Career
George is a dispute resolution practitioner specialising in cross-border fraud, banking and international trade disputes and shipping law (wet and dry). George is qualified in New Zealand, Hong Kong and England and Wales, where he is also admitted as a solicitor-advocate in the civil and criminal courts.
George is consistently ranked highly in both Chambers and Legal 500. He is heralded by sources as “an absolutely great shipping lawyer” (Chambers Asia Pacific 2011), “a seasoned practitioner” and a “well known name in Hong Kong Shipping” (Chambers Asia Pacific 2012). Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019 lists him as a ‘Leading Individual’ for shipping in Hong Kong.
George is part of HFW’s global marine piracy team who were awarded the Corporate Social Responsibility Award at the Lloyd’s List Global Awards 2015 ceremony. The award celebrates excellence in corporate, social, ethical and environmental activity, and seeks to identify the company or organisation that best exemplifies the social and community spirit which is at the core of the shipping industry, and was presented in recognition of the outstanding pro bono work the firm’s global marine piracy team has undertaken over the last year to secure the release of 22 “forgotten” seafarer hostages in Somalia.
George是一名争议解决的专业人士，主要从事跨境欺诈、银行、国际贸易纠纷以及航运法（干湿航运）。George在新西兰、香港、英国及威尔士地区都拥有律师执业资格，并且被当地民事和刑事法院获准为辩护律师。
George在《钱伯斯法律指南》和《法律500强》中一直名列前茅。钱伯斯在2021年度《亚太法律指南》中称，Geroge是一位成熟的执业律师，在航运诉讼领域建立了极高声望。他同样在2020年度《亚太法律500强》中被消息人士评价为”经验丰富“和”一个优秀的合伙人”。
George是夏礼文律师事务所全球海洋海盗团队的一员，该团队在2015年劳埃德名单全球大奖典礼中获得企业社会责任奖。该奖项旨在表彰企业、社会、道德以及环境活动方面的卓越成就，并力求确定最能体现航运业核心即社会和社区精神的公司或组织。该奖项是因表彰该团队在过去的一年中为争取索马里释放22名“被遗忘”海员人质所做的杰出公益工作而颁发的。
