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Civil/Commercial Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation

Disputes arising from commercial, construction, town planning, insurance and personal injuries, building management, financial transaction, community or matrimonial issues, etc. often occur. In addition to litigation, there are other means to resolve the disputes, including arbitration and mediation, which are known as ‘Alternative Dispute Resolutions (ADR)’. Our firm will provide legal advice and suggest the most appropriate solutions and strategies, including litigation, arbitration or mediation, based on situation and clients’ needs of each case. We are dedicated to resolve disputes as quickly as possible for the best interests of our clients.

Our legal services cover:

Disputes on Land and Real Estate

Ms. Maggie Chan is well experienced in this area of law. She had been a committee member of the Town Planning Board in Hong Kong and represented large Hong Kong listed developer to obtain possession of many premises, which were unlawfully occupied in the old districts, for redevelopment.
  • Handling appeals against decisions of the Town Planning Board
  • Obtaining possession of premises under the Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance for redevelopment
  • Represent clients in court proceedings under Land (Compulsory Sale for Redevelopment) Ordinance and cases of compulsory sale for redevelopment
  • Acting for clients in actions against trespassers and defending claims for possessory title to land and property
  • Acting for clients in proceedings in the Lands Tribunal, including disputes on tenancy and property-related issues
  • Acting for owners' incorporations and individual owners in disputes on building management
  • Acting for clients in disputes on property title and disputes arising from property sale and purchase
  • Handling disputes on land title and forfeiture of deposits

Commercial and Corporate Disputes

  • Dealing with commercial and corporate disputes, including breach of fiduciary duties of directors, breach of commercial agreements, or sale of goods and services contracts and commercial fraud, etc.
  • Handling local and cross-border disputes arising from trading and financing activities, such as agency agreements, licensing agreements and franchising issues
  • Handling various disputes on contracts and trading, including service agreement, insurance commodities, sale of goods, transportation, distributorship and other commercial disputes

Construction Disputes

  • Representing clients in construction litigation in courts
  • Acting as advocates in arbitration, attending the arbitration of Arbitral Tribunal
  • Representing clients to attend mediation meetings

Insurance and Personal Injuries

  • Acting for statutory bodies, insurance companies, insured, or the victims to handle personal injuries and insurance related litigation and dispute resolution.

Personal Data and Privacy

  • Acting for clients to handle litigation, internal disciplinary proceedings, mediation and other ADR proceedings related to personal data protection and privacy issues.

Compliance

  • Advising clients on various compliance and regulatory issues, including listing rules, various licensing rules, competition law, personal data (privacy), discrimination and other laws and regulations governing various types of business and industry.

Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation Services for Hong Kong, the Mainland and Worldwide

  • Ms. Maggie Chan is a Hong Kong and GBA lawyer, an Accredited Mediator in Hong Kong, a Specially Invited Mediator of Guangdong Court for Cross-border Commercial Dispute Resolution in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, a Specially Invited Mediator of Guangzhou Court of The Internet Online Dispute Resolution Platform, a Mediator of Shenzhen Qianhai Cooperation Zone People's Court, a Mediator of Shenzhen Qianhai International Commercial Mediation Centre, an Arbitrator of Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration, an Arbitrator of Guangzhou Arbitration Commission, an Arbitrator of South China International Arbitration Centre (Hong Kong) and an Arbitrator of Qingdao Arbitration Commission. She provides professional alternative dispute resolution services adopting common law or PRC law as the governing law for clients, including litigation, mediation and arbitration, on civil and commercial disputes in Hong Kong, the Mainland or worldwide.