Brian W Gilchrist

Practice Areas

Brian Gilchrist practices dispute resolution, with a focus on commercial litigation involving matters concerning private wealth, banking, insurance, tax, employment, trusts, contentious probate, corporate governance, directors’ duties, and minority shareholders’ rights. He is also an experienced advisor on regulatory matters and has handled both domestic and multijurisdictional arbitrations.

Brian has acted as a key legal advisor to many HNW individuals and families in Asia, as well as several of the largest Hong Kong and international companies and institutions. He has acted for and against Regulators and is recognized in the market as someone who's usually involved in any ‘bet the company’ dispute in Hong Kong.

Career

University of Cambridge 1987 (MA) and 1988 (LLM). Admitted in England & Wales and Hong Kong.

Professional Memberships

Elected and served as a Vice President of the Law Society of Hong Kong for three terms from 2018 to 2021.

Sat as a Deputy Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong SAR and is a tribunal chairman for a statutory body dealing with appeals.

Acts as the Honorary Legal Advisor to the British Consul General in Hong Kong and is a member of a number of statutory bodies and committees.