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 Mr. Yuen’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.

Peter Yuen "gets to the crux of the issues very quickly and guides the client throughout the process to find solutions to issues." He is recognized for his expertise in shareholder and fraud-related disputes, as well as acting on contentious regulatory and enforcement matters. One source praises his "extensive experience and knowledge in the field and ability to offer valid, practical advice." Another client praises his “experience in international arbitration”, noting that he is “accommodating and extremely hard working” – Chambers Asia Pacific Guide 2020

Career

Before joining Fangda Partners, Mr. Yuen was a partner at a magic circle firm where he was responsible for the firm’s China-related dispute resolution practice. Before becoming a lawyer, Mr. Yuen read chemistry at Oxford University and was a teaching fellow at Cornell University before studying law in England.

Mr. Yuen publishes regularly in a number of leading arbitration and dispute resolution journals. He is also a contributing editor of the Hong Kong White Book and he has recently co-authored “The International Investigations Review”.

Mr. Yuen is a panel arbitrator of the Beijing Arbitration Commission and the Shanghai International Arbitration Centre.

Professional Memberships

Visiting lecturer, Beijing University School of Law, 2011, 2012, 2014

Part-time lecturer, University of Hong Kong (HKU), 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014

Publications

“Chinese Arbitration Law”, Contributor and Co-editor with Damien McDonald and Arthur Dong, LexisNexis, Hong Kong (2015)

“Arbitration Agreement”, Peter Yuen, Arbitration in Hong Kong: A practical guide (3rd ed) Sweet & Maxwell (2014)

“Getting Statements of Truth Right in Practice”, Peter Yuen and Tim Harry, Hong Kong Civil Justice Reform Practice Manual (3rd ed) Sweet & Maxwell (2014)