Our Team

Bankruptcy and Insolvency

• Acting for one of several defendants in an application for leave to the Court of Appeal on an injunction obtained by the trustee-in-bankruptcy retraining a law firm from dealing with monies in escrow totaling HK$75 million.
• Acting in 2 High Court actions in tandem as part of a larger strategy to resolve a shareholders’ dispute with the aim of achieving majority control and a buy-out.
• Acting for 5 companies in defending an action in constructive trust founded on alleged sham sales of shares by a bankrupt.
• Acting for a bankrupt in his appeal to the Court of Appeal (and ultimately to the Court of Final Appeal) against a finding that the HK courts have jurisdiction over an action in debt where the underlying contract contains an arbitration clause.
• Acting for the liquidator and provisional liquidator in over 40 highly-contested winding up proceedings as part of a global insolvency and restructuring process of a multi-national fish trading conglomerate with worldwide operations and entities listed in HK and Singapore.
• Acting for a PRC-controlled company in setting aside an interim injunction and commencing proceedings for the appointment of a provisional liquidator in an offshore jurisdiction with a view to removing directors within the group on the basis of equitable winding up.
• Advising the shareholder of a subsidiary of a Singapore-listed company undergoing liquidation in Bermuda including advising on available remedies against other shareholders and directors, and consequences arising from the sale of certain assets prior to the appointment of the provisional liquidator.
• Acting for a PRC in commencing a winding up action against the parent company of a HK-listed company. Debt size: RMB10 billion.
• Acting for an European bank in obtaining pre-action injunctive relief in the PRC against a debtor and guarantors, seeking judicial assistance in serving pleadings on the defendants in Chengdu, advising on the priority of the bank’s interest and successfully obtaining judgment in the amount of US$50 million from the HK courts.
• Acting for a BVI company in its high-profile appeal to the Privy Council in a shareholders’ dispute involving a Macau casino license and land ownership rights.

Shareholders' Disputes

• Acting for 2 shareholders in proceedings in the BVI to obtain financial documents of a subsidiary of a HK-listed company, working closely with Counsel to gain strategic advantages in ongoing HK High Court proceedings involving the company as one of several defendants in a multi-billion PRC real estate development project gone awry, presenting 2 shareholders at highly-contested board meetings.
• Acting for minority shareholders in pursuing a share buy-out and the interim reconstitution of the board in unfair prejudice proceedings.
• Acting for an individual in unfair prejudice proceedings commenced in Samoa on the basis of a quasi-partnership.

Arbitration

• Defending against multiple court actions and arbitral proceedings commenced by bondholders and investors of a Mongolian real estate investment.
• Acting for a PRC conglomerate in commencing arbitral proceedings against a Hong Kong software provider. Claim size: USD200 million.
• Defending the shareholder of a securities company against a claim of breach of the share sale and purchase agreement in arbitral proceedings.

Commercial Litigation

• The respondent in a high-profile appeal to the UK Privy Council in a shareholder’s dispute involving a Macau casino license and land ownership rights.
• Acting for a royal family in pursuing a cross-border claim in fraudulent transfer of a piece of family heirloom.
• Leading a series of judicial review and injunction proceedings for a funds house under investigation by the Securities and Futures Commission.
• Acting for a high net-worth individual in seeking a declaration of constructive trust against the registered owner of multi-million properties located in Hong Kong and Canada.
• Routinely representing defendants in underground banking transactions and successfully obtaining money judgments in favour of the defendants.

White-collar crime/Regulatory

• Acting for a funds house in judicial review and injunction proceedings in the High Court, advising on compliance with search warrants and Notices issued under the Securities and Futures Ordinance, and supervising on-site visits by the Commercial Crime Bureau.
• Assisting corporate victims of internet fraud in tracing monies transferred to accounts in the PRC and Hong Kong, working with the Hong Kong police in tracing funds, successfully having the questionable bank accounts frozen and garnished.
• Defending PRC citizens investigated by the HK Police and the Commercial Crime Bureau for money laundering.
• Defending a professional in administrative investigations by the Inland Revenue Department.