Norman Nip, S.C. has a broad civil practice with an emphasis on commercial and securities litigation. He has been described as “incredibly clever and hard-working” (Chambers & Partners 2023), “one of the lead commercial silks in the Hong Kong market” and “at the top of his game” (The Legal 500 2024).
He has acted for the Securities and Futures Commission and parties under investigation in a number of cases before the courts and the specialist tribunals (Market Misconduct Tribunal and Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal) and is “regularly singled out for his expertise in securities-related cases” (Chambers & Partners 2024). He has also testified as an expert witness on securities laws in offshore proceedings.
His expertise also spans other practice areas, including banking, company and shareholder disputes, competition, insurance, professional liability, land, trusts, employment, matrimonial, bankruptcy, PRC and international cross-border disputes, public law as well as white-collar crime.
In the arbitration sphere, Norman is currently serving as the Vice Chairman of the Committee on Arbitration of the Hong Kong Bar Association. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a member of the HKIAC List of Arbitrators and has sat as an arbitrator in a number of commercial disputes. As counsel, Norman has acted in a number of domestic and cross-border commercial disputes. He has also acted in court proceedings in aid of arbitration proceedings as well as applications to set aside the enforcement of arbitral awards.
As a mediator, Norman has conducted a number of mediations involving a wide variety of civil disputes (using English, Cantonese and/or Mandarin). He qualified as a CEDR accredited mediator in 2010.
Prior to joining the Bar, Norman had served as the tipstaff to the Honourable Justice Sperling of the New South Wales Supreme Court and practised as a solicitor with Clayton Utz in Sydney and Linklaters in Hong Kong.
As Arbitrator
As Counsel
Norman is ranked by the legal directories for:
Chambers & Partners
The Legal 500
Who’s Who Legal
“Norman Nip SC – Rede Chambers ‘Norman is at the top of his game and even though only being promoted to silk a few years ago, he is already one of the lead commercial silks in the Hong Kong market. He is always over the detail, leaving no stone unturned in preparing for hearings and trials, and he has the ear of the HK judiciary.’“(Commercial Disputes)
“Norman Nip SC – Rede Chambers ‘Norman is easy to work with and has very thorough knowledge of the law. He is always well prepared for the questions from the court and has very good cross-examination skills.’” (Regulatory, Investigations and Crime)
“Norman Nip SC – Rede Chambers ‘Norman brings to the competition field his substantial experience as both a solicitor and counsel in commercial and regulatory disputes. He is very clever and great with clients.’” (Competition)
The Legal 500 (2024)
“Norman Nip SC of Rede Chambers is regularly singled out for his expertise in securities-related cases and frequent representation of the Securities and Futures Commission, but his extensive practice also embraces company law and shareholder disputes, professional negligence and insolvency-related matters.
Strengths
“Norman Nip SC is top-quality and user-friendly. He is my top choice for cross-border complex commercial disputes and regulatory investigations.”
“Norman is my first choice in Hong Kong.”
“Norman is sharp and always careful.”
Chambers & Partners (2024)