Michelle Li
DeaconsIndependent Hong Kong firm Deacons handles a variety of disputes, ranging from shareholder, banking , defamation ad employment. Joseph Kwan leads the team, harnessing extensive experience to handle high-profile commercial litigation matters, SFC-initiated proceedings, fraud and bribery, as well as acting for high net-worth Hong Kong families in asset distribution disputes. Paul Kwan handles commercial litigation including land disputes. KK Cheung excels in construction litigation and Peter So is recommended for financial services litigation, injunction-related court applications, contentious regulatory and investigations by the SFC, HKMA and ICAC.
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‘Deacons has a highly efficient and hard-working team that is highly capable of tackling a whole range of cases.'
'The team is very knowledgeable and competent.’
Key clients
- Zhang Caikui
- Fook Lee Holdings Limited (FLH)
- Hummingbird Music Ltd
- The Commercial Press (Hong Kong) Limited; Sino United Publishing (Holdings) Limited
- DP World Djibouti FZCO and two other Plaintiffs
- Dr Mok Chui Yuk
- Luso International Banking Limited (澳門國際銀行有限公司)
- Analogue Holdings Ltd & ATAL Building Services Engineering Ltd (ATAL) (SEHK: 1977)
Work highlights
- Acting for Zhang Caikui in a shareholders’ dispute, generating numerous sets of proceedings in Hong Kong.
- Acting for Fook Lee Holdings Limited (FLH) (as Plaintiff) in their High Court Action (HCA 1188/2020) (Action) against Harbour Grand Hong Kong Limited and CK Asset Holdings Limited.
- Acting for Hummingbird Music Ltd, an artist management company, in a dispute concerning alleged breaches of contract and the interpretation of certain terms in the contracts between the parties against one of their artists, Tang Sze Wing, aka G.E.M.
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Joseph Kwan