About Justin
Justin trained to be a solicitor in the Hong Kong office of an international law firm. Since qualification as a solicitor, Justin has worked in the litigation department of several international firms.
As a litigation solicitor, Justin was responsible for mostly commercial cases conducted at the High Court as well as the District Court. He oversaw all aspects of a case from the initial preparation for bringing a claim to the actual trial, communicating with the court, clients, witnesses, experts, barristers and the opposing legal team. He had handled cases including shareholders/directors and contractual disputes, including employment cases concerning restrictive contractual clauses, often with a PRC element; contentious probate proceedings; advice on profits tax assessments of an international company and its subsidiaries; representing the taxpayer in appeals before both the Court of Appeal and the Court of Final Appeal concerning the judicial review of a decision of the Board of Review; defending contractual and negligence claims involving investment products; defending contractual and tortious claims brought by a former employee; and advising investment advisor in investigation by the Securities and Futures Commission and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
As a barrister, Justin handles both civil and criminal cases.
Civil cases - Appearing in interlocutory applications and trials, mostly concerning commercial disputes; drafting pleadings and written advice on both procedural and legal matters involved in winding-up, employment and matrimonial cases.
Criminal cases - Advising on possible liability and procedural issues such as those under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571); conducting bail applications, mitigations and trials.
Professional Qualifications
- Solicitor (England & Wales): 2009 to present
- Solicitor (Hong Kong): 2006-2010
Education
- P.C.LL., University of Hong Kong
- LL.B., Pembroke College, University of Oxford
- Haileybury, England
- St. Joseph's College, Hong Kong