16 May 2019
For the second year in a row, DVC has been nominated for a GRR Award. This year, DVC was shortlisted for “Jurisdiction of the Year” for China. The 3rd Annual GRR Awards Ceremony will take place on Saturday, 15 June. at El Palace, Barcelona. The GRR Awards aim to celebrate all the best cross-border restructuring and insolvency developments, people and places that made waves in the practice area between March... Click here to read more
07 May 2019
Just prior to Easter, on 20 April 2019, DVC’s William Wong SC, Michael Lok, Stephanie Wong and Look-Chan Ho delivered an engaging and insightful seminar on recent hot topics relating to reciprocal enforcement and recognition, mutual taking of evidence, and cross-border insolvency and company disputes. About 60 PRC lawyers attended the presentation and the event was co-organized and hosted by Messrs JunHe LLP and The China Legal Education and Career... Click here to read more
07 May 2019
What are the legal issues arising from a new wave of technology? Find out in DVC's upcoming Legal Tech Forum in collaboration with Hong Kong University and Monckton Chambers on 20 May. Registration details appear below: @media only screen and (max-width: 600px) { p, ul li, ol li, a { font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 150% !important } h1 { font-size: 30px !important; text-align: center;... Click here to read more
06 May 2019
On 28 February 2019, William Wong SC, Stephanie Wong, and Look-Chan Ho delivered an illuminating lunchtime seminar at Stevenson, Wong & Co’s offices. William kick-started the seminar with a briefing on mutual recognition and enforcement and a review of his recent judgment Wang Qian Wei v. 郭文雨 and Another [2018] HKCFI 2253. Stephanie then elaborated on shareholders’ disputes in arbitration, homing in on the issue of jurisdiction. Stephanie gave a... Click here to read more
03 May 2019
DVC broke ground as the only Chambers in Asia to be shortlisted by the FT for their Innovative Lawyers Awards 2019. From more than 500 submissions across Asia and Australia DVC was selected for Practice Development within the Innovation in the Business of Law: New Business & Service Delivery Models category. Des Voeux Chambers was recognised for pioneering the first ever Practice Development Department in Hong Kong and as “the first Chambers in Hong Kong... Click here to read more
16 April 2019
DVC is delighted to announce that Jenkin Suen and Rachel Lam will take silk this year effective from 22 June 2019. This takes the number of Senior Counsel from 18 to 20 at DVC. Please see the Judiciary announcement for further details. Click here to read more
15 April 2019
DVC’s Benny Lo has recently been appointed to the International Chamber of Commerce’s Young Arbitrators Forum (ICC YAF) as a Regional Representative for North Asia. Benny’s appointment is for two and a half years and part of his mandate includes augmenting ICC YAF’s professional development activities, exchanging views on international arbitration trends and expanding its regional network - which currently stands at 10,000 members. Benny joins the panel at a... Click here to read more
09 April 2019
Des Voeux Chambers’ Richard Leung JP moderated a panel consisting of experts who weighed in with different viewpoints on the Challenges and Opportunities awaiting Young Arbitrators on 8 April 2019 at the HKIAC. Rodney L Martin, Charlton Group, Eliza Jiang, Fangda Group and Daniel Allen from Mori Hamada & Matsumoto discussed different perspectives in ADR - with common threads being a changing landscape shaped by the Belt & Road Initiative... Click here to read more
09 April 2019
This article was co-authored by José-Antonio Maurellet SC and Ellen Pang of Des Voeux Chambers and Yanhua Lin of Fangda Partners On 2 April 2019, the Hong Kong Government and the Supreme People’s Court of China signed the Arrangement Concerning Mutual Assistance in Court-ordered Interim Measures in Aid of Arbitral Proceedings by the Courts of the Mainland and of the HKSAR (“Arrangement”), which allows a party to a Hong Kong... Click here to read more
01 April 2019
It is with delight that DVC announces the following members have been recognised by Who’s Who Legal in 2019: Click here to read more
Latest News16 May 2019
For the second year in a row, DVC has been nominated for a GRR Award. This year,...
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07 May 2019
Just prior to Easter, on 20 April 2019, DVC’s William Wong SC, Michael Lok, Stephanie Wong and...
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07 May 2019
What are the legal issues arising from a new wave of technology? Find out in DVC's upcoming...
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06 May 2019
On 28 February 2019, William Wong SC, Stephanie Wong, and Look-Chan Ho delivered an illuminating lunchtime seminar...
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Case Highlights20 May 2019
What is the Hong Kong Competition Tribunal’s Approach in Dealing with Enforcement Actions Concerning Bid-Rigging and Market...
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06 May 2019
This case involved 6 members from DVC By Rachel Lam, Terrence Tai and Jasmine Cheung In the...
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18 April 2019
Pioneering a new path, this recent novel decision in Mak Wai Man & Ors v. Richfield Realty...
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02 January 2019
Pioneering a new conversation around the issue of ‘improper purpose’ in the context of a director’s right...
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