On Monday, 6 March 2023, Queenie Lau will be joining a panel of international arbitration experts from Simmons & Simmons and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) to discuss recent developments and significant decisions in Hong Kong, Singapore, and England, including those impacting insolvency proceedings where the underlying dispute is governed by the arbitration clause.
For more information about the event and to register, click here.
WEBINAR: HOW TO GET A CRYPTO-INJUNCTION
As marketplace for virtual assets rapidly expands, fraud and theft involving cryptocurrencies have become prevalent. Like in email fraud cases, victims pray in hopes of the Court’s jurisdiction to grant injunctions to trace, freeze, and recover their stolen assets.
Members of Temple Chambers have acted in some of Hong Kong’s first cases involving cryptocurrencies. Join us for a discussion on the practical issues arising in crypto-injunction applications, including tracing, service, jurisdiction, discovery, and identification of defendants.
Date: Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Time: 5:00p.m. – 6:00p.m.
To listen to the recording of the talk, please click here.
Speakers:
For more information, contact Christy Zhang at +852 2248 1868 or czhang@templechambers.com.
The upcoming International Arbitration Training Programme for Elite Lawyers in the Greater Bay Area, hosted by Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA) on 26-28 November 2022 in Shenzhen, will feature Rimsky Yuen SC and Victor Dawes SC as guest speakers.
Victor Dawes SC, in his capacity as Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, will deliver the introduction to Theme 3 of the programme focusing on international arbitration in Hong Kong. Rimsky Yuen SC will speak on “What Hong Kong Offers as an Arbitration Seat/Place of Arbitration.”
Click here for more information about the programme.
We are pleased to announce that Temple Chambers will be hosting a virtual seminar at the upcoming Hong Kong Arbitration Week 2022. The topic is “Highlights and Challenges of Arbitrating Disputes in the Asian Century”. Panellists include Ms Chiann Bao (Arbitration Chambers), Ms Lim Sue Hyun (Kim & Chang), Mr Ng Jern-Fei KC, Mr Paul Shieh SC and Ms Ariel Ye (King & Wood Mallesons).
The seminar will be held on 25 October 2022 at 5:30 pm-7:00 pm (HKT). Registration: link.
On Monday 3 June 2019, Temple Chambers hosted a cocktail reception to celebrate the appointment to the Court of First Instance of the Hon. Mr. Justice Coleman, who was a member of Chambers from 1999 to 2019