Company & Commercial Disputes

• Defending a claim of over HK$250 million involving a dispute arising from an acquisition of the interest in a hotel-cum-casino in Macao (led by Robert Whitehead SC and with Vincent Chen)
• Acting for plaintiffs in enforcing a deed of gift under which an offeree undertook to advance the whole consideration of over HK$250 million under a voluntary general offer to the company (led by Jin Pao SC and with Vincent Chen)
• Defending a claim to set aside a gift of a substantial interest in a hotel in Shenzhen of a value of over RMB¥300 million on the ground of forgery and breach of fiduciary duties (with Andrew Mak)
• Acting for a company in resisting a winding-up petition involving a claim of over USD$30 million
• Acting for a shareholder in reviewing the taxation of a liquidator’s bill
• Advising a creditor on the validity and effect of a clause in a guarantee which limits the operation of the Limitation Ordinance (Cap. 347) in a claim of over US$15 million (led by Marc Corlett QC)
• Advising a minority shareholder of a BVI company to enforce a right of pre-emption under a shareholders’ agreement governed by Hong Kong law
• Advised a financial services company on the applicability of various exemptions under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) to deal in and advise on securities
• Advised a cell-based food company on a dispute with an angel investor arising out of a SAFE (simple agreement for future equity) agreement

Civil Disputes

• Thapa Kamala v Tong Ming Kay & Ors [2021] HKCFI 2371, appeared for the 3^rd and 4^thdefendants in successfully striking out claims of malicious prosecution and misfeasance in public office on the ground of, inter alia, the action being a collateral attack of a ruling of a magistrate in a criminal trial (led by Robert Pang SC)
• Lam Sin-yi Sindy v Leung King-wai William t/a William KW Leung & Co [2020] HKCFI 2525, reported at [2020] 5 HKLRD 170, appeared for the appellant in successfully appealing against a decision of the Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board on the ground that there were special circumstances when the appellant tendered her resignation
• Demy Engineering Ltd v Sau San Tong Management Ltd [2022] HKDC 31, appeared for the defendant in successfully resisting the plaintiff’s summons for permanent stay of proceedings on the ground that a compromise has been reached

Arbitration

• HKIAC Rules, acted for a PRC beverage company in defending a claim of over US$450 million, which involved various interim proceedings such as applications for injunctive relief, joinder, jurisdictional challenge, etc. (with Vincent Chen)
• Advised a PRC media company on recovering damages for over RMB¥170 million arising from a breach of an investment agreement (led by Robert Whitehead SC)

Will, Trust & Probate

• Acting for the majority shareholder of an Australian listed company in resisting a proprietary claim by a foreign administrator in respect of shares with a value of around HK$1 billion (led by Marc Corlett QC)
• Ng Im Fong Loretta, the Executrix of the Estate of Lui Kwan Cheung, Deceased v Charm Investments Ltd & Anor [2021] HKCFI 1787, reported at [2021] 3 HKLRD 327, appeared for the plaintiff in successfully resisting an application by the defendants for a stay of various asset-recovery actions pending determination a parallel probate action (led by Robert Pang SC)
• Cheung Siu Ling & Ors v Tse Yuk Lin & Anor [2021] HKDC 1290, appeared for the plaintiffs in successfully applying for, inter alia, a representation order on the ground that an action to assert a right of way is connected with the proper administration of a deceased’s estate (with Valentine Yim)
• Advised a beneficiary on the enforceability of a deed of family arrangement

Property & Conveyancing

• Wong Anita Shu Ting v Yuen Yiu Chung [2022] HKCFI 209, appeared for the respondent in a vendor and purchaser summons on whether a joint tenancy has been severed by an order of the Family Court without a deed of release (with Valentine Yim)
• Lee Tin Yeung v Persons Unlawfully Occupying Or Remaining On Part Or Parts Of Lot No.904, D.D. No.96… [2021] HKCFI 2892, appeared for the plaintiff in successfully applying for an injunction for trespass and interference with easement of drainage as an adverse possessor
• Acted for an owner in a compulsory sale proceedings involving a redevelopment project in Kowloon Tong
• Advised a property developer on the existence of a right of way over a common staircase shared by two tenement buildings in a redevelopment project (with Valentine Yim)
• Advising and/or acting for (i) vendors and purchasers on multiple conveyancing disputes, (ii) claimants and defendants in claims involving adverse possession and various rights of easement claims in the New Territories, (iii) compliance of conditions of guesthouse licences, etc. and (iv) points of Chinese customary law, in particular the administration of tso/ tong affairs

Civil Procedure

• Li Ngan Kwan & Ors v Gao Li Hui & Ors [2021] HKCFI 2878; [2022] HKCFI 171, appeared for the 1^st and 2^nd defendants in successfully resisting an application by the plaintiff to amend a pre-CJR statement of claim on the grounds of inexplicable delay and inconsistency with earlier pleadings; leave to appeal by the plaintiff refused (with Andrew Mak)
• Li Ngan Kwan v Gao Li Hui & Anor [2021] HKCFI 1946, appeared for the 1^st defendant in resisting an application by the plaintiff for trial de novo after a part-heard trial in 2008 (with Andrew Mak)
• Lam Sin-yi Sindy v Leung King-wai William t/a William KW Leung & Co [2021] HKCA 720, appeared for the respondent in successfully resisting an application for leave to appeal on the ground that the Court of First Instance has the jurisdiction to draw factual inferences on appeal from statutory tribunals