Hugill & Ip

Independent law firm in Hong Kong providing bespoke legal services and exceptional client service to individuals, families, entrepreneurs and businesses, locally and internationally.

Clients have diverse issues: some require immediate attention and speedy outcomes; others require the building of a long-term partnership between solicitor and client. In all situations and for all clients, Hugill & Ip provides clear practical advice to help achieve the best results. The firm has achieved outstanding recognitions in the most recent editions of the major legal directories, as well as remarkable results in the areas of dispute resolution, corporate and commercial, private client, contentious trusts and estates, family and employment and business immigration.

Compared to other independent and boutique firms in Hong Kong, Hugill & Ip seeks to raise awareness about legal matters through videos, podcasts, webinars and legal news. Moreover, the firm is strongly engaged in CSR activities and DEI initiatives – more details at ABOUT US.

A big portion of Hugill & Ip’s work is cross-border, complex and requires legal advice from different jurisdictions, laws and regulatory regimes. Due to the international client base, the firm is often instructed and instruct leading firms from around the world. Its solicitors are able to tailor a legal offering for each client's unique situation.

Practice areas
Corporate and commercial: mergers and acquisitions, business sales and purchases, corporate reorganisations, joint-ventures, investment and shareholders agreements, commercial arrangements and contracts, set up of new companies and start-ups.

Dispute resolution: breach of contract and negligence, injunction proceedings, international trade, joint-venture and franchise disputes, landlord and tenant, shareholder disputes, professional negligence and sale of goods and services, arbitration and mediation.

Private client, probate and trust: inheritance law and distribution of estates, estate administration, Wills, trusts, grants of probate and letters of administration, resealing of grants in Hong Kong and overseas and deeds of family arrangement.

Contentious trusts and estates: probate and family company shareholder disputes, trust litigation, estate administration disputes, bringing/defending claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Ordinance, contentious committee and Mental Health Ordinance applications.

Family: divorce and matrimonial matters, separation, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, financial maintenance, adoption, child custody and child access.

Employment: consultancy and employment agreements, redundancy, remuneration and benefits, secondments and handbooks, post-termination restrictions, team moves, injunctive relief, Labour Tribunal claims, District and High Court actions, personal data privacy and discrimination claims.

Business immigration: employment, investment and dependants visas, extension of stay and appeal, prolonged visitors’ visas, permanent residency, immigration law advice, investigation and prosecution, overstaying and breach of conditions.