Lavesh Kirpalani

Lavesh has a broad civil litigation and arbitration practice and accepts instructions in all areas of work. He was recommended in Legal 500 Asia Pacific in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 for Commercial Disputes, and a Leading Employment & Labour Law Barrister in Doyles Guide 2023.

Lavesh won the Willem C. Vis East Mooting Competition in International Commercial Arbitration as a law student. He later then went on to receive a Master of Laws from the London School of Economics, with a specialism in International Business Law and a focus on international arbitration.

Upon finishing his studies and before joining Prince’s Chambers, Lavesh clerked at both the Court of Final Appeal and the Court of Appeal. While working as a Judicial Assistant and Judicial Associate at both Courts, he assisted in a wide range of matters, including construction, intellectual property, insolvency / bankruptcy, shipping, and others.

Lavesh has counsel experience in civil and arbitration matters, including construction, company, corporate insolvency, commercial, fraud, regulatory, harassment, shipping, employment, intellectual property, and matrimonial law. He has appeared in his own right at the Court of Appeal, Court of First Instance, District Court and Magistracy.

Lavesh is a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Law (Hong Kong Campus) and a member of the HK45 Committee. He just recently ended a 3-year stint as a Committee Member of the CIArb (East Asia Branch) Young Members Group from 2020 to 2023.

2014 Master of Laws, London School of Economics

2013 Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, City University of Hong Kong

2012 Bachelor of Laws, City University of Hong Kong

2010 Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Management, University of Huddersfield

2017 Barrister, Hong Kong

2014 Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators