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Provided by Vivien Leung
Chancery
Commercial Law
Family Law
Land and Property Law
Mediation
Probate and Administration
Vivien is a recommended barrister in the Doyle’s Guide for Leading Family & Divorce Law Barristers – Hong Kong, 2023 & 2024.
Vivien has over 15 years of experience in commercial litigation and matrimonial disputes. She began her legal career as a commercial litigation solicitor before specializing in matrimonial law in 2016. Since joining the Bar in 2020, Vivien has been receiving instructions on a vast array of commercial and matrimonial matters.
Vivien advises on all aspects of matrimonial finance and children’s matters and has particular experience in handling divorce cases with a cross-border or international element. She is a member of the Committee on Family Law of the Hong Kong Bar Association.
With her background in commercial litigation, Vivien regularly receives instructions on divorce matters involving aspects of fraud and international assets tracing, avoidance of dispositions, injunctions, third party interests, trusts, business valuations and post-separation accruals. She advises on relationship agreements, including pre and post nuptial agreements.
She is also experienced in handling children’s matters, including matters involving issues of child abduction and Hague proceedings, relocation applications, custody and care arrangements. She is experienced in handling high conflict divorce matters, including non-molestation injunctions.
Vivien is a HKMAAL accredited family mediator. She is a member of the Hong Kong Mediation Council – Family Interest Group.
In her probate practice, Vivien regularly advises on claims under involving the validity of a Will, issues of mental capacity and claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Ordinance (Cap. 481).
She has acted for private clubs in internal disciplinary proceedings and club members in challenging the constitutional provisions of the club and invoking the Court’s supervisory jurisdiction.
She is also regularly instructed on commercial, fraud, company, insolvency, trusts and land disputes. She advises victims of international commercial frauds in the recovery of funds, including obtaining worldwide injunction and disclosure orders and working with overseas lawyers and experts in international assets tracing.
Vivien graduated with First Class Honours in Law and Commerce from The University of Sydney, which she attended on a full scholarship.
For more information regarding Vivien's practice, please visit: https://dcc.law/barrister/Vivien-Leung/
HKMAAL Accredited Family Mediator
Solicitor, Hong Kong SAR (2011-2019)
Solicitor, New South Wales (non-practising)
Speaker at the Synposium on Integration and Development of Female Lawyers in the Guangdong-Hong Kong- Macao Greater Bay Area on 10 October 2024
Various seminars on recent legal developments on LGBT rights and the decision of Edgar Ng v Secretary for Justice, co-speaker with Tracy Chu at Withers on 6 November 2020, Deacons on 9 December 2020 and Stevenson Wong & Co on 19 March 2021
Beneficial Ownership Disputes in the Context of Divorce Proceedings, co-speaker with Rita Ku of Withers at LexOmnibus on 9 October 2020
Surrogacy and Legal Parenthood: Latest Developments in Hong Kong, co-speaker with Hectar Pun SC at the Hong Kong Family Law Association on 20 July 2020
Give the Gift of Time, Hong Kong Mediation Council – The Rapport, May 2020 Edition
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Vivien Leung of Denis Chang's Chambers draws on 15 years' experience in resolving disputes related to divorce and other matrimonial litigation.
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Vivien has already earned a reputation for her razor-sharp advocacy, meticulous preparation and an uncanny ability to connect with witnesses. She's combines intellect and passion inspiring confidence.
She's a great listener and definitely very hard-working. She delivers well and handles clients well. She's also quite flexible when it comes to fees.
Vivien has already earned a reputation for her razor-sharp advocacy, meticulous preparation and an uncanny ability to connect with witnesses. She's combines intellect and passion inspiring confidence.
She's a great listener and definitely very hard-working. She delivers well and handles clients well. She's also quite flexible when it comes to fees.