On 1 August 2021, our Partner and Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department, Ms. Heidi Chui, was invited to be the presiding arbitrators at FDI Moot Shenzhen 2021.

Organised by the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA), the 2-day competition attracted 42 teams from Mainland, Hong Kong SAR, and Macau SAR. As one of the pre-eminent international investment arbitration moot competitions, the event received strong supports from over 26 worldwide renowned organisations, including the UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific (UNCITRAL RCAP), International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), International Court of Arbitration (ICC), Department of Justice (DoJ) Hong Kong, and Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC).

About FDI Moot Shenzhen

Organised by the Centre for International Legal Studies (CILS), FDI Moot is one of the three Global most significant arbitration moot competitions. It aims to simulate the use of ISCID’s rules and procedures or other international arbitration institutions to resolve the investment disputes between the investor and the host. The winning team of FDI Moot Shenzhen will receive the ticket to advance to the FDI Moot Global.

For more information, please contact our Partner Ms. Heidi Chui (heidichui.office@sw-hk.com).

On 27 July 2021, our Partner and Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution department, Ms. Heidi Chui, was invited to be one of the panel speakers of “Developments in Cross-border Dispute Resolution”. The webinar was jointly organised by The Law Society of England and Wales and The Law Society of Hong Kong.

At the webinar, Ms. Chui shared and explained the latest developments in Hong Kong’s insolvency and restructuring law, including the recognition and assistance of foreign insolvency, “soft-touch” provisional liquidation, and corporate rescue bill by analysing the key facts and significant impacts of the recent landmark cases. The webinar was well-received by over 100 participants.

Top left: Ms. Melissa Pang, President of The Law Society of Hong Kong; Top right: Ms. Catherine Brims, International Policy Adviser of The Law Society of England and Wales

Bottom: Ms. Stephanie Boyce, President of The Law Society of England and Wales

For more information, please contact our Partner Ms. Heidi Chui (heidichui.office@sw-hk.com).

On 5 June 2021, our Partner and Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution department, Ms. Heidi Chui, was invited by the Peking University Law School (PKU Law School) to be the guest lecturer of “An Introduction to Legal Services and Risk Management for Cross-border Transactions”, a mock arbitration course for the undergraduate and postgraduate of PKU Law School.

Co-organised by The Law Society of Hong Kong and PKU Law School, the course aims to enrich students’ understanding and practical experience in cross-border arbitration. Ms. Chui shared her experiences in arbitration with the students and offered detailed, constructive feedback on their performances in the moot arbitration. The course was well-received by the students, and they think it will greatly benefit their future studies and careers.

For more information, please contact our partner Ms. Heidi Chui (heidichui.office@sw-hk.com).

Between 29-30 May 2021, our firm’s Partner and Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution department, Ms. Heidi Chui, and her team Senior Associate Mr. Kyle Lo, Associate Mr. Calvin Huang and Paralegal Mr. Harold Gan, participated in the 5th AllBright Law Offices Virtual Moot Court Competition (the “Competition”).

The Competition was organised by Shanghai AllBright Law Offices and co-organised by Shanghai AllBright (Hefei) Law Offices, AllBright Litigation and Arbitration Committee, and Anhui University. Due to the pandemic, the Competition was held online, and a total of 22 teams from all across China participated in the Competition.

The opening ceremony of the Competition was host by Mr. Guo Rui, Senior Partner of AllBright Law Offices, and Mr. Lawrence Zhu, Senior Partner of AllBright Law Offices delivered the opening address.

Senior Partner of AllBright Law Offices, Mr. Guo Rui

Senior Partner of AllBright Law Offices, Mr. Lawrence Zhu

Our Partner Ms. Heidi Chui was invited to judge one of the moot competitions and gave her detailed views and comments on the performance of both plaintiff and defendant teams.

Our firm’s team led by our Senior Associate, Mr. Kyle Lo, consisted of Associate Mr. Calvin Huang, and Paralegal, Mr. Harold Gan. After a stiff challenge against the team from Wuhan, our firm’s team successfully won the first round in the competition.

The 5th AllBright Law Offices Virtual Moot Court Competition has been a great success. The Competition has fostered the mutual understanding of legal practice between the Mainland and Hong Kong and deepened the exchanges and cooperation
between the two firms.

Please contact our Partner Ms. Heidi Chui （heidichui.office@sw-hk.com）for any enquiries or further information about this event.

On 26 May 2021, our Senior Associate, Mr. Gordon Tsang, and Senior Manager of Commercial and Corporate Finance Department, Dr. Rain Huang, was invited by Lex Omnibus to present a webinar on “Rules and Regulations on IPO” to the lawyers and in-house counsel.

During the course, Gordon and Rain gave a comprehensive introduction to Hong Kong’s IPO market rules and practices. They also discussed the latest updates to the listing requirements and accountability of professionals. The course also include updating the latest developments to dual listing, and the reorganisation of Red-Chips listing, H-shares listing, VIE arrangements, and comparison with US listing.

Please contact Mr. Gordon Tsang for any enquiries or further information.