Securities, Regulatory and Commercial Crime

• China Forestry Holdings Co Ltd (In Official Liquidation) v Top Wisdom Overseas Holdings Limited & Another [2021] HKCFI 2761: Acted for the CEO of a listed company in striking out the proprietary claim in a sum of HK$400 million for the alleged breach of fiduciary duties to the company.
• Securities and Futures Commission v Li Han Chun & Another (HCMP 176/2011, HCA 117/2017): Acted for the CEO of a listed company to defend the section 213 proceedings involving frozen funds in the sum of HK$400 million.
• Securities and Futures Commission v Coolpad Group Limited (HCMP 1074/2021): Acted for an Executive Director of a listed company engaged in smartphone and technology services in section 214 proceedings involving claims of over RMB$80 million.
• Securities and Futures Commission v Superb Summit International Group Limited (HCMP 2305/2020): Acted for two company secretaries in a listed company engaged in forestry business in section 214 proceedings involving claims of over HK$200 million.
• Re a Listed Company under Suspension of Trading of Shares under section 9 of the Securities and Futures (Stock Market Listing) Rules (Cap. 571V): Acted for the Securities and Futures Commission in the application by a listed company to resume trading of its shares.
• HKSAR v Fung Ping Fai [2021] HKDC 1578: Successfully defended for the founder and managing director of a Hong Kong tourist agency in relation to the charges of (i) theft of HK$4 million and (ii) publication of false statements by company directors.

International Arbitration

Arbitration cases under the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules

• Acted as Tribunal Secretary to the Arbitral Tribunal in a dispute arising from the liquidation of crypto investment transacted in a cryptocurrency exchange platform.
• Acted for a Hong Kong company (as counsel) in a cross-border high technology exports dispute involving a sum of US$7 million.
• Acted for a PRC company (as counsel) in a cross-border intellectual property dispute involving licensing of online games in Asian countries.
• Acted for a Hong Kong listed company (as counsel) in a debt claim of US$2 million.

Insurance, Public Liability, Personal Injury and Employees’ Compensation

• Leung Mui Yi v Fu Hong Society (formerly known as Society of Homes for the Handicapped) [2023] HKDC 36, [2023] HKDC 449; CAMP 169/2023: Acted for the insurer of the defendant to successfully dismiss (i) the plaintiff’s action in relation to a work accident in a public hospital and (ii) her subsequent application for leave to appeal. The plaintiff’s application for leave to appeal at the Court of Appeal is pending.
• Swarnjit Kaur v Lo’s Cleaning Services Limited (DCPI 2188/2020): Acted for the insurer of the defendant to contest liability and quantum for the alleged accident at the Cathay Pacific Catering Services at the Hong Kong International Airport.
• Zhang Rong v Po Shing Construction Limited [2022] HKDC 835, [2022] HKDC 922; CACV 360/2022: Acted for the insurer of the defendant to contest the quantum of employees’ compensation for an accident at a construction site in Lantau Island and to successfully seek indemnity costs with enhanced interests against the applicant for her exaggerated claim. The case is pending appeal at the Court of Appeal.
• Baljit-Singh v Oscar Bioenergy Joint Venture [2022] 6 HKC 521: Acted for the insurer of the defendant to (i) apply for consolidation of the employees’ compensation and personal injury actions and (ii) contest both liability and quantum in the parallel actions.
• Corpuz Edison v Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong Limited (DCPI 2977/2020): Acted for the insurer of the defendant to successfully dismiss the plaintiff’s application for variation of a consent cost order.
• Cheng Kwing Yeung v Hong Kong Ham Holdings Limited (DCPI 736/2011): Acted for the insurer of the defendant to successfully justify the alleged out-of-time commencement of the taxation proceedings.
• Naseem Abbas v Rising Aerial Platform Co Ltd [2021] HKDC 387: Acted for the principal contractor in an employees’ compensation assessment and successfully asked for indemnity from the sub-contractor under section 24 of the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance (Cap. 282).
• Li Yung Lan v Hien Lee Engineering Company Limited (HCPI 287/2016): Acted for the insurer of the defendant to oppose the application for leave to file supplemental psychiatric expert reports.
• Kelu David Elsions, a mentally incapacitated person by Cheng Wai Lan, his wife and Next Friend v Shum Tak Hung & DBProject (DCEC 475/2021): Acted for the next friend of the applicant to successfully apply for leave to approve a settlement with the respondent in the action and to withdraw monthly payment from the applicant’s bank account, under Order 80 Rules 11 and 12 of the Rules of the District Court (Cap. 336H).
• Polysonic Investment Limited v George Chan and Another (DCCJ 1007/2020): Acted for the public liability insurer to contest both liability and quantum for a water seepage occurring at an apartment on Conduit Road.

