On 22 February 2016, our partners Mr. Eric Lui and Ms. Heidi Chui attended the annual Spring Reception organised by the Law Society of Hong Kong held at Peking Garden Restaurant, Alexandra House, Central. Members of the Law Society gathered to celebrate the Year of the Monkey and to network with fellow members.

(Source: https://www.google.com.hk/search?q=law+society+of+hong+kong&biw=1280&bih=763&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiNzsSmx57LAhWEmJQKHUTLCtMQ_AUIBigB&dpr=1.5#imgrc=ETGLi_dW1wq75M%3A)

Our partner Ms. Heidi Chui has been recognised as a Client Choice winner in 2016 for litigation. Ms. Chui is one of the 383 winners across 68 jurisdictions worldwide and was chosen from a pool of more than 2,000 individual client assessments. Winners were honoured at a gala held at One Great George Street in London on 10 February 2016.

 Ms. Chui with her Client Choice award

Ms. Chui heads our litigation and dispute resolution department. She specialises in commercial litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution, and frequently assists banks, borrowers, insurance companies, property management companies, funds, listed companies and financial institutions in resolving various vexatious problems.

Ms. Chui with other award winners

Established in 2005, the Client Choice awards recognise those law firms and partners around the world that stand apart for the outstanding client service they provide. The criteria for the awards focus on the ability to add real value to clients’ business above and beyond other players in the market. These awards, organised by the International Law Office and Lexology, exclusively survey senior corporate counsel.

All 2016 winners have now been inducted to the fully searchable online resource available here.

On 28 January 2016, our partner Mr. Eric Lui, senior associate Ms. Freda Au, banking department legal executives Mr. Man Wong and Ms. Connie Wu together with Mr. Du Xiaodong, partner of AllBright Law Offices were invited by Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited New Territories East Commercial Centre to give a presentation on various banking and corporate finance matters.

Mr. Lui delivered a presentation titled “The key points for overseas IPOs and Merger and Acquisitions transactions”. The presentation covered the basic requirements for listing in Hong Kong, reorganization of red-chip companies and stamp duty implications for M&A deals.

Mr. Du gave his presentation on legal issues faced by offshore banks handling China business. Different PRC laws relating to foreign exchange management and guarantee were explained in great detail.

Please contact our Mr. Eric Lui for any enquiries or further information about this event.

On 28 January 2016, our partners Mr. Hank Lo and Mr. Eric Lui attended the 20th anniversary celebration dinner of China Aoyuan Property Group Limited (“Aoyuan”) held at the Shangri-La Hotel Guangzhou. More than 1,000 guests from financial institutions, the property sector and the building sector attended the event.

Mr. Lo was given an award at the event to acknowledge his outstanding display of assistance given to Aoyuan throughout its development.

Aoyuan is a company listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (stock code: 3883) and has established a long-term working relationship with our firm.

(Source: http://www.aoyuan.com.cn/sitecn/aspx/News_Companyinfo.aspx?id=4233)

Please contact our Mr. Lo for any enquiries or further information about this event.

On 22 January 2016, SW partners, Mr. Hank Lo, Mr. Eric Lui, Ms. Lai Lam, Ms. Heidi Chui, Mr. Stephen Wong, Senior Consultant Mr. Angus Forsyth, Senior Registered Foreign Lawyer Mr. Oliver Ross and other SW staff attended the AllBright Law Offices Annual Dinner 2016 held in Shanghai at the Shanghai Tower. Lawyers and representatives from all 15 AllBright offices in China joined the event. The dinner was a perfect opportunity for all members of AllBright to come together and celebrate another successful year whilst recognizing the efforts made by all staff throughout the year.

Following the speeches and prize presentations, during a sumptuous dinner talented representatives from different offices provided wonderful entertainment. SW trainees also took part and performed their dance routine titled “silver lights”.

It was an evening of good food and good company. Please contact our Mr. Eric Lui for any enquiries or further information about this event.

On 21 January 2016, our partners Mr. Eric Lui, Ms. Heidi Chui, Mr. Stephen Wong, senior registered foreign lawyer Mr. Oliver Ross, senior associate Ms. Katy Lai, trainee solicitor Mr. Jensen Chang and Business Development Manager (China) Ms. Zita Huang attended a Mock Arbitration co-organised with AllBright Law Offices held at Shanghai International Convention Center.

Ms. Chui (on the left), Mr. Wong (in the middle) and Ms. Lai (on the right) as Counsel for the Respondent

The mock arbitral hearing, which revolved around shareholders’ disputes regarding a land development project in Singapore, was divided into three parts: opening submissions, examinations of witnesses and closing submissions. The hearing was administered using the arbitration rules of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), and counsel from both sides, together with the arbitration tribunal chaired by Mr. Ross, delivered a two-hour session which closely simulated how parties resolve disputes by arbitration administered by the HKIAC rules.

Ms. Judy Wang (on the left), Mr. Jeff Yao (second from left) and Mr. John Liu (second from right), partners of AllBright Law Offices and Counsel for the Claimant, and Ms. Lauren Qin (on the right), associate of AllBright Law Offices and witness for the Respondent

The Mock Arbitration was well received by the audience and in the Q&A session that followed, issues relating to the arbitration process under the HKIAC rules and cross-examination under the common law system were discussed.

Please contact our Mr. Eric Lui for any enquiries or further information about this event.