Hong Kong, 14 September 2017: Boase Cohen & Collins has strengthened its business ties in London after Senior Partner Colin Cohen made a flying visit to the capital.

A packed itinerary began with a meeting at Matrix, the barristers’ chambers located in Gray’s Inn, where Mr Cohen met with renowned barrister Clare Montgomery QC, Chief Executive Lindsay Scott and Senior Practice Manager Paul Venables.

Next stop was the Lincoln’s Inn offices of law firm Edwin Coe LLP – like BC&C, a member of international legal services organisation Ally Law – for discussions with Senior Partner David Greene, Partners Frank Strachan and Russel Sheer, and Consultant Robert McNally. This was followed by talks at leading accounting firm Blick Rothenberg, where Mr Cohen met Partners Andrew Sanford and Nimesh Shah and Director Suzanne Briggs.

“All three meetings were valuable,” commented Mr Cohen. “We continue to work closely with Matrix with regard to bringing counsel to Hong Kong and, I’m sure, many people will recall that Clare Montgomery delivered our inaugural BC&C Criminal Law Lecture at the University of Hong Kong earlier this year.

“As fellow members of Ally Law, we enjoy an excellent relationship with Edwin Coe so it was good to meet some familiar faces and look into ways we may co-operate further. Likewise, my discussions at Blick Rothenberg were cordial and positive. London remains a key legal and business location for us and so this visit was hugely worthwhile in terms of cementing relationships.”

Mr Cohen’s final appointment of the day was at the Temple, the historic heart of the UK’s justice system, to attend the official opening of the London office of Arbitration Chambers, the Hong Kong-based chambers dedicated to the field of international arbitration.

With business concluded, there was time for relaxation at the England vs West Indies cricket test at Lord’s, where Mr Cohen enjoyed the action accompanied by business associates and friends including Mike Riley, the former English Premier League referee who is now General Manager of Professional Game Match Officials Limited, which supplies referees for elite-level football in England.

“The cricket was marvellous,” said Mr Cohen. “We saw Jimmy Anderson take his 500th test wicket, legendary cricket commentator Henry Blofeld hang up his microphone, and an England victory. It was an excellent way to finish a productive trip.”