park fountains, lakes and external works quantum and value dispute. Value £1.5m (Mediation)
  • Mechanical and Electrical quantum dispute, counter claim for delay and damages. Value £800k (Adjudication)
  • Contractor’s extensions of time and loss and expense claims on green visitor’s centre. Value £400k (Adjudication)
  • Class action, house owners and plc house builder, quantum of defects. Value £2m (Mediation)
  • Electrical rewiring of city centre car park and shopping centre. Value £750k (Adjudication)
Engineering
  • Tunnelling collapse, liability and costs. Value £2m (Mediation)
  • Electrical component failure, control rooms, water treatment plant. Value £750k (Mediation)
  • Mechanical and Electrical compensation events claim on major university clean room project. Value £3.5m (Arbitration)
  • Piling design, failures and costs liability. Value £1.2m (Adjudication)
  • Breakdown of re-conditioned paper making machinery. Value £350k (Mediation)
  • Final account of major civil engineering infrastructure works. Value £9m (Adjudication)
  • Directional drilling claims for additional costs and compensation events. Value £5m (Mediation)
  • Mechanical and Electrical defects in student accommodation, delays and damages for late handover. Value £850k (Mediation)
  • Yorkshire schools roof replacement programme, quantum and value. Value £250k (Arbitration)
  • International dispute, engineering castings, title, licence to use, claim for damages, basis of contract, jurisdiction issues, substantive law. Value £2.5m (Mediation)
  • River diversion, permanent sheet piling, quantum and value dispute. Value £950k (Adjudication)
  • University clean rooms and fume cupboards installation defects and claim quantum. Value £2m (Mediation)
  • Design and construction of sewage control silos. Quantum and value dispute. Value £1.5m. (Adjudication)
  • Inner city re-roofing programme for local authority. Quantum and value. Value £3m (Adjudication)
  • Design and manufacturing defects in an industrial carwash. Claim for rectification and loss of income. Value £150k (Mediation)
Infrastructure
  • Bridge failure, remedial works, negligence and damages. Value £700k (Mediation)
  • Failure of harbour retaining walls, design liability, costs of rectification. Value £15m (Expert - Quantum)
  • Failure of concrete retaining structures on major sewerage plant. Value £6.5m (Expert - Quantum)
  • Directional drilling claim quantum, fibre optic cable positioning and access chambers. Value £1m (Mediation)
  • Major Scottish sewer renewals and associated services, claim quantum. Value £8m (Adjudication)
Professional Negligence
  • Fire damage, causation, liability of insurers, quantum and contributory negligence. Value £450k (Mediation)
  • “Home buyer” survey, property defects and over valuation. Value £75k (Mediation)
  • Architect’s incorrect certification of interim certificates and practical completion. Value £1.5m (Mediation)
  • Defective engineering design of underpinning scheme to inner city refurbishment project. Value £3.5m (Expert – Quantum)
  • Over certification by Architect, contractor insolvency, damages. Value £300k (Mediation)
  • Claim for negligent architectural and structural engineering services provided on large design and build of flagship building for large plc. Value £8m (Mediation)
  • Over valuation of office buildings, multiple property claims. Value £3.5m (Mediation)
  • Claim for unpaid fees met with allegation of negligent cost planning and bills of quantities preparation on significant university project. Vale £2m (Mediation)
  • Negligent contract administration, loss of liquidated damages. Value £150K (Mediation)
Land
  • Multi-party land contamination and remediation schemes. Value £7m (Mediation)
  • Break up of land holdings, disputed valuations over planning gains and boundary treatments. Value £650k (Mediation)
  • Land purchase, contract price fixing after deduction of abnormal costs. Value £125m (Expert Determination)
  • Boundary dispute, land grab, acquired rights, compensation for loss of use. Value £1m (Mediation)
  • Overage valuation of property enhanced by planning change of use. Value £750k (Mediation)
  • Boundary dispute, retaining wall failure, loss of support compensation an access for repairs. Value £150k (Mediation)
Energy & Natural Resources
  • Transportation costs of nuclear and other contaminated wastes. Methodology and cost. Value £2.5m (Mediation)
  • Poor performance of PV panels, costs of installation and payback claims. Value £500k (Mediation)
  • Planning dispute, siting of wind farm, property blight. Value £3m (Mediation)
Banking & Finance
  • Breach of Asset Based Lending facility (“ABL”), fraud, loss of funds, call of personal guarantee. Value £450k (Mediation)
  • Hedging products, wrongful selling, claim for repayment of charges and interest. Value £250k (Mediation)
  • Claim for losses flowing from external underwriting of facility initial percentage and facility terms. Value £250k (Mediation)
  • Plant and machinery finance dispute, conversion of charges assets, personal guarantee calls and creation of constructive trusts. Value £150k(Mediation)
  • International dispute, confidential invoice finance, relevant place of jurisdiction, true contracting parties, credit insurance. Value £750k (Mediation)
Employment & Workplace
  • Employment dispute, alleged wrongful dismissal. Value £50k (Mediation)
  • Workplace conflict, harassment and nepotism. Value N/A (Mediation)
  • Employment dispute, breach of partnership agreement. Value £500k (Mediation)
  • Negotiation of newly appointed directors service agreement and shareholder agreement. Value N/A (Mediation)
  • Partnership dissolution, equity split and client allocation. Value £1.5m (Mediation)
  • Shareholders dispute, structure break up of subsidiary companies, disputed valuations and treatment of asset disposal. Value £2m (Mediation)
ICT
  • Multi party telecoms dispute on infrastructure costs. Value £1.3m (Expert Determination)
  • None performance of bespoke software claim, failure to comply with specification, damages. Value £750k (Mediation)
  • Design defects in system hardware and software, disputed consultant invoices and counter claims for damages. Value £250k (Mediation)
  • Claim for replacement and loss of income. Failure of EPOS system in night club. Value £350k (Mediation)
History
