Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department Ms. Heidi Chui has been admitted to the newly formed Panel of Arbitrators of the Law Society of Hong Kong.

Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department Ms. Heidi Chui has been admitted to the newly formed Panel of Arbitrators of the Law Society of Hong Kong.

The panel serves as the sole database for promotion of solicitor-arbitrators’ services in Hong Kong and overseas jurisdictions and is comprised of exclusively of experienced solicitors who have demonstrated knowledge and skills in arbitration and who meet the stringent requirements of an admissions sub-committee.
Solicitors must fulfil stringent requirements to join the Law Society’s new Panel of Arbitrators.

“This is an exciting time for arbitration in Hong Kong and Asia, with all the activities in the traditional seats, but with increased number of other seats starting to enter the profile internationally and engage in the international arbitration forum,” said Ms Chui.

“The availability of third party funding for arbitration cases in Hong Kong would increase the parties’ options for bringing the case to arbitration. We will see an increased number of meritorious claims being brought. It will enhance the legal activity in Hong Kong and strengthen Hong Kong’s position as an international arbitration centre.”

Ms Heidi Chui is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (U.K.) and an Accredited General Mediator with both the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and the Law Society of Hong Kong. She is also a member of the Arbitration Committee of The Law Society of Hong Kong.

She is a frequent speaker at arbitration events, including but not limited to Cross Strait Four Regions Young Lawyers Forum and the Belt and Road Summit organised by the Law Society of Hong Kong, seminars at Shanghai Arbitration Commission and Ningbo Arbitration Commission.

SW partner, Ms. Heidi Chui, acted as the master of ceremonies in the Members’ Forum and Dinner Gathering of the Law Society of Hong Kong (“the Law Society”) held at the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce Members’ Club on 28 July 2017.

Members’ Forum is an annual event serving as a platform for members of the Law Society to mingle and discuss the latest hot topics in the legal profession.

The theme of this year’s Members’ Forum is “Use of Awards and Citations in Practice Promotion”. In furtherance of the theme of the Members’ Forum facilitating members to better the practice promotion by way of awards and citations, members of the Law Society were invited to submit suggestions on this topic. The members also had a chance to have a direct dialogue with the President and Council members to exchange ideas and opinions. The member who made the best suggestion was awarded a grand prize, namely, the Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch model (64GB, WIFI) as well as vouchers for Citysuper.

The Members’ Forum was well attended by members of the Law Society.

Please contact our Ms. Heidi Chui for any enquiries or further information about this event.

On 28 July 2017, our partners Mr. Rodney Teoh and Legal Executive Mr. Man Wong attended the Hong Kong Securities & Futures Employees Union 6th Anniversary Gala Dinner celebrated in conjunction with the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of the HKSAR.

Mr. Teoh and Mr. Wong met the Honorary Life Chairman of Hong Kong Securities & Futures Employees Union Mr. Patrick Lam during the event in which numerous members had participated and shared the joyful moment.

Please contact our Mr. Rodney Teoh and Mr. Man Wong for any enquiries or further information about this event.

Our Mr. Eric Lui attended the “PPP and Practical Law of Asset Securitization” forum and the opening ceremony of AllBright new office in Xian on 22 July 2017.

To celebrate the opening of its new office in Xian, the events were held at Shangri-La Hotel Xian and the representatives of AllBright offices across the country came to share the joyful moment. Meanwhile, the “PPP and Practical Law of Asset Securitization” forum was also held to discuss the practical legal issues related to asset securitization and PPP.

AllBright has established over 15 offices throughout China and the operation keeps on growing. Mr. Lui congratulated AllBright for the achievement and he was looking forward to craving success in the future together with AllBright.

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

SW has advised the sponsor and underwriters of Wealthy Way Group Limited (03848) (“Wealthy Way”) in the successful listing of Wealthy Way on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”).

The shares of Wealthy Way were listed on the Stock Exchange on 21 July 2017. 36 million shares were offered, among which 32.4 million were offered for placing and 3.6 million for subscription by the public. The final offer price was HK$5.56 per offer share and the net proceeds amounted to approximately HK$173.1 million.

Wealthy Way is a financial leasing and advisory services provider based in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, the PRC, primarily specialising in the provision of financial leasing services and advisory services for customers in the PRC. Since 2014, it has focused on certain specific industry segments with growth potential, such as airlines, health care service providers and energy saving equipment providers.

Please contact our Mr. Hank Lo and Ms. Erica Cheng for any enquiries or further information about this transaction.

On 21 July 2017, Director-General of the Department of Justice of Guangdong Province Mr. Xianglu Zeng, Deputy Director of the Department of Justice of Guangdong Province Mr. Zheng Liang, Director of Lawyer Administration Division of Guangdong Justice Department Ting Huang, Deputy Director of Lawyer Administration Division of Guangdong Justice Department Meixin Huang, Secretary for the Office of the Party Committee of Department of Justice of Guangdong Province Mr. Qingfeng Jiao, President of Guangdong Lawyers Association Shengfang Xiao, Vice President of Guangdong Lawyers Association Fang Chen and Vice Secretary-General of Guangdong Lawyers Association Jie Deng visited our Hong Kong office together with Selina Zhang, the representative from Department of Law of The Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in HKSAR.

SW partners Mr. Willy Cheng, Mr. Stephen Wong, Mr. Rodney Teoh and Senior Foreign Lawyer Mr. Hollis Chen received the guests and introduced the business of SW to them. At the meeting, there was discussion on the joint venture law firm set up by AllBright Law Offices and Stevenson, Wong & Co. in Qianhai (“ABL&SW”) last year and its development. The views exchanged were insightful and constructive.

Should you have any enquiry about this event, please contact our Mr. Willy Cheng, Mr. Stephen Wong, Mr. Rodney Teoh and Senior Foreign Lawyer Mr. Hollis Chen for further information.