Laurence Li  SC
Laurence Li SC
Laurence Li SC

Call: 2006 (HK); 1998 (New York)
Inner Bar: 2019

Education

  • BA (cum laude), Yale University
  • JD (cum laude), Harvard Law School

Contact

Email:laurenceli@templechambers.com
Tel:(+852) 2523 2003

Secretary

Name:Zoe Lau
Email:zoe@templechambers.com
Tel:(+852) 2248 1879

mentions

Practice Areas

  • Securities & Regulation
  • Banking / Finance
  • Company
  • Commercial
  • Civil Fraud / Asset Recovery
  • Appointments And Public Office

  • Judge, Regulatory Tribunal, Qatar Financial Centre, Doha, Qatar
  • Justice of the Peace, Hong Kong
  • Chairperson, Financial Services Development Council, Hong Kong
  • Honorary Fellow, Asian Institute of International Financial Law (AIIFL), University of Hong Kong
  • Senior Fellow, Centre for Financial Regulation and Economic Development (CFRED), The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Publications And Articles

  • Securities and Futures Ordinance: Commentary and Annotations, Sweet & Maxwell, General Editor for 1st ed. (2015), 2nd ed. (2016), 3rd ed. (2017), 4th ed. (2018)
  • Financial Markets: Law and Practice, Oxford University Press, Consulting Editor for 1st ed. (2016)
  • Profile

    Mr. Li practices commercial litigation with a focus on matters involving the financial markets and financial services. He regularly acts for banks, investors, listed companies, their directors, shareholders, accounting firms, valuers, the Government, and the regulators. He has appeared in all levels of the Court as well as all the statutory and non-statutory tribunals in this field.

    Mr. Li speaks fluent Putonghua and also often acts in Mainland-related disputes.

    Experience

    Securities & Regulation+
  • Andrew Left v SFC [2019] HKCA 224
  • SFC v X [2018] HKCFI 2877
  • SFC v Cheng Chak Ngok [2018] HKCA 923
  • Lee Kwok Wa v SFC [2018] HKCFA 45
  • SFC v Yiu Hoi Ying Charles (2018) 21 HKCFAR 475
  • Moody’s v SFC (2018) 21 HKCFAR 456
  • Tang Hanbo v SFC [2018] 1 HKLRD 272
  • Re Television Broadcasts Ltd [2017] 5 HKLRD 541
  • SFC v C [2017] HKCFI 754
  • Re CITIC, MMT 10 Apr 2017
  • Re Yorkey Optical, MMT 27 Feb 2017
  • Re Greencool, MMT 23 Jun 2017, 29 Dec 2016
  • Re AcrossAsia, MMT 29 Nov 2016
  • Re Alibaba Health, Takeovers Panel 17 May 2016
  • Pacific Sun v SFC (2015) 18 HKCFAR 138
  • A, B & C v SFC [2015] 1 HKLRD 47
  • SFC v Ernst & Young [2015] 5 HKLRD 293
  • HKSAR v Li Jialin [2014] 2 HKLRD 538 (CA)
  • X v SFC [2012] 4 HKLRD 296
  • Leung Chi Keung v MMT [2012] 2 HKLRD 786 (CA)
  • Tsien Pak Cheong v SFC [2011] 3 HKLRD 533 (CA)
  • Re PCCW Ltd [2009] 3 HKC 292 (CA)
  • Banking / Finance+
  • Galleria (in liq) v DBS Bank [2018] HKCFI 773
  • Phillip Securities v 3i Capital [2017] HKCFI 2284
  • Luk Wing Yan v Wing Lung Bank [2017] HKCFI 2270
  • CLH Group v Standard Chartered Bank, [2017] HKCFI 1954
  • Du Guorong v Bank of China International [2017] HKCFI 1169
  • China Construction Bank v Shanghai Pudong Dev. Bank [2017] HKCA 212, [2017] HKCA 51
  • Fast Track v BOCI Securities [2016] HKCFI 2322, [2016] HKCFI 1682
  • Tin Lik v Deutche Bank [2016] HKCFI 219
  • Li Kwok Heem v Standard Chartered [2016] 1 HKC 535
  • HSBC Institutional Trust Services v Tin Lik [2012] 1 HKLRD 702 (CA)
  • Natamon Protpakorn v Citibank [2009] 1 HKLRD 455 (CA)
  • Formosa Taffeta v Banque Indosuez [2009] 1 HKLRD 568
  • Company+
  • Re HK Investments Group [2018] HKCFI 984
  • Chinaculture.com v Lam Ting Ball [2018] HKCFI 742
  • Arjowiggins v Shandong Chenming Paper [2018] HKCFI 93
  • Re Anxin-China Holdings [2017] HKCFI 180
  • China Medical (in pro liq) v KPMG [2017] HKCFI 1335, [2016] HKCFI 2412
  • Perfect Direct v Dejin Resources [2015] HKCFI 2177, [2015] HKCFI 1087
  • Giant Crystal v Energy International [2015] HKCFI 1544
  • Veron International v RCG [2015] HKCFI 1246
  • Re LDK Solar Co Ltd [2015] 1 HKLRD 458
  • World One Investments v Chow Cheuk Lap & Ors [2013] 3 HKLRD 701
  • Veron International v RCG [2013] 3 HKLRD 657 (CA)
  • Re Shun Tak Holdings [2009] 5 HKLRD 743
  • Commercial+
  • Global Gaming Philippines v Deutsche Bank [2019] HKCFI 405
  • Lim Yi Shenn v Wong Yuen Yee [2016] HKCA 411
  • Shenzhen Sea Star v Perception Digital [2015] HKCFI 223
  • Desarrollo v Kader [2014] 1 HKLRD 419
  • Pang Wai Hak v Hua Yunjian [2012] 4 HKLRD 113
  • Civil Fraud / Asset Recovery+
  • Ve Global v Charles Allard [2017] HKCFI 1760
  • Cheer Signal v Wong Siu Fan [2016] HKCFI 232, [2015] HKCFI 1938
  • Lin San Jih v Chai Zhen Zhong [2012] 5 HKLRD 477 (CA)
  • Gao Haiyan v Keeneye Holdings (No. 2) [2012] 1 HKC 491 (CA)
  • Gao Haiyan v Keeneye Holdings [2012] 1 HKLRD 627 (CA)
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