Deacons

Commercial Litigation practice group

Partner, Head of Commercial Litigation practice group

Joseph is the head and leader of our Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department. He is a very experienced and highly regarded lawyer who regularly helps clients to resolve disputes by providing legal advice with strategic insight.  For over 29 years of practice, he has represented clients in many substantial and/or high profile commercial litigations, SFC initiated proceedings and commercial fraud/bribery cases.

Joseph’s practice includes estate and trust matters, shareholders disputes, companies matters, listed companies investment disputes, cross border disputes and other types of complex litigation of substantial value.  Joseph and the team that he leads regularly advise clients on Regulatory investigations by the SFC, HKMA or the Stock Exchange. He also advises corporate clients and individuals in relation to bribery and fraud investigations.  His clients include Hong Kong listed companies, Fortune 500 companies, senior executives and Chinese families with significant investments in Hong Kong and overseas. He also regularly advises PRC based companies and their executives.

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Member, The Law Society of Hong Kong

Member, Civil Litigation Committee of The Law Society of Hong Kong

For a period in 2017 and 2018, Joseph was appointed and sat as a Deputy High Court Judge

For a period in 2010, Joseph was appointed and sat as a Deputy District Judge

LLB, University of Birmingham

PCLL, University of Hong Kong