Land, Trust and Probate

• Chinachem Charitable Foundation Limited v The Secretary for Justice (HCMP 93/2023): Acting for the Secretary for Justice to oppose the plaintiff to seek legal costs in the actions against Tony Chan to propound the will of late Nina Kung to be indemnified by the estate of late Nina Kung.
• Sunbroad Holdings Limited v A80 Paris HK Limited [2022] HKCFI 2251: Acted for a company specialising in haircare products in defending a summary judgment application involving around HK$10 million arrears of rent on the grounds of (i) frustration and (ii) the landlord’s failure to terminate the tenancy agreement in the outbreak of COVID-19.
• Wing Wo Lung Company Limited v Jam Moo Ching [2021] HKCA 472; [2021] HKCA 1734: Successfully appealed for the landlord of a building on Des Voeux Road Central at the Court of Appeal against the defendant’s occupation of external wall.
• Keenrich Trading Limited v The Director of Lands (LDLR 1/2022): Acted for the applicant in the application for determination of compensation of a ground floor shop at Oak Street pursuant to the Lands Resumption Ordinance (Cap. 124).
• Lucky Star Culture Limited v The Incorporated Owners of Concord Commercial Building (HCA 1695/2021): Acted for the Incorporated Owners of a commercial building in relation to the interpretation of the deed of mutual covenant on the definition of “Common Areas”.
• Wong Kit Chee, the Executrix of the Estate of Tse Lai Ying, the Deceased v Wong Shiu Kwong [2019] HKCFI 1000: Acted for the son in resisting the executrix’s claim for constructive trust on a ground floor shop amounting to HK$30 million.
• Re Appeal against the Building Authority’s Order before the Appeal Tribunal (Buildings Ordinance) (BA 150/2019): Acted for the applicants to oppose the building order in relation to the maintenance and repair of the common parts in a multi-storey residential building.
• Pong Mang Ting v Chinese Temples Committee [2019] HKCFI 1457: Acted for the applicant to ask for the Court’s intervention in relation to various mismanagement of Man Wah Tong, a charitable “t’ong” in Hong Kong.
• Sin Chan Kam v The Incorporated Owners of Wai Sun Building [2019] HKLdT 32: Acted for the registered owner of a ground floor shop against the incorporated owners for the latter’s breach of deed of mutual covenant and the Building Management Ordinance (Cap. 344) arising from (i) water seepage and (ii) failure to maintain common parts of the building.
• Kurtzman Eric Daniel and 10 Others v The Incorporated Owners of Kiu Kwan Mansion and Others (LDBM 130/2014): Acted for the owner of the roof of a multi-storey building to defend the alleged breach of deed of mutual covenant for a large-scale water seepage affecting 11 owners.

Employment

• Prestige Fitness Limited v Ng Yat Chee Dorothy (HCMP 1926/2022): Acted for a fitness centre in a pre-action discovery under section 41 of the High Court Ordinance (Cap. 4) and Order 24 Rule 7A of the Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), for a potential claim of breach of fiduciary duties against a former director.
• Leung Hong Wah Andy v Shum Wang Chiu and The Prudential Assurance Co Ltd [2021] HKCFI 997: Acted for the employee of a multi-national insurer in the application for (i) release of implied undertaking and (ii) amendment of pleadings in an employment case.
• An Equal Opportunity Case (Confidential): Acted for an employer company in contesting liability in the alleged sexual discrimination in termination of an employment contract.