About
Patrick covers a broad range of civil and commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation matters including shareholder and corporate governance disputes, personal and corporate insolvency, multi-jurisdictional fraud and asset tracing cases, claims for breach of contract and matters related to employment such as immigration issues, terminations, personal injuries and employees’ compensation, disputes in the sports industry etc. He has considerable experience in acting for defendants in a wide range of white-collar crime cases such as HKMA, ICAC and SFC investigations.
Patrick also advises extensively on matrimonial law and related matters, including complex and high net worth divorce cases. He has been recommended for private client and family law related matters by the Legal 500 Asia Pacific.
In addition, Patrick has experience in advising sports committees in contentious sports integrity matters. He worked in conjunction with our UK sport team and successfully represent the client in defending an appeal brought against one of its decisions by the World Anti-Doping Authority (WADA) at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Patrick also serves as honorary legal advisor for Guangdong Province Law Society, Hong Kong Swatow Merchants Association Limited, Hong Kong Cross-Straits Hakka Association, Chinese Education, Culture, and Economy Promotion Association, Hong Kong Branch, Hong Kong Customs and Excise Customs Officer Grade Association, Hong Kong Social Development Education Foundation, Hong Kong Society for Immunisations and Travel Medicine, Asia Pacific Creativity Industries Association, Greater Bay Area Health Industries Association, Young Innovative Entrepreneurs Association, Junior Chamber International Queensway, Hong Kong Northern Metropolis Outstanding Youth Association and Lions Clubs Golf Fellowship Group.
Patrick is admitted to practise in Hong Kong. He is fluent in English, Putonghua and Cantonese.
Experience
- Successfully assisted client to resolve the shareholder disputes
- Successfully in freezing and recovering USD1 million of an internet email fraud scam
- Successfully in freezing and recovering USD380,000 of a telephone fraud scam
- Successfully in obtaining mareva injunction to freeze USD2.2 million
- HKSAR v LG – charged with money laundering, HK$200 million, acquitted
- HKSAR vYLK – charged with money laundering, HK$100 million, acquitted
