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Our Selected Cases

Welcome to our Case Highlights page, where we showcase a selection of our most significant and representative legal matters. Each case reflects our firm’s dedication to achieving favorable outcomes for our clients through strategic insight, deep expertise, and unwavering professionalism.

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These successes are a testament to the trust our clients place in us and our ability to navigate challenging legal landscapes with clarity, creativity, and conviction.

Explore these matters to gain a deeper understanding of how we deliver value and excellence—case by case.

01

Construction and Arbitration

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  • Acting for main contractor in a construction arbitration case claiming interim and final payment with disputed sum in the region of HK$23 million; prepared substantive arguments against application for trial of preliminary issues on the time-bar defence and successfully defeated the application with costs; Redfern schedule; mediation; application for failure to comply with arbitrator’s order;

  • Acting for a Netherlands specialist sub-contractor claiming final payment against a Hong Kong contractor; advised on security for costs;

  • Acted for a local nominated sub-contractor successfully recovered interim payment against the main contractor;

  • Advised a local material supplier in JV structuring with a mainland factory;

  • Advised a mainland based main contractor on JV agreement with a local main contractor for tendering of government funded project;

  • Assisted in commercial arbitration case involving breach of share pledge and corporate disputes with disputed sum in the region of HK$500 million.

  • Acted for a local main contractor defending final payment claims from a fitting-out sub-contractor;

  • Acted for various contractor(s) and/or sub-contractor(s) in various construction disputes involving contract negotiation, tendering, contract administration, demand for payment(s), role identification;

  • Acted for various supplier(s) in relation to supply of construction materials contract disputes;

  • Assisted in reviewing and commenting on contracts (construction contracts, tenders, franchising agreement).

02

Civil Litigation

  • Acting for various plaintiffs and defendants in all levels of courts, involving contractual disputes; estate disputes; and corporate disputes.

  • Acted for Applicant under Order 113 summary proceedings for possession of land and successfully obtained possession of land;

  • Acted for Defendant in mortgage / legal charge case;

  • Acted for Defendant in a trademark dispute;

  • Acted for various plaintiffs and defendants in various levels of courts, involving contractual disputes, estate disputes, and corporate disputes;

  • Assisted in various contesting divorce, matrimonial, domestic violence and probate cases.

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03

Commercial Transaction

  • Acted for Vendor in a merger and acquisition deal involving Hong Kong Companies and PRC Subsidiary with consideration in the region of HK$140 million;

  • Drafting consultancy agreements; shareholders agreements; settlement agreements.

04

Conveyancing and Property

  • Acting for potential developers and assisted in potential redevelopment project, liaised with Building Departments, District Lands Office, Town Planning Board, architects, consultants, contractors;

  • Preparation of Deed Poll and other land documents;

  • Assisted in advising on unauthorized building works matters;

  • Acting for purchaser, vendor, mortgagor, mortgagee in conveyancing matters;

  • Acted for landlords, tenants, grantors, licensees in tenancy and licence matters;

  • Advised potential applicant in adverse possession matters.

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05

Trust, Will and Probate

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  • Acted for various clients in contentions and non-contentious probate matters;

  • Acted for substitute administrator in application for replacement of administrator;

  • Acted for administrators, executors, beneficiaries in deed of family arrangement, assent and deed of exchange;

  • Acted for administrator pendent e lite in probate action 

  • Acted for various clients in relation to enduring power of attorney matters;

  • Acted for various clients in relation to wills matters;

  • Acted for various clients in relation to Part IVB MHO applications (guardianship applications);

  • Advised various clients in relation to Part II MHO applications (management committee applications).

06

Company, Corporate and Insolvency

  • Advised various directors and shareholders in corporate disputes and related matters .

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07

Criminal Litigation

  • Assisted in defending a case involving Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department.

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