  • 15 September 2021
    Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 3 July 2018
    Property and Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 31 May 2018
    Property and Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 29 May 2018
    Consumer Mediation
    Outcome: Settled
  • 5 April 2018
    Consumer mediation
    Outcome: Settled
  • 15 January 2018
    Property and Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 22 December 2017
    Professional Negligence
    Outcome: Settled
  • 18 December 2017
    Mechanical and Electrical
    Outcome: Settled
  • 12 December 2017
    Property and Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 7 December 2017
    Professional Negligence
    Outcome: Settled
  • 8 August 2017
    Civil Engineering
    Outcome: Settled
  • 24 July 2017
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 10 April 2017
    Employment
    Outcome: Settled
  • 23 March 2017
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 13 March 2017
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 4 December 2016
    Mechanical Engineering
    Outcome: Settled
  • 20 September 2016
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 12 September 2016
    Professional Negligence
    Outcome: Settled
  • 26 June 2016
    Energy
    Outcome: Settled
  • 31 March 2016
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 29 March 2016
    Civil Engineering
    Outcome: Settled
  • 24 February 2016
    Professional Negligence
    Outcome: Settled
  • 24 November 2015
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 30 September 2015
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 28 August 2015
    Land
    Outcome: Settled
  • 31 July 2015
    Professional Negligence
    Outcome: Settled
  • 29 July 2015
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 2 July 2015
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 16 June 2015
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 9 June 2015
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 2 June 2015
    Professional Negligence
    Outcome: Settled
  • 14 May 2015
    Insolvency
    Outcome: Settled
  • 7 May 2015
    Insurance
    Outcome: Settled
  • 5 May 2015
    Professional Negligence
    Outcome: Settled
  • 30 April 2015
    Mechanical Engineering
    Outcome: Settled
  • 24 March 2015
    Mechanical & Electrical
    Outcome: Settled
  • 5 March 2015
    Mechanical & Engineering
    Outcome: Settled
  • 25 February 2015
    Mechanical & Engineering
    Outcome: Settled
  • 22 January 2015
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 22 January 2015
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 21 October 2014
    Mechanical Engineering
    Outcome: Settled
  • 7 October 2014
    Insolvency
    Outcome: Settled
  • 22 September 2014
    Civil Engineering
    Outcome: Settled
  • 31 July 2014
    Mechanical Engineering
    Outcome: Settled
  • 29 July 2014
    Professional Negligence
    Outcome: Did Not Settle
  • 3 July 2014
    Civil Engineering
    Outcome: Settled
  • 19 June 2014
    Mechanical & Electrical
    Outcome: Settled
  • 16 June 2014
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 2 June 2014
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 12 May 2014
    Professional Negligence
    Outcome: Settled
  • 7 May 2014
    Employment
    Outcome: Settled
  • 24 April 2014
    Environmental Health
    Outcome: Settled
  • 16 April 2014
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 14 April 2014
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 11 April 2014
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 9 April 2014
    Disability Discrimination
    Outcome: Settled
  • 25 March 2014
    Mechanical & Electrical
    Outcome: Settled
  • 5 February 2014
    Business Support
    Outcome: Settled
  • 22 January 2014
    Mechanical & Electrical
    Outcome: Did Not Settle
  • 15 November 2013
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 1 October 2013
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 26 September 2013
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 14 August 2013
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 6 June 2013
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 13 March 2013
    Mechanical & Electrical
    Outcome: Settled
  • 27 February 2013
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 22 November 2012
    Finance & Banking
    Outcome: Settled
  • 9 September 2012
    Mechanical & Electrical
    Outcome: Settled
  • 23 August 2012
    Education
    Outcome: Settled
  • 22 June 2012
    Boundary Dispute
    Outcome: Did Not Settle
  • 21 May 2012
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 26 April 2012
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 16 April 2012
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 26 March 2012
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Did Not Settle
  • 10 February 2012
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 9 February 2012
    Employment
    Outcome: Settled
  • 7 February 2012
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 6 February 2012
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 3 February 2012
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 25 January 2012
    Environmental
    Outcome: Settled
  • 12 January 2012
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 15 December 2011
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 12 December 2011
    Engineering
    Outcome: Settled
  • 23 November 2011
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 9 November 2011
    Civil Engineering
    Outcome: Settled
  • 4 October 2011
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 21 September 2011
    Insurance
    Outcome: Settled
  • 24 August 2011
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 6 June 2011
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 14 April 2011
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 23 March 2011
    Domestic Boundary Dispute
    Outcome: Settled
  • 15 February 2011
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 25 January 2011
    Contract Misrepresentation
    Outcome: Settled
  • 13 December 2010
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 6 December 2010
    Professional Negligence
    Outcome: Settled
  • 30 November 2010
    Professional Negligence
    Outcome: Did Not Settle
