William KW Leung & Co

Principal of William KW Leung & Co., Solicitors of Hong Kong SAR, China whose experience includes being the followings:-

(i)     an arbitrator dealing with arbitration Rules of various arbitral institutions including HKIAC, LMAA, ICC, SIAC, CIETAC, CMAC, KCAB, KLRCA, WIPO and UNCITRAL; and

(ii)    a solicitor advocate dealing with the aforesaid arbitration Rules.

Past Employment

Year

(1)

articleship with Isadore Goldman, a top City of London firm specializing in insolvency (corporate); recovery; commercial and international litigation.

1986 – 1988

(2)

assistant solicitor with Wilkinson & Grist, a reputable local solicitor firm

1990

(3)

corporate finance associate with CEF Capital Limited, a local finance house

1991

(4)

setting up of William KW Leung & Co., Solicitors of Hong Kong SAR, China

1992 – now

Appointments

Year

Appointed by the Hong Kong’s High Court and Official Receiver as “Provisional Liquidators” and “Liquidators” (or “Insolvency Practitioner”) of more than 100 companies in Hong Kong

2003 – now

Fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin and English

Legal Qualification

Year

(1)     Solicitor of England & Wales, United Kingdom

(2)     Solicitor of Hong Kong SAR, China

(3)     Solicitor of Australian Capital Territory, Australia

(4)     Barrister of High Court of Australia

(5)     Solicitor of New South Wales, Australia

(6)     Solicitor of British Virgin Islands, Caribbean (Central America)

(7)     Solicitor Advocate of Hong Kong SAR, China

1988

1988

1990

1990

1996

2014

2016

Panel of Arbitrators and Membership of Arbitral Institution(s)

 

Organization

Panel/ List

Date

(1)        

Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”)

Panel of Arbitrators

2015 to now

(2)        

China Maritime Arbitration Commission (“CMAC”)

Panel Arbitrator

2008 to now

(3)        

China Academy of Arbitration Law

Standing Committee

2009 to now

(4)        

London Maritime Arbitrators Association (“LMAA”)

Supporting Member

2010 to now

(5)        

Hong Kong Shipowners Association

Hong Kong Maritime Arbitration Group Member

2010 to now

(6)        

International Chamber of Commerce, Paris, France (“ICC”)

member of ICC Task Force on Arbitration;

members of Institute of World Business Law

2011 to now

2013

(7)        

China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (“CIETAC”)

Panel Arbitrator

2011 to now

(8)        

Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (“KLRCA”)

Panel of Maritime Arbitrator

2011 to now

(9)        

Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (“ADNDRC”)

Panel Arbitrator

2012 to now

(10)    

Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”)

Panel Arbitrator

2013 to now

(11)    

Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (“KCAB”)

Panel Arbitrator

2013 to now

(12)    

Qingdao Arbitration Commission (“QAC”)

Panel Arbitrator

2014 to now

(13)    

Wuhan Arbitration Commission (“WAC”)

Panel Arbitrator

2014 to now

(14)    

Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration; South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission

Panel Arbitrator

2014 to now

(15)    

World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”)

Panel Arbitrator

2015 to now

(16)    

Langfang Arbitration Commission, China (廊坊仲裁委員會)

Panel Arbitrator

2015 to now

(17)    

Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (“SCMA”)

Panel Arbitrator

2018 to now

Membership of other Professional Institution(s)

 

Organization

Membership

Date

(1)

International Chamber of Commerce, Paris, France

Member of Task Force on “Emergency Arbitrator”

2015 to now

(2)

Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute (“HKSI”)

Fellow

December, 2014

(3)

Hong Kong Institute of Directors (“HKIoD”)

Fellow

April, 2015

Education Qualifications

 

 

Qualification

Institution

Year

Bachelor in English Law

Cardiff University, United Kingdom

1985

Solicitors Final Examination

College of Law, Guildford, England, United Kingdom

1986

Master in Law

University of London, United Kingdom

1988

MBA

University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

1992

Diploma in Advanced Security Market Analysis

Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Chinese University of Hong Kong

1996

Bachelor in Chinese Law

China University of Politics and Law, People’s Republic of China

1997

Master in Chinese Economic Law

Peking University, People’s Republic of China

2001

Professional Qualification

 

Course

Award Obtained

Date

Obtained

(1)

“Maritime Arbitration in New York”

by Society of Maritime Arbitrators Inc., New York, USA

Certificate

February, 2006

(2)

Fellowship examination by Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators, Hong Kong (“HKIArb”)

FHKIArb.

December, 2006

(3)

Fellowship examination by Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, Singapore (“SIA”)

FSIArb.

August, 2007

(4)

Fellowship examination by Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, U.K. (“CIArb”)

FCIArb.

July, 2009

(5)

Fellowship application to Arbitrators and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand Inc. (“AMINZ”)

FAMINZ

April, 2018