
GABRIEL LAW CORPORATION

Introduction
Peter Gabriel is the founder and managing director of Gabriel Law Corporation. He has 40 years of experience under his belt. The work undertaken stretches over numerous complex international and national arbitration disputes, international and national litigation and transactional documentation work.
Notable Briefs
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Authored an article titled “Burden of Proof and Standard of Proof in Civil Litigation” that was published by the Singapore Academy of Law Journal
Notable Cases
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Teleoptik-Ziroskopi and others v Westacre Investments Inc and other appeals [2012] 2 SLR 177; [2012] SGCA 8
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Westacre Investments Inc v The State-Owned Company Yugoimport SDPR (also known as Jugoimport-SDPR) [2009] 2 SLR(R) 166; [2008] SGCA 48
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BNP Paribas v Bandung Shipping Pte Ltd (Shweta International Pte Ltd and another, third parties) [2003] SGHC 111
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City Hardware Pte Ltd v Kenrich Electronics Pte Ltd [2005] 1 SLR(R) 733; [2005] SGHC 24
Transcarional Documentation
Peter Gabriel is well experienced in preparing various international commercial documents. These include commercial joint ventures regionally among parties in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong. Work done include the following:
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International Ship Financing
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International Joint Venture Agreements
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Acquisition of Assets Including Natural Resources (Energy and Other Resources) in Indonesia and Thailand
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International Financing of Assets
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Project Financing
Area Of Expertise
Arbitration
Over the last 30 years, Peter Gabriel has done a variety of international arbitrations both as counsel as well as an arbitrator.
The arbitration disputes included complex areas of:
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Commodity Trade and Finance
Peter Gabriel had represented international traders in such arbitration disputes as well as financial institutions. Arbitrations are confidential and as such details may not be provided. However, certain arbitration disputes were later highlighted in court litigation. These include: [2015] EWHC 1665 (Comm)
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Disputes in International Joint Venture Agreements and Related Transactions
Examples of recent arbitrations include obtaining an award securing declarations resulting in roughly a quarter of a billion Singapore Dollars in damages. In 2024, a complex Award was obtained for representing a party in an investment dispute for a sum of roughly a quarter of a billion Singapore Dollars
International Dispute Resolution
Peter Gabriel has represented clients internationally in various jurisdictions working closely with international counsel. Cases include commercial enforcement actions for banks as well as international corporate clients. Countries in such actions included Switzerland, Japan, Indonesia, India, Thailand, Australia, and England.
Current Practice
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Peter Gabriel is currently focused on various international arbitration disputes. He has expanded his arbitration practice to include work from Thailand, Malaysia, Cayman Islands, and Indonesia.