Adrian commenced full practice in 2020 following the successful completion of his pupillage under the supervision of Victor Dawes S.C., Norman Nip (now Norman Nip S.C.), Jonathan Wong, Isaac Chan and Benson Tsoi. He is now developing a broad civil practice, having appeared in all levels of the Hong Kong courts, either as sole counsel or a led junior.
His recent highlights include acting for the Employees Compensation Assistance Fund Board in its appeal to the Court of Final Appeal in Fong Chak Kwan v Employees Compensation Assistance Fund Board (FACV 5/2022) on a question involving the proper interpretation of the tort jurisdictional ‘gateway’ commonly relied on in service-out applications, and for the Competition Commission in its first ever enforcement proceedings adopting the Carecraft procedure in a ‘hybrid settlement’ case in Competition Commission v Kam Kwong Engineering Co Ltd [2020] 4 HKLRD 61.
Prior to joining the Bar, Adrian qualified as a solicitor after having trained with an international law firm. He obtained his LLB and PCLL from the University of Hong Kong, and further obtained an LLM with distinction from the London School of Economics (placing in the top 10% of his cohort) and an LLM with first class honours from the University of Cambridge (ranking 4th in his cohort with first class grades in all subjects).
Adrian was awarded the Middle Temple Advocacy Scholarship in 2019.
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
Commercial
- Wen Yuzhou & Ors v Man Shu Kwan[2021] HKCFI 2510: application for worldwide Mareva injunction in aid of SCIA arbitration proceedings in Shenzhen
- Converge Design and Construction Co Ltd v Mount Kelly International Ltd[2020] HKCFI 2433, [2021] HKCFI 1591 & [2021] HKCFI 1908: trial of dispute over outstanding sums due under renovation contracts (with Desmond Leung)
- CMB Wing Lung Bank Ltd v Guang Rong Finance(HCA 419/2021): opposing continuation and discharge of worldwide Mareva injunction against subsidiary of state-owned enterprise (with Michael Lok)
- Kenneth Walter Chad v Chow Yin Man(HCA 643/2020): dispute over ‘success fees’ arising out of sale of multi-national video-conferencing solutions business (with Isaac Chan)
- Incu Global v Skybound Capital (HK) Ltd(HCA 853/2018): dispute between manager and advisors of investment fund over futures/options trading and outstanding fees (led by Norman Nip S.C.)
- Yuen Chun Max v Chong Man Yuk(HCA 1740/2015): trial of business dispute over chain of medical practices (led by Victor Dawes S.C. and with Michael Lok)
Bankruptcy & Insolvency
- The Joint and Several Trustees of the Property of Yeung Wing Sing v Yeung Wing Sing[2021] HKCFI 2018: application to set aside transaction at undervalue under s. 49 Bankruptcy Ordinance (with Norman Nip, now Norman Nip S.C.)
- Re Forever Winner International Development Ltd(HCCW 80/2021): petition to wind-up trading arm of PRC fashion brand operator
- Grand T G Gold Holdings Ltd v Lee Sing Leung Robin(HCMP 859/2020): interim injunction restraining presentation of winding-up petition
- Re North Mining Shares Company Ltd(HCCW 452/2021): supporting petition to wind-up listed company engaged in mining and chemical trading operations
- Re Carnival Group International Holdings Ltd(HCCW 48/2020): supporting petition to wind-up a listed company engaged in leisure and consumption business
- Re Brightoil Petroleum (Holdings) Ltd(HCCW 147/2019): petition to wind-up listed company engaged in resource-based energy business
Property & Probate
- Ho Man Che Peter v Tam Miu Chi(HCAP 1/2021): probate action to propound will (led by Edward Chan S.C.)
- Cheung Kei Center Ltd v Mount Kelly International Ltd(HCA 1383/2019 & HCA 1668/2019): tenancy dispute over early termination of commercial lease
- Bank of Baroda v Goyal Mukesh Kumar(HCMP 891/2019): resisting mortgage action based on liabilities under banking facilities (with Christopher Chain)
Civil Fraud & Asset Recovery
- Euro Cargo Aviation HK Ltd v HK Wing Tat Co., Ltd (HCA 836/2021): resisting application to set aside default judgment for sums misappropriated by email fraud
- NongHyup Bank v Universe Income Builder Fund Series VI LLC[2021] HKCFI 107 & [2021] HKCFI 3519: action based on breaches of trust/contract arising from investment scheme for gold trading (with Roger Phang)
Employment & Insurance
- FWD Life Insurance Company (Bermuda) Ltd v Cheung Lik Keung(HCA 705/2020): claim for ‘clawback’ of signing fee and bonuses from ex-insurance agent
- UPFitness Ltd v Daniel Dubois(HCA 1531/2020): resisting interim injunction enforcing restrictive covenants under an employment contract
- Wong Ka Yick v AXA China Region Insurance Co Ltd(HCA 421/2017): dispute involving breach of contract and misrepresentations in relation to setup and operation of a ‘general agency’ model (led by Norman Nip S.C.)
Personal Injuries & Employees’ Compensation
- Fong Chak Kwan v Employees Compensation Assistance Fund Board(FAMV 43/2022, FACV 5/2022) [2022] HKCFA 4: appeal on question involving interpretation of ‘damage’ limb of tort jurisdictional gateway (led by Horace Wong S.C. and with Clark Wang)
Regulatory
- Competition Commission v Kam Kwong Engineering Co Ltd[2020] 4 HKLRD 61: representing Commission in first enforcement proceedings adopting the Carecraft procedure in a ‘hybrid settlement’ case (led by Victor Dawes S.C. and with Isaac Chan)
Arbitration
- HKIAC Arbitrationinvolving a USD45 million claim for breach of software licensing agreements, copyright infringement, fraud/deceit and unfair competition
