Restructuring and insolvency

Shanghai Huaxin (Hongkong) Limited

Acting for the liquidators in all aspects of the liquidation.  This includes cross border asset stripping investigations, accounts receivable claims and garnishee proceedings, as well as the sale of a portfolio of properties worth over HK$ 3 billion comprising of commercial and residiential properties, listed shares and structured products.

Days group of companies

Acting for the liquidators in a series of contentious matters including a professional negligence claim against the auditors, various misfeasance proceedings against company officers and disclosure applications against banks and related parties for documents and information.

Bankruptcy matter

Acted for the bankruptcy trustees in applications for income payments order and sale of a property as the advocate at all the court hearings.

Furniture company group

Acted for the liquidators and successfully obtained a judgment against a director of about HK$100 million.

Garment company group

Acted for the provisional liquidators in all aspects of the liquidation.

Commercial litigation

Acting for a global bank in a massive cross border trade credit fraud of over US$89 million, taking out Mareva injunctions, disclosure and tracing orders and proprietary claims against multiple defendants and appointment of provisional liquidators.

Acted for a major bank as a trustee of the shares of minority shareholders in a shareholders’ dispute.

Acted for an Australian pharmaceutical company in enforcing overseas judgments against a company in Hong Kong.

Acted for a TV station in a number of defamation claims as both plaintiff and defendant.

Acted for a weekly magazine in defending a defamation claim. 

International arbitration

Acted for a Taiwanese construction company in an international arbitration against a Singapore company in relation to a turnkey construction contract and the appeal proceedings in Hong Kong.

Acted for a Chinese company in an international arbitration in relation to bank guarantee claims against a Russian company.

Acted for a Chinese automobile company in an international arbitration commenced by a Russian counterparty concerning sale of vehicles.

Construction and engineering dispute resolution

Listco

Represented a listed construction company in a joint venture dispute.

Building contractor

Represented a main contractor in arbitration against a subcontractor in a building project dispute.

Piling contractor

Represented a major piling contractor in a dispute arising from a government construction contract.

Consultant

Advised a construction consultant over the disputes on fees in a Middle East project.