Jonathan joined Des Voeux Chambers in 2015. He has a broad civil and commercial practice, with an emphasis on construction, company, insolvency, bankruptcy, competition, trusts and land matters. He regularly appears in the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal, both in his own right and as junior counsel, and routinely receives instructions for advisory work.
Recent highlights of Jonathan’s work include: acting as junior counsel in Re L & A International Holdings Ltd [2020] 4 HKLRD 544, the landmark Court of Appeal decision on the jurisdictional limits under sections 728-730 of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622); appearing as junior counsel in Re China Solar Energy Holdings Ltd (No. 2) [2018] 2 HKLRD 338, the leading authority on provisional liquidators’ restructuring powers; and representing the defendant as junior counsel in Taching Petroleum Co Ltd v Meyer Aluminium Ltd [2018] 2 HKLRD 1284, the first decision of the Hong Kong Court dealing with contravention of a competition conduct rule being raised as a defence to a civil claim.
Jonathan also has a growing construction practice in court proceedings and arbitration. He has been instructed in disputes arising out of major infrastructure, high-value residential property development as well as domestic building projects, and has gained experiences in claims relating to defective design, workmanship issues, variations, termination, delay and liquidated damages. His recent notable cases include acting as junior counsel in The Commission of Inquiry into the Construction Works at and near the Hung Hom Station Extension under the Shatin to Central Link Project, a high-profile public inquiry which is expected to have a profound impact on the construction industry in Hong Kong.
Jonathan obtained his JD degree with First Class Honours from the University of Hong Kong and his LLM degree from the University of Cambridge. Prior to reading law, he studied Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, and graduated with Distinction.
He is a Contributing Editor to Hong Kong Company Law Cases (2008 - 2019) - published in 2020 by DVC in collaboration with Kluwer.