Howse Williams

Dispute Resolution, Insurance, Property

Tony is a Partner whose practice focusses on insurance-related matters, complex commercial litigation and arbitration proceedings. He has been with the firm since he joined as a Trainee Solicitor in 2012.

Tony has extensive experience in a range of contentious and non-contentious commercial matters, and frequently acts for and advises clients in court and arbitration proceedings on misrepresentation claims, asset recovery, shareholder disputes, internet fraud claims, fraud investigations, and construction related claims. He has significant experience in building management and tenancy related claims, and his clients include leading real estate / property service companies. Tony has advised on matters relating to data privacy, and acted for a telecommunications / media company in a key case relating to the production of journalistic materials. He also has experience in acting for professional associations and bodies in conducting and defending judicial review proceedings.

Tony has particular experience in insurance-related matters, and frequently advises and acts for clients in connection with claims involving directors and officers as well as professional negligence claims (usually with the involvement of an insurer). He also has experience with policy disputes in relation to medical, life and cargo insurance. He has been a Panel Solicitor for the Hong Kong Solicitors Professional Indemnity Scheme since 2014, advising upon both coverage and defence of a broad range of professional indemnity claims.

2012 Howse Williams

English, Cantonese, Mandarin

2023 Civil Celebrant of Marriages Member, Law Society of Hong Kong

2012 The Chinese University of Hong Kong, PCLL 2011 The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Juris Doctor 2009 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Bachelor of Arts (Economics)