Mark Strachan KC

Practice Areas

GENERAL CIVIL LITIGATION

Arbitration

Banking and Financial Services

Civil Fraud, Asset Recovery and Injunctive Relief

Commercial Law

International Law

Personal Injuries and Medical Negligence

Professional Liability and Discipline

Career

Commercial and civil litigation and arbitration, involving a full range of constitutional and commercial disputes, including disputes with international elements, banking disputes, professional negligence claims etc.

Since taking silk in 1987 he has acted as leading counsel for numerous substantial corporations, banks and financial institutions and for various governments and individuals in England, Hong Kong and elsewhere on a full range of commercial and constitutional matters. He has been instructed in numerous multi-week commercial trials and arbitrations and in innumerable interlocutory applications in commercial matters, both in England and in Hong Kong. Since 2002 he has practised primarily in Hong Kong, being regularly instructed by most of Hong Kong’s major firms of solicitors dealing with commercial work.

Mark Strachan’s practice has included a number of civil cases involving commercial fraud both in England (prior to 2002) and in Hong Kong. In consequence, he has frequently dealt with the impact of fraud on commercial actions (Mareva injunctions, limitation periods, etc).

Mark Strachan is frequently instructed to conduct cases outside Hong Kong, both in England and elsewhere.

Mark Strachan is available to sit as an arbitrator in all commercial and other civil matters.

Professional Memberships

QC (United Kingdom): 1987

SC (Hong Kong): 2013

Recorder (United Kingdom): 1990

Deputy High Court Judge (United Kingdom): 1993

Head of Chambers (London): 1995

Publications

Various articles published in Modern Law Review, New Law Journal and Solicitors Journal