Edwin Peel

Edwin Peel is Professor of Law at the University of Oxford's Faculty of Law and Clarendon Harris Fellow in Law at Keble College. He maintains additional professional engagements as an arbitrator at One Essex Court. His academic work centers on the law of obligations, with particular expertise in Contract Law, International Trade, Conflict of Laws, and Tort Law. He is renowned for his stewardship of Treitel: The Law of Contract since its 12th edition and authorship of seminal texts including Frustration & Force Majeure and contributions to Halsbury's Laws of England.

His research explores nuanced aspects of contractual relationships, including:

• Interpretation of boilerplate clauses and exclusionary terms
• Remedial frameworks for breach of contract (damages, termination, penalties)
• Jurisdictional conflicts in international commercial disputes
• Doctrinal evolution in equitable remedies

Peel's publications demonstrate consistent focus on commercial law applications, with recent works examining force majeure interpretation, arbitration agreements, and damages quantification.

He has contributed to judicial education through lectures for the Judicial College and regularly advises law firms on legal developments. His litigation involvement includes landmark cases such as Cavendish Square Holdings BV v Makdessi that shaped modern contract jurisprudence.