Frederick Chan and Dexter Leung delivered a talk on guarantees, indemnities and undue influence at the Shenzhen Qianhai Cooperation Zone People's Court as part of a training series on the common law.
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PARKSIDE CHAMBERS is a leading set of barristers’ chambers in Hong Kong. It comprises a group of over 40 independent practitioners who handle a wide range of litigation, arbitration and advisory matters.
Members from diverse backgrounds are experienced in many fields of the law, including civil and commercial litigation, alternative dispute resolution, family law, criminal litigation and administrative and public law.
Members recognised as Leading Family & Divorce Law Barristers (Hong Kong) in the Doyle’s Guide 2023
5 May 2023
Parkside Chambers is pleased to announce that 3 Parkside members have been ranked as Leading Family & Divorce Law Barristers (Hong Kong) in the Doyle’s Guide 2023 : Robin Egerton Jeffrey Li Peter Barnes For more information, please visit the Doyles Guide website.
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Ernest Ng shared his practical experience on Judicial Review at H.Y. Leung & Co. LLP
20 April 2023
On 14 April 2023, Ernest Ng shared his practical experience on the topic of “Judicial Review – the perspective of civil litigation” at a CPD seminar at H.Y. Leung & Co. LLP. The topics covered: Judicial Review Overview of Procedure Selected relevant topics Practical Aspects For Ernest’s profile, please click here .…
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Martin W H Wong and Robin Egerton attended “Resolve2Win a delegation of Legal Services of Hong Kong, Opportunities for All” in Bangkok
28 March 2023
On 16th March 2023, Martin W H Wong and Robin Egerton attended the international promotional campaign “Resolve2Win a delegation of Legal Services of Hong Kong, Opportunities for All”, in Bangkok, Thailand. The event was led by The Deputy Secretary for Justice, Mr Cheung Kwok-kwan, with 30 Hong Kong legal professionals…
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First CPD seminar hosted at Parkside Chambers by Peter Barnes
27 March 2023
On 23rd March 2023, Parkside Chambers organized the first CPD seminar, presented by Peter Barnes from Parkside Chambers and Caroline McNally from Gall on the topic of “Anatomy of the show cause regime (including Crossley applications)”. The topics covered included: “Show Cause” as a device in court proceedings Court’s function…
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Frederick Chan and Dexter Leung conduct trilingual CPD series on Chinese Arbitration Hearings
16 March 2023
On 15 March 2023, Frederick Chan and Dexter Leung conducted the second part of the trilingual series of “Conducting HKIAC Arbitration Hearings in Chinese – The Nuts and Bolts” at a CPD seminar at Dentons.
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Anatomy of the Show Cause Regime (including Crossley Applications)
18 May 2023
What is the ‘Show Cause’ Regime? This is a common and widely used concept which is not unknown in the Family Court, for example, in the Adoption Ordinance where persons to be served with proceedings e.g: the natural parent, may attend and ‘show cause’ why an order should not be…
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Patel in, Tinsley out? CA rules on the illegality defence test
5 April 2023
In a landmark decision on 31 March 2023, the CA ruled that the “reliance” test under Tinsley v Milligan was no longer good law in Hong Kong, adopting the “range of factors” test under the UKSC’s 2016 decision in Patel v Mirza. Until the CFA rules otherwise, the judgment in…
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Defendants acquitted of conspiracy to launder USD 40 million proceeds of international fraud using 6 Hong Kong bank accounts and 13 Taiwan bank accounts
4 April 2023
Benson Tsoi, instructed by Withers, secured acquittals for both his own client and an absent co-defendant (tried in absentia) charged with a wide conspiracy to commit money laundering with 7 other individuals – involving USD 40 million by using a network of 5 off-shore companies, 6 Hong Kong bank accounts, 13…
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Successful Defence in Common Intention Constructive Trust and Proprietary Estoppel Claims
22 February 2023
Jonathan Ah-weng and Bernard Lam, instructed by Boase Cohen Collins, successfully resisted claims based on common intention constructive trust, resulting trust and estoppel, for beneficial title in two properties. The team also succeeded in counterclaims for mesne profits.
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ANZ wins US$296m in damages over commodity trading fraud
13 February 2023
Derek J Y Chan, instructed by Holman Fenwick Willan, acted for the Plaintiff, ANZ Commodity Trading Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited, in a claim against 10 defendants concerning a commodity trading fraud. The action involved the forgery of 83 warehouse receipts, proprietary claims…
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In criminal proceedings, where a jury is discharged, can the Defendant seek costs?
27 January 2023
The Court of Final Appeal has granted leave to appeal in HKSAR v Chen Keen (Alias Jack Chen) (陳克恩) [2023] HKCFA 2 on the basis that (i) there are reasonably arguable points of law of great and general importance, and (ii) it is reasonably arguable that substantial and grave injustice…
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