Chambers Review
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Commercial Dispute Resolution: The Bar - China
What the Team is Known For
Des Voeux Chambers is one of the most substantial Hong Kong sets with a bench of over 90 counsel with deep expertise spanning all manner of commercial litigation and arbitration, construction disputes, insolvency disputes and contentious company law matters. One source remarks: "Counsel are able to provide thorough analysis on complex and sophisticated legal issues and offer practical solutions". Another affirms: "Des Voeux Chambers' counsel are highly user-friendly and responsive. They are able to tackle intricate legal issues and provide effective advice on any complex matters". A third source remarks the set is "one of the best set of chambers in Hong Kong for commercial dispute resolution". Jeani Wang is the practice development director, head clerk and a key contact.
Notable practitioners
Simon is extremely knowledgeable, shrewd and courteous. He is very easy to work with.
Catrina has incredible attention to detail and very user-friendly.
Catrina has probably done more contentious competition work in Hong Kong than any other barrister in the area. She is just a very bright, strong lawyer.
Charles is a very good advocate who is able to present complex issues very succinctly and to the point.
Jose-Antonio is an excellent advocate with a strong rapport with the bench. He is a pleasure to work with.
Jose-Antonio is extremely clever and quick on the feet. He is able to see different facets of complicated cases and present them in a simple and sharp manner.
Jose-Antonio is very smooth and his advocacy is first class.
William Wong SC has very strong advocacy skills in Hong Kong court proceedings and is very familiar with the commercial needs of clients.
William is one of the top company law silks in Hong Kong, covering all aspects of the practice. He thinks out of the box to come up with solutions which achieve the best results for his clients.
William always gives 110% effort to the client. He is extremely good at analysing difficult legal issues and is a real leader.
Anson is easy to work with and a smart advocate.
Anson is certainly a leading commercial silk.
Jason has sharp advocacy skills and is one of our go-to junior barristers.
He is responsive, practical and offers solid advice.
Jason was fully prepared for all the questions from the bench.
John Hui is very practical.
John is an excellent advocate who pays attention to every detail and provides important strategies in litigation. He knows the law well and is able to give practical and useful views promptly.
John understands the big picture for every dispute and advises from that perspective. His work is very detailed.
Calvin is smart and experienced in construction-related litigation.
Calvin is very knowledgeable in the construction space. I think he is very diligent and also commercially very sensitive.
Calvin is client oriented, offering detailed analysis of legal issues and extensive experience in dealing with commercial arbitration cases. He is also persuasive in his oral submissions to court.
Douglas is very smart, very fast thinking on his feet and does a good job for us. He understands the facts quickly and meets deadlines.
Douglas's oral submissions are always very polished, effective and easy to follow.
Justin is highly knowledgeable and reliable barrister. He is very user-friendly and responsive.
Justin is very responsive and able to handle sophisticated commercial disputes with voluminous documents.
Justin is brilliant and very efficient.
Rachel is a star of the bar. She is incredible to work with and phenomenally smart.
Sabrina is very quick, very responsive and very insightful. She has very good relationships with barristers and solicitors and is extremely good at understanding the issues.
She is really excellent and always our first choice.
Sabrina is a skillful advocate and can tailor her oral submissions appropriately to help clients achieve the best results.
He is easy to work with and very helpful.
Alex is clever and diligent.
Alex is a fearless advocate who presents his clients' cases forcefully and persuasively.
Christopher Chain SC regularly attracts praise for the impressive range of his practice, which incorporates particular strengths in company and corporate law, shipping and insolvency issues.
Christopher is able to look at the matter strategically.
Connie Lee handles a wide range of civil and commercial matters, receiving regular instructions on company and insolvency-related mandates, and attracting a particularly high level of positive notice for her increasing body of work in the competition sphere.
Connie is very efficient and trustworthy, so we have no hesitation in recommending her. She is very responsive, knowledgeable and easy to work with.
Connie is able to turn complex matters into precise, clear and easy to understand advice. Clients like this and her commercial sense. She is also very responsive.
Connie impresses me most with her tactical, practical, commercial and succinct advice. She is a go-to barrister, especially for commercial disputes, insolvency and competition law.
David Chen is noted for his focus on insolvency-related disputes, in addition to assisting clients with the enforcement of arbitral awards.
Over time, I found myself using him quite a lot. He's got strong technical ability and is also someone who is user-friendly and understands the difficulties that solicitors face.
David is very solid and has got a very assured and confident style in court.
David is responsive, with strong commercial awareness and excellent drafting skills and advocacy.
He is easy to work with and has high levels of expertise.
Jenkin Suen is very responsive and has a high command of commercial law; he reverts with comprehensive and well-thought out legal and commercial solutions within a short time.
Jenkin is approachable and very responsive; he is also pragmatic and receptive to ideas.
Kerby is prodigiously hardworking; he rolls up his sleeves and is extremely user-friendly and very effective as an advocate.
Kerby is a strong advocate and is always well prepared. He is a barrister one can always rely on, even in the most difficult situations.
Look-Chan is our go-to barrister for insolvency matters and is extremely experienced and knowledgeable.
Look-Chan is very commercially sensible, which is why we are so happy using him. He is also familiar with all the law and cases; sometimes I say he's like a walking law book!
He keeps abreast of the latest judgements and case law and is very familiar with restructuring, as well as the judges' thinking.
Michael is a strategic thinker who is solution-oriented and able to think outside the box.
Michael understands clients' needs and delivers.
Michael seems to me to have the enviable skill of explaining difficult issues to the court to obtain the results desired by clients.
Tom Ng has a strong skill set.
Martin Kok is recognised as an adept adviser on an array of commercial disputes relating to cross-border insolvencies and disputes over property transactions.
Martin is extremely capable, diligent and commercial. He will always work around the clock to deliver ahead of the agreed timeline.
Martin offers excellent drafting.
Martin has impressed me greatly, displaying admirable ability and impeccable judgement. He is a truly all-rounded counsel who is intellectually strong and an exceptional strategist.
Terrence Tai wins recognition for his strong restructuring and insolvency disputes practice, in addition to solid expertise in trust and probate-related matters.
Terrence Tai is a talented junior. He gives prompt advice which is succinct and precise.
Terrence is responsive and practical, gives good advice out of the box, is technically very sound and provides solutions. He is a very good strategist as well.
He's delivered very impressive performances in court on a number of occasions which has given me a lot of confidence in using his services.
Frances Lok SC is particularly noted for her handling of insolvency and company law disputes, and also acts on contentious probate and shareholder matters.
She provides highly practical and commercial advice and is amazingly client focused and user-friendly. She always goes the extra mile and gets amazing results.