Corporate

Establishing numerous local corporations and part IX entities for international investors together with business registration, employment and insurance aspects of local establishment in Hong Kong.

Acting for a European listed company in relation to their joint venture for the construction and operation of a port project in one of the free trade zones in Shanghai.

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Commercial litigation

Acting for a utility company in Hong Kong in relation to negotiation with government concerning land use and the possibility of contamination. This instruction included advice on liability for any future contamination and securing adequate insurance cover for any contingent environmental liability.

Advising a telecommunications company on their entitlement to obtain a blanket licence for installation of telecommunications apparatus including and involving close liaison with the various government departments concerned, including the Land Department.

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Aviation

Acting in relation to the enforcement, in Hong Kong, of negative pledge and security provision arrangements. These arrangements related to the ownership and operation of a corporate in Hong Kong and transferred to New York for onward sale once repossessed. This multi jurisdiction instruction involved Hong Kong court proceedings and liaison with counsel based in New York and Bermuda.

Acting in relation to disputes arising from breaches of a lease agreement in relation to two aircraft engines. This instruction involved obtaining, at short notice, urgent injunctive relief in Hong Kong in relation to a commercial aircraft landing at Hong Kong international Airport and in bring related arbitration and interim relief proceedings. The international team working on this involved counsel from Singapore, New York and Bangkok.

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Mining and minerals

Establishing several joint ventures for mining exploration and establishment in the PRC.

Acting for both sellers and buyers under coal contracts in Hong Kong and Singapore in relation to coal cargoes.

Acting for US listed company in connection with commodity trading in China including advice on domestic coal trading.

Advising a oil company based in Malaysia on the preparation of bid documents for an offshore facility to be installed in the Gulf of Thailand.

Acting for a Taiwanese bidder in their bid for the construction and operation of a terminal for the regasification and distribution of liquefied natural gas.

Acting closely for a PRC petrochemical major in pursuing upstream and mid-stream investments in, and relating to oil and gas projects in the Middle East.

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Thailand

Advising investors based in Thailand on the disputes arising from delays in completion and failures to attain specification in relation to a multimillion pound property development in London.

Advising Thailand based authors on the global publishing arrangements for a best-selling language text and learning system.

Advising investors based in Thailand on the Hong Kong aspects of the sale of part of their shareholding in an international healthcare provider and a related refinancing.

Acting for a lessor enforcing its contractual rights in relation to aircraft employed on routes between Hong Kong and Thailand and involving the rapid, and successful, detention of two aircraft, one in Hong Kong and one in Thailand.