Haldanes, Solicitors and Notaries

Criminal Defence - Securities, Regulatory and Disciplinary Matters - Matrimonial and Family Law

Partner, Solicitor Advocate

Geoffrey has been practising law in Hong Kong since 1979 and has acted for clients in many significant cases in the territory over that time.

He believes that it is important to understand the stress that Court proceedings place on clients and to assist them as practically and effectively as possible.

His representation of clients has involved all levels of Courts for Criminal, Family, and Civil Litigation matters.  These have included all Magistrates Courts, the District Court, the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong, and the Privy Council in England.  He has appeared for clients in military Court-Martial, the Market Misconduct Tribunal, Immigration Tribunal, Lands Tribunal, Licensing Tribunal, and Obscene Articles Tribunal, and in professional and statutory disciplinary hearings.

Cases have encompassed a great deal of international work including extradition proceedings, international Restraint Orders and Letters of Request, and attending proceedings overseas for taking of evidence.

He has helped clients with investigations by the SFC, ICAC, CCB, Police, Customs & Excise, Immigration Department, and other statutory bodies.

“A great lawyer and ADR expert”

“A very active and well-known name especially in commercial mediations.”

“One of the founders of mediation in Hong Kong.”

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Member of Law Society of Hong Kong; member of the Mediation Committee of HKIAC; member of the Criminal Law Procedure Committee; former Chairman of the Criminal Law & Procedure Committee and of the Law Society ADR Committee; former member of Human Rights Committee and of the Practitioner’s Affairs Committee Former Chairman of the Commercial Mediation Committee of HKIAC Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Member of the International Bar Association Member of Solicitors Disciplinary Panel Member of the Joint Tribunal (Hong Kong Bar Association and Hong Kong Law Society) Member of Higher Rights of Audience Assessment Panel