Cross-Border Litigation Lawyer: Mainland-Hong Kong Court Sessions Before I came to Hong Kong to study and practise as a Hong Kong lawyer, I had been practising civil and commercial litigation in the Mainland for many years, and had held court sessions in the high courts, intermediate courts, basic people’s courts and tribunals of many places...Read More

Recover Assets in Loco London Gold Fraud in Hong Kong In recent years, Loco London Gold Fraud case happens often in Hong Kong. Many potential investors are induced by mispresentation and false promise of high return to invest in so-call Loco London Gold or other precious metal, which later proves to be frauds. Victims locate...Read More

Mareva Injunction – Pulse Bombs in Civil Litigation in Hong Kong In the modern military, the role and power of pulse bombs is beyond doubt. It can instantly paralyse an enemy’s electronic equipment and render them incapable of combat. In common law jurisdictions, a Mareva Injunction is similar to a Pulse Bomb in that it...Read More

Without Prejudice Letter – A Shield As Well As A Sword In Settlement Negotiation What is Without Prejudice Correspondence? The nature and application of without prejudice correspondences are by no means strange to lawyers in common law jurisdictions.  Without prejudice communication is a branch of the law of evidence. Its primary purpose is to facilitate...Read More

Application of Hong Kong Law Is No Panacea In the ever increasing commercial intercourses between Hong Kong and the Mainland China, many of the related agreements are governed by Hong Kong law instead of the PRC law, despite that quite a lot of such agreements are largely performed in the Mainland China.  The reasons for this...Read More

Many people regard “sorry” as the hardest word to say, yet it has been proven to be effective in helping settle disputes. Yet, overcoming the emotional barrier to utter the word is one thing, and getting around of the legal consequence is another. Fortunately, in Hong Kong, the Apology Bill was enacted on 13 July...Read More

Mutual Enforcement of Civil Judgments between Hong Kong and Australia With the governments of Hong Kong and Australia kicking off the negotiations for a free trade agreement in April 2017, which aims at further strengthening the already vibrant trades between the two regions, trading volume is bound to explode following conclusion of the bilateral treaty....Read More

Enforcement of Mainland Judgement in Hong Kong – Case Updates HCMP 2080/2015 In 2015, I wrote an article entitled ‘If a Mainland Court Judgement is to be Run in Hong Kong’, which introduces two methods of enforcing a Mainland court judgement in Hong Kong. One method is by way of civil judicial assistance between the...Read More

Hong Kong litigation lawyers- Security for costs As a Hong Kong litigation lawyer, we often need to expain to explain to a client what is meant by security for costs.  When the client is a non-Hong Kong resident or company which is a plaintiff in a lawsuit, one of the problems immediately arises after filing...Read More

Legal Costs in Hong Kong Litigation As a litigation solicitor in Hong Kong,  when taking a new litigation case, I need to explain to the client in details what kind of expenses are to be expected as well as the calculation method. In the following passage,  I will introduce to you the expenses that will...Read More

Hong Kong Litigation Lawyers: Enforcement of Mainland Judgments in Hong Kong As a lawyer dealing with cross border legal matters, I often encounter clients seeking consultation on or engaging us on the matters of enforcement of Mainland Judgment in Hong Kong. The common scenario is the Plaintiff, because of the convenience and swiftness, firstly litigates...Read More

This article will provide a brief introduction of the litigation lawyers including the solicitor and barrister in Hong Kong legal system. Barrister, a Stream of the Litigation Lawyer in Hong Kong Barrister is one of two streams of lawyers (the other is solicitor) under Hong Kong legal system. Barrister have right of audience to attend...Read More