Commercial Disputes

• Toyota Boshoku Europe N.V. v Kingsville (HK) Enterprises Limited & Ors (HCA 452/2022): Acting for one of the defendants in resisting an unjust enrichment claim (as sole counsel) (ongoing).
• Platinum Century Limited & Ors v Sunfund Asia Capital Holdings Company Limited (HCA 400/2022): Acting for one of the defendants in resisting a tracing claim (with Ms Catherine Wong) (ongoing).
• Decheng Capital Global Life Sciences Fund IV, L.P. v Qish Co., Limited (HCA 505/2022): Successfully obtained an urgent ex parte Mareva and proprietary injunction against a recipient in an email fraud case (with Mr Adrian CK Wong).
• Ferrari North America, Inc v Changhon International Energy Co Ltd & Ors [2019] HKCFI 2318: Successfully opposed the Plaintiff’s summary judgment application and obtained unconditional leave to defend (with Mr Norman Nip (now Mr Norman Nip SC)).
• FWD Life Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited v Chan Kai Yin Alan (HCA 700/2020) and FWD Life Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited v Ip Cheuk Yu (HCA 806/2020): Successfully obtained summary judgment against two insurance agents for recovery of claw-back payments (led by Mr Norman Nip SC)
• FWD Life Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited v Poon Cindy (HCA 2202/2008): Acting for the Plaintiff in proceedings against a former insurance agent for recovery of claw-back payments (led by Mr Norman Nip SC) (ongoing).
• FWD Life Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited v Lam Chi Chuen Alpha & Sin Chau Yuk (HCA 1159 & 1160/2017): Successfully obtained summary judgment against two insurance agents for recovery of claw-back payments (with Mr Norman Nip (now Mr Norman Nip SC)).
• Advised an insurance company on lawfulness in backdating a deed of assignment and joinder of parties after expiry of limitation period (as sole counsel).

Financial Services

• Advising the SFC on merits of proceedings under ss 214 and 277 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance concerning the management and/or former management of a listed company (led by Mr Norman Nip SC).
• Advising the SFC on merits of proceedings under s214 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance against the former management of a listed company (led by Mr Norman Nip SC).

Insurance

• Advised an insurance company on its subrogation rights in respect of an insurance policy (as sole counsel).
• Advised a property management company as to whether an owner can seek a court order in procuring the property manager in making a claim under an insurance policy (as sole counsel).

Land

• An UNCITRAL Arbitration: Assisted the Tribunal (constituted by Mr Horace Wong SC) as a tribunal assistant in a 14 days trial under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules involving a tenancy dispute concerning a HK$500 million lease.
• Geoffrey Holdings Ltd v Lam Che Chung & Anor [2020] HKDC 1001: Instructed by the Defendants as sole counsel to resist the Plaintiff’s application for leave to adduce expert evidence on demolition costs of fixtures in the context of adverse possession.
• Advised on title issues in relation to a piece of New Territories land (including issues of encroachment and title) estimated to worth over HK$600 million (as sole counsel).

Arbitration

• Instructed as junior counsel to challenge the appointment of the sole arbitrator under the ICC Rules on the ground of apparent bias, independence and impartiality (with Mr MC Law (now Mr MC Law SC)).
• An ICC Arbitration concerning Breach of distributor agreement claim: Instructed by a famous liquor distributor as junior counsel for a 4 evidentiary hearing under the ICC Rules involving a HK$150 million claim and a HK$100 million counterclaim arising from a distributor agreement (with Mr MC Law (now Mr MC Law SC)).
• An UNCITRAL Arbitration: Assisted the Tribunal (constituted of Mr Horace Wong SC) as a tribunal assistant in a 14 days trial under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules involving a tenancy dispute concerning a HK$500 million lease.
• A HKIAC Arbitration: Assisted the Tribunal (constituted of Mr Horace Wong SC) in a 2 days trial under the HKIAC rules involving a commercial dispute for repayment of loans

Matrimonial

• LKCJ v LTHA (FCMP 184/2022): Acted for the respondent mother in, inter alia, (i) resisting an application for interim care and control of a child to be granted to the applicant father (with Ms Catherine Wong); and (ii) applying for a non-molestation order (with Ms Catherine Wong for ex parte with notice hearing and with Mr Felix Li for return day hearing).