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Commercial Dispute Resolution: The Bar - China

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Band 1

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 notes: "They have a lot of experienced silks and senior juniors, many of them leading experts in their fields." Another simply asserts: "DVC is the go-to chambers for complex matters." Jeani Wang is the practice development director, head clerk and a key contact.

Notable Practitioners

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Barrie Barlow SC
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Barrie Barlow SC
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Senior Statespeople
Barrie Barlow SC conducts a wide-ranging practice spanning the commercial and public law fields, providing expertise in taxation and real estate-related cases, and offering further experience covering company and insolvency law disputes.

He's one of the most senior silks in town.

Barrie is a very experienced and a formidable advocate.

Ian Pennicott
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Ian Pennicott
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Senior Statespeople
Ian Pennicott KC is regularly identified as one of Hong Kong's pre-eminent construction practitioners, whether acting as courtroom advocate, arbitration counsel or arbitrator. He is also noted for his expert handling of professional negligence and employment-related claims.

He gives first-class advice and is always well prepared for hearings and consultations. He is one of the easiest and most pleasant counsel I have worked with.

I've worked with Ian for many years; he's very hardworking and reliable.

Simon Westbrook
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Simon Westbrook
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Senior Statespeople
Simon Westbrook SC maintains a versatile commercial dispute resolution practice, with a particularly high profile for representing private entities and the Securities and Futures Commission in financial services regulatory disputes. He draws on almost four decades of legal practice at the Hong Kong Bar, which also covers experience handling construction and professional negligence matters.
Anson Wong
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Anson Wong
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Band 1
Anson Wong SC conducts a practice spanning an impressive range of instructions, with a civil and commercial remit incorporating company, insolvency and intellectual property law, in addition to contentious securities, probate and professional negligence matters.

Anson is responsive and pragmatic.

Anson is the most practical barrister I have met. He offers accurate analysis on complex commercial matters and is particularly strong at cutting to the chase.

Charles Sussex SC
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Charles Sussex SC
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Band 1
Charles Sussex SC maintains a wide-ranging commercial litigation practice spanning shipping, securities and financial services-related disputes.

Charles is a senior barrister and yet very hands on in providing practical advice to clients.

Jason Yu
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Jason Yu
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Band 1
Jason Yu maintains a very versatile practice across corporate and commercial litigation and arbitration, with noted expertise in the handling of insolvency, intellectual property and company law disputes.

Mr. Yu is a very capable counsel. He's commercially savvy and digests very complicated matters quickly. He is extremely hardworking and responsive.

Jason Yu has very strong commercial awareness and excellent drafting and oral advocacy.

Jose-Antonio Maurellet
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Jose-Antonio Maurellet
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Band 1

Jose-Antonio Maurellet SC maintains an impressively broad commercial dispute resolution practice, with a focus on restructuring and insolvency, company law matters, alleged malpractice in the financial services sector and cases involving distressed companies.

Jose is technically very strong and good at advocating for the client in court.

He's an excellent person to have in your corner.

William M F Wong
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William M F Wong
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Band 1
William Wong SC is a prominent corporate, commercial and insolvency law silk who stands out for his handling of complex company law cases and is also significantly developing his capability as both counsel and arbitrator in the international arbitration sphere.

William is always a pleasure to work with and brings a different level of insight to any team. Due to his wealth of experience, he is able to advise on an extremely wide range of matters.

He's one of the best seniors in town and a true leader; he always works well with junior teams.

Clifford Smith
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Clifford Smith
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Band 2
Clifford Smith SC wins recognition for the breadth of his commercial practice, which includes particular strengths in insolvency issues, company law and cases arising in the technology, telecoms and financial services sectors.

Clifford is an effective advocate.

Clifford brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the legal team. His advocacy is measured and direct.

John Hui
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John Hui
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Band 2
John Hui is notably active in the company and corporate law, insolvency, insurance and financial regulatory spheres, receiving regular praise for the breadth of his expertise and his deft handling of cases.

John's quality is impeccable. His ability to resolve difficult legal and commercial questions makes him stand out from his competitors. He is very user-friendly and responsive.

John has been really helpful in terms of researching the issues and helping us put together a set of written arguments. He's very quick on his feet and never afraid of dealing with difficult points.

John Scott
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John Scott
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Band 2

John Scott SC is an exceptionally accomplished barrister who has practised at the Hong Kong Bar for over 35 years, and his broad commercial dispute resolution experience incorporates a notable emphasis on company, construction and financial services issues and embraces both litigated and arbitrated cases. He is highly respected for his deep experience in restructuring disputes.

