Commercial and Corporate Dispute Resolution

We handle a very wide range of cases, ranging from international litigation and arbitration involving multi-national companies to Courts of all levels and special tribunals in Hong Kong.

We are experienced in dealing with highly intensive and contentious litigation on one end of the spectrum, as well as procuring amicable settlements through mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution on the other end, in accordance with the needs of our clients.

We are also experienced in dealing with urgent interlocutory applications, such as interlocutory injunctions, Mareva injunctions (freezing of assets), Anton Pillar Orders (entry, seizure and inspection of documents) and interim preservation and inspection of properties.

The main areas of work handled by us include the following:-

1.  Commercial and Corporate Litigation:-

• Shareholders/partnership disputes
  
  
• Disputes between joint venture parties
  
  
• Breach of trust/fiduciary duties
  
  
• Derivative actions (statutory and common law; multiple derivative actions)
  
  
• Claims of minority shareholders based on unfair prejudice and proceedings under the Companies Ordinance
  
  
• Insider dealing and market misconduct
  
  
• Commercial and corporate fraud
  
  
• Disputes and claims relating to financial products (e.g. Equity-Linked Notes, Credit-Linked Notes and Lehman “minibonds”)
  
  
• Employment disputes involving breach of confidence, breach of duty of fidelity and good faith, restrictive covenants, etc.
  
  
• International sale of goods disputes
  
  
• Claims and disputes relating to other commercial contracts, e.g. franchise agreements
  
  
• Passing off and infringement of intellectual property rights
  
  
• Professional negligence
  
  
• Disputes on wills and succession
  
  
• Defamation
  

2.   Construction claims:-

• We are experienced in acting for employers, contractors and sub-contractors in all sorts of building, civil engineering and maintenance contracts and defects rectification contracts, including claims for extension of time, claims for loss and expenses for variations and prolongation, liquidated and ascertained damages, calculation and assessment of final contract sums, and for architects in negligence claims.
  
  
• The team members of our Construction Claims Practice are well experienced in domestic and international arbitration, mediation and other alternative dispute resolution in relation to construction claims.