High Court · Shareholder dispute
Acted for an international company in Hong Kong High Court discovery proceedings involving a shareholder dispute.
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
The work behind
the perspective.
Representative experience across international commercial transactions, arbitration and Hong Kong case work.
Arbitrator-panel
appointments.
David is on the panels of arbitrators at the Thailand Arbitration Center (THAC) and the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC). These panel appointments are distinct from his experience acting as counsel for parties in THAC and ICC proceedings.
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Experience in
the matters that count.
Selected matters from David’s legal career, involving international businesses, overseas parties and cross-border disputes.
Hong Kong litigation, advisory & employment
District Court · Alleged wire-transfer fraud
Acted for an overseas company in District Court interlocutory proceedings involving alleged wire-transfer fraud.
Civil fraud · Cryptocurrency
Advised a multinational cryptocurrency business on a Hong Kong civil fraud claim involving offshore entities.
Employment · Senior expatriate employees
Represented senior expatriate employees in wrongful dismissal and whistleblowing-related employment disputes.
Criminal matters · Inland Revenue prosecutions
Advised on Inland Revenue prosecutions relating to failure to file profits tax returns.
International arbitration
ICC · Los Angeles
Represented an international trading company in an international sales-of-goods arbitration under ICC rules, governed by Californian law, with a hearing seated in Los Angeles.
THAC · New York company
Represented a New York company in an international sales-of-goods dispute under THAC rules.
TAI · Renewable energy
Represented an Austrian company in a renewable-energy dispute in proceedings before the Thai Arbitration Institute (TAI).
THAC · Dubai trading company
Represented a Dubai trading company in a THAC arbitration concerning international sales of goods.
Descriptions concern prior experience and do not identify clients. Acceptance of a new engagement is subject to confirmed availability and the relevant professional arrangements.
Commercial and
in-house experience.
Corporate-commercial work at Price Sanond and Silk Legal in Bangkok included international business and transaction-related matters. Senior in-house responsibilities included General Counsel / International Legal Director work at the Miss Universe Organization and international licensing experience connected with a Thai-listed entertainment group.
Earlier experience at Clifford Chance included asset-finance transactions. At Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW), where David trained and qualified as a Hong Kong solicitor, he worked on shipping litigation and commodities and trade arbitration matters connected with Hong Kong and London. The examples here are descriptions of prior experience; confidential client documents and proposed transactions are not published.
Hong Kong case work.
Experience includes interlocutory hearings, discovery, civil and commercial case preparation and criminal matters. Enquiries concerning future Hong Kong court work are subject to confirmation of availability, practising arrangements and any necessary instruction through a solicitor.