John Scott is a distinguished senior practitioner whose expertise is second to none.

He's a very user-friendly and knowledgable guy. He has a very good reputation for commercial disptues and I wouldn't hesitate to use him further.

Johnny SL Mok
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Johnny SL Mok
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Band 2
Johnny Mok SC is renowned for maintaining a practice which spans the constitutional and administrative and general commercial law fields, winning him regular instructions from government entities and corporates alike.

He's very good and well regarded in his sphere.

Justin Lam
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Justin Lam
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Band 2

Justin Lam is noted for his wide-ranging civil, company law and financial services practice, and also handles contentious private client matters.

Justin is very responsive, friendly and easy to communicate with. He has very strong legal research and analytical skills. He is a leading junior who is very diligent and works well in legal teams.

I have always enjoyed working with Justin. He is super bright and easy to work with. He also responds very quickly.

Calvin Cheuk
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Calvin Cheuk
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Band 3
Calvin Cheuk is well regarded for his practice focusing on construction disputes, often advising on contentious issues arising from complex cross-border projects.

He's very sharp and obviously has a construction background so his grasp of the technical issues is very fast and he can provide helpful insight. His drafting is also very good.

He's very specialised in construction-related work. When you talk about all the related jargon he knows it all already and is very insightful. He's quick and hardworking; I can't complain.

Connie Lee
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Connie Lee
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Band 3

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.

If I need a senior junior who is very capable, she's my number one choice. She has a very wide range of experience and is one of my go-tos.

Connie impresses me with her tactical, practical and commercial advice and her mature client-handling skills. Connie is also a very effective and composed advocate.

Douglas T Y Lam SC
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Douglas T Y Lam SC
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Band 3
Douglas Lam SC maintains a wide-ranging practice that is rich in experience both of company law and bankruptcy issues and of general commercial ones, including contractual breaches and professional negligence claims. He offers clients valuable experience gleaned from his time as a deputy judge in the High Court.

Douglas always maintains a good relationship with clients. He is able to deliver services within the agreed timeframe.

Our advocate and advisor of choice, Douglas is intelligent, agile and focused. He always delivers and is a pleasure to deal with.

Michael Lok
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Michael Lok
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Band 3
Michael Lok acts prominently on company law issues, maintaining a noted specialisation in the areas of insolvency and bankruptcy and regularly representing public authorities and agencies, including the Secretary for Justice and the SFC.

He covers everything and is a good lawyer and articulate advocate who is extremely good at client management.

He particularly excels in the intricacies of winding-up proceedings and high-stakes commercial disputes, where his technical precision and strategic foresight consistently deliver robust outcomes.

Rachel Lam
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Rachel Lam
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Band 3
Rachel Lam SC is acknowledged for her deft handling of a wide range of commercial litigation matters, but comes particularly highly recommended for her expertise in company law and insolvency disputes.

She's very strong and sensible and stands her ground, giving clients advice we think is sensible. She helps us persuade them to take the right course of action.

Rachel is intelligent and is able to distill clear legal principles with ease. She is very responsive and efficient and always understands clients' needs at the get-go.

Sabrina Ho
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Sabrina Ho
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Band 3
Sabrina Ho is particularly prominent in company and commercial law cases, including insurance, shareholder and contractual disputes, and is also frequently sought out to act as counsel in contentious trusts and probate cases.
Alexander Tang
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Alexander Tang
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Band 4

Alexander Tang operates across a broad spectrum of company and commercial disputes, in which shareholder and insolvency-related matters figure particularly prominently.

Alexander's drafting is one of the best in the industry. His ability to dissect and comprehend complex matters is also top notch. He's a very very fast thinker.

Alexander is my go-to barrister. He is not only an effective advocate but provides very helpful and practical advice. He also proactively considers case management issues and is very responsive.

Christopher Chain
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Christopher Chain
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Band 4

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 a very clever barrister who is eloquent in court.

He's probably one of the most effective cross-examiners I have come across; he's highly diligent. I was impressed with his ability to memorise every single detail of the files.

David Chen
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David Chen
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Band 4

David Chen is noted for his focus on insolvency-related disputes, in addition to assisting clients with the enforcement of arbitral awards.

David is very solid. I highly recommend him for complex cases.

Frances Lok SC
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Frances Lok SC
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Band 4

Frances Lok SC is particularly noted for her handling of insolvency and company law disputes, and also acts on contentious probate and shareholder matters.

Frances is able to deliver what clients want, with no messing about.