  • 18 November 2010
    Shareholder
    Outcome: Did Not Settle
  • 16 November 2010
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 15 October 2010
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 8 October 2010
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 5 October 2010
    Engineering Contract
    Outcome: Settled
  • 30 September 2010
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Partial Settlement
  • 20 September 2010
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Did Not Settle
  • 7 September 2010
    Commercial
    Outcome: Did Not Settle
  • 10 June 2010
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Adjourned
  • 14 May 2010
    Professional Negligence
    Outcome: Settled
  • 11 May 2010
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 11 February 2010
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 22 December 2009
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 7 December 2009
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 4 December 2009
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 17 September 2009
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 27 August 2009
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 20 August 2009
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 17 August 2009
    Professional Negligence
    Outcome: Settled
  • 22 April 2009
    Professional Negligence
    Outcome: Partial Settlement
  • 19 March 2009
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 10 March 2009
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 6 March 2009
    Professional Negligence
    Outcome: Settled
  • 9 January 2009
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 8 October 2008
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 3 October 2008
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 6 August 2008
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 5 August 2008
    Commercial
    Outcome: Settled
  • 17 July 2008
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 19 June 2008
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 5 June 2008
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 29 May 2008
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 13 March 2008
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 1 February 2008
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 23 July 2007
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 13 July 2007
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 4 June 2007
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 11 May 2007
    Employment
    Outcome: Settled
  • 16 April 2007
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 12 January 2007
    Boundary Dispute
    Outcome: Settled
  • 13 December 2006
    Land
    Outcome: Settled
  • 12 December 2006
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 7 December 2006
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 7 November 2006
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 6 July 2006
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 30 November 2005
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 2 November 2005
    Professional Negligence
    Outcome: Settled
  • 6 October 2005
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 5 May 2005
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 16 March 2005
    Professional Negligence
    Outcome: Settled
  • 8 February 2005
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 12 November 2004
    Employment
    Outcome: Settled
  • 19 October 2004
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 19 October 2004
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 18 August 2004
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 9 August 2004
    Professional Negligence
    Outcome: Settled
  • 23 July 2004
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 22 June 2004
    Professional Negligence
    Outcome: Settled
  • 28 April 2004
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 22 April 2004
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 18 November 2003
    Professional Negligence
    Outcome: Settled
  • 13 November 2003
    Land Ownership
    Outcome: Settled
  • 21 August 2003
    Employment
    Outcome: Settled
  • 10 June 2003
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 21 May 2003
    Professional Negligence
    Outcome: Settled
  • 20 May 2003
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 5 May 2003
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 15 April 2003
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 2 December 2002
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 22 September 2002
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 24 May 2002
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 12 April 2002
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 19 March 2002
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 30 January 2002
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 28 September 2001
    Professional Negligence
    Outcome: Settled
  • 24 September 2001
    Professional Negligence
    Outcome: Settled
  • 23 July 2001
    Employment
    Outcome: Settled
  • 18 June 2001
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 15 March 2001
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  • 24 January 2001
    Property & Construction
    Outcome: Settled
  •  Employment
    Outcome: Settled

Peter's Testimonials

Our practice has used Peter as a mediator on a number of occasions. He has always been thoroughly prepared for the mediation and immediately commands the confidence of the parties involved. We particularly like Peter’s drive and enthusiasm. Certainly if there is a solution to be found Peter will do his utmost to find it. Peter is also very pleasant to deal with which is very important in a lengthy mediation.

Peter is clearly intent on finding the means to a settlement and he employs his experience gained within the construction industry in a practical, pragmatic and calm manner for the benefit of the disputing parties.

Peter approached the mediation with a sound tactical and incisive method from the outset and steered the parties to a solution that I believe both found sensible and commercial. I will have no hesitation in using his services again.

 

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