Peter Yuen

Practice Areas

Mr. Yuen’s practice spans a number of areas including international and regional arbitration, China-related commercial arbitration and complex commercial litigation. Peter regularly acts for clients in complex commercial disputes before the Hong Kong courts and is experienced as coordinating counsel in cross-border multi-jurisdictional disputes, particularly in matters involving court proceedings in China. He has also established a busy practice in regulatory and corporate compliance and has conducted a considerable number of corporate internal investigations in Hong Kong and China.

Although Peter’s professional career to date has focused on counsel work, he also accepts arbitral appointments and sits as arbitrator. He is on the panel of BAC and the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration and on the list of HKIAC arbitrators.

Mr. Yuen has been ranked as a leading individual for international arbitration in Chambers Asia since 2010. In recent years, he has handled a number of notable cases, including acting for a Hong Kong-listed company in an action against Next Magazine for libel and malicious falsehood, acting for San Want Media Holdings in a shareholder dispute over the control of ATV, and acting for an energy company in SIAC arbitration in a RMB 3 billion dispute over natural gas supply.