Frances is a very capable senior counsel who is knowledgeable and well prepared all the time.

Jenkin Suen
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Jenkin Suen
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Band 4
Jenkin Suen SC is noted by sources for his impressive handling of diverse public law, commercial and chancery matters. A counsel of choice for government entities and regulatory bodies, he is frequently seen in judicial review proceedings and land and planning disputes, in addition to maintaining a busy practice acting on company law, contractual and trust matters.

Jenkin is very sophisticated in his advocacy and has excellent communication skills in handling difficult situations.

Kerby Lau
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Kerby Lau
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Band 4

Kerby Lau consistently wins recognition for his deep expertise in company and insolvency law, alongside his significant expertise in commercial trust disputes.

Kerby’s proficiency in handling shareholders’ disputes and contentious winding-up cases further highlights his versatility and deep understanding of commercial issues and corporate governance.

He is fearsome, dedicated, committed and works ferociously hard. He is exceptional with mainland clients. He has a very strong guiding influence with the clients and is very much respected.

Look-Chan Ho
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Look-Chan Ho
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Band 4
Ho Look-Chan stands out for his close focus on insolvency issues, and in-depth expertise concerning them, a field to which he brings both the technical knowledge of a published authority on the subject and the practical insights derived from having practised as a solicitor in the area for over 15 years.

Look is always helpful and definitely an expert in scheme of arrangements. He is our-go to counsel.

He's a first rate barrister who has benefitted from his 17 years of practice as a top rate solicitor. He's very effective in his analysis and able to articulate his arguments well.

Martin Kok
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Martin Kok
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Band 4

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 masters all evidence and is always able to come up with a clear vision on cases. His writing work is top notch.

Martin is very user friendly and responsive. He's quick on his feet.

Terrence Tai
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Terrence Tai
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Band 4

Terrence Tai wins recognition for his strong restructuring and insolvency disputes practice, in addition to solid expertise in trust and probate-related matters.

Terrence has strong technical skills and is pragmatic and very responsive.

He's a very experienced restructuring counsel in Hong Kong and also an excellent all-rounder.

Tom Ng
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Tom Ng
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Band 4

Tom Ng has a highly varied caseload built around a strong core of company, insolvency and financial services-related work.

Tom is very responsive to clients' needs and is able to give in-depth advice on complicated legal issues to clients.

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Cherry Qili Xu
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Up and Coming

Cherry Xu wins recognition from market sources for her work on a variety of commercial disputes, with her experience in mainland China-related arbitration a key point of focus.

Her ability is top notch and she's well regarded for PRC arbitrations.

Cherry is very stable and has a calm style; she's fluent in Mandarin as well and her language skills come as a great help with Chinese clients.

Catrina Lam
Catrina Lam
New Silks

Catrina Lam SC maintains a diverse practice across a range of commercial litigation instructions, commanding particularly high esteem for her accomplished competition law practice.

Catrina is the guru in the area of competition law.

Catrina has a very impressive practice.

Ranked Barristers at
Des Voeux Chambers

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Silks (KC)

China

Commercial Dispute Resolution: The Bar

Barrie Barlow SC
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Barrie Barlow SC
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Senior Statespeople
Ian Pennicott KC
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Ian Pennicott KC
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Senior Statespeople
Simon Westbrook SC
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Simon Westbrook SC
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Senior Statespeople
Anson Wong SC
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Anson Wong SC
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Band 1
Charles Sussex SC
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Charles Sussex SC
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Band 1
Jose-Antonio Maurellet SC
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Jose-Antonio Maurellet SC
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Band 1
William M F Wong SC
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William M F Wong SC
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Band 1
Clifford Smith SC
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Clifford Smith SC
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Band 2
John Scott SC
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John Scott SC
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Band 2
Johnny SL Mok SC
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Johnny SL Mok SC
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Band 2
Douglas T Y Lam SC
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Douglas T Y Lam SC
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Band 3
Rachel Lam SC
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Rachel Lam SC
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Band 3
Christopher Chain SC
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Christopher Chain SC
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Band 4
Frances Lok SC
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Frances Lok SC
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Band 4
Jenkin Suen SC
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Jenkin Suen SC
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Band 4
Catrina Lam SC
Catrina Lam SC
New Silks

Juniors

China

Commercial Dispute Resolution: The Bar

Jason Yu
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Jason Yu
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Band 1
John Hui
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John Hui
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Band 2
Justin Lam
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Justin Lam
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Band 2
Calvin Cheuk
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Calvin Cheuk
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Band 3
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