Horace Wong SC

Horace Wong, S.C. has a broad civil practice, with a particular focus on commercial, banking and property disputes. He has extensive experience in substantial and complex litigation, having been involved in a number of long-running cases with multi-jurisdictional elements, including the ongoing dispute in Daimler AG v Leiduck. He also regularly acts for regulators and public bodies including the Securities and Futures Commission and the Employees Compensation Assistance Fund Board.

Besides his practice in the courts, Horace Wong, S.C. frequently sits as an arbitrator (both in Hong Kong and abroad) and has extensive experience in handling various types of commercial disputes. He is a panel member of various international arbitral institutions and has over 30 years of experience handling various international commercial arbitration cases. He also mediates complex commercial disputes and is a specially appointed mediator of the Hong Kong Mediation Council in respect of the Investment Agreement under the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA).

Horace Wong, S.C. has been ranked as a Senior Statesperson in Commercial Dispute Resolution by Chambers and Partners’ Greater China Region Guide, being described as a “veteran silk who is widely respected for both commercial and civil litigation” and “a top leader in the field”. He has also been recognised as a Leading Silk in Commercial Disputes by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Hong Kong Bar and as a Leading Silk in Commercial Disputes by the Legal 500 Global Bar: Regional International Arbitration.

As an arbitrator, Horace Wong, S.C. has been recognised as a Most in Demand Arbitrator for Hong Kong-seated and International Arbitrations by Chambers and Partners' Greater China Region Guide who “receives praise from market commentators for his deft handling of arbitration proceedings with a cross-border aspect”. He has also been recognised as a Leading Arbitrator by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Regional International Arbitration.