Silks
Paul W T Shieh SCRonny Tong QC, SC, JPRuy Barretto SCWong Yan-Lung SCJat Sew-Tong, SBS, SC, JPRimsky Yuen, GBM, SC, JPAshley Burns SCStewart K M Wong SCEugene Fung SCCharles Manzoni QC, SCRaymond Leung SCVictor Dawes SCBernard Man SCRichard Khaw SCAlexander Stock SCAbraham Chan SCJin Pao SCEva Sit SCLaurence Li SCJonathan Chang SCLaw Man-Chung SCVictor Joffe QC (England & Wales)Richard Todd QC (England & Wales)Charles Hollander QC (England & Wales)Deepak Nagpal QC (England & Wales)Winston Poon SCJuniors
Douglas Jones Robin McLeish Grace Chow Sara Tong Anthony Chan Mike S K Lui Elizabeth Y Cheung Wilson Leung Queenie Lau Zabrina S Y Lau Janet W Y Ho Keith Lam Julian Lam Bonnie Y K Cheng Justin Ho Bianca Yu Andrea Yu Val Chow Martin Ho James Man Theresa Chow Thomas Wong Astina Au Jason Lee Byron Chiu Joshua Chan Danny Tang Sheena Wong Peter Dong Harrison Miao Victor Lui Jennifer Fan Natalie So Brian Lee Esther Mak John Leung Eugene Kwan Jonathan Ng Karen Tsang Keith Chan Zenith Chan John Cheung John C K Chan Adrian KwanArbitrators / Mediators
Geoffrey Ma Ng Jern-Fei QC
Victor Dawes SC
Call: 1999 (HK) Accredited as a mediator by CEDR in 2006 |
Profile
Victor is a commercial litigator with substantial experience in wide range of commercial and chancery disputes including international arbitration, equity and trusts, probate, company law, and banking and financial disputes.
Since the financial crisis in 2008, he appeared for a large number of financial institutions in the most significant mis-selling cases concerning a wide range of investment products: e.g. Selina Kwok v HSBC, DBS Bank v Sit, Chang v Bank of Singapore and Shine Grace v Citibank.
Victor also has a substantial practice in high value trust disputes, most recently appearing in Herman Budihardjo v Di Gunawan and Yang Foo-oi v Wai-wai Chen.
As part of his ADR practice, Victor appears regularly as counsel in arbitrations and related court applications, and sits as arbitrator in a wide range of commercial disputes. He is on the HKIAC Panel of Arbitrator, the HKIAC Panel for Financial Services Disputes and the SHIAC Panel. He is also a member of the Proceedings Committee of the HKIAC.
In July 2020, Victor was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Securities and Futures Commission. Throughout his career, Victor acted regularly as advocate for both regulators and market participants. Recent cases include acting for the Stock Exchange in a number of judicial review proceedings regarding decisions of the Listing Appeals Committee.
Victor is currently the Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association.
Selected Cases
Banking / Finance
Shine Grace Investment Ltd v Citibank N. A. & Anor [2018] HKCFI 1737
DBS Bank v Sit Pan Jit (FAMV 45/2016, CACV91/2015, HCA 382/2009)
Chang Pui Yin v Bank of Singapore Ltd [2017] 4 HKLRD 458
Kwok Wai Hing Selina v HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA (HCCL 7/2010, 21 June 2012)
Commercial
Delco Participation BV v HWH Holdings [2021] HKCA 1889; [2021] HKCFI 869; [2021] HKCFI 265; [2021] HKCFI 250; [2021] HKCFI 249; [2020] 5 HKLRD 712; [2020] HKCFI 2511
Gentle Soar Ltd v. CMB Capital Finance Ltd & Ors [2021] HKCFI 3450
Sand Aire Ltd & Ors v. Jin Zhanjie & Anor [2021] HKCA 1672; [2020] HKCFI 3015
Wang Haihong & Ors v J. P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Ltd & Anor [2021] 4 HKLRD 770
China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd & Ors v. Tainrui (International) Holding Co Ltd & Ors [2020] HKCFI 3043
Goldbay Fortis Ltd v. Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Ltd [2021] HKCFI 1684
Hu Hung Chiu v. Pacific Electric Wire & Cable Ltd & Ors [2021] 2 HKLRD 477
Achieve Goal v Zhong Xin Ore-Material Holding Co Ltd [2018] HKCFI 2718, [2020] HKCA 51
Property & Conveyancing
AFH Hong Kong Stores, Ltd v. Fulton Corporation Ltd [2021] HKCFI 873
Bright Gold Ltd v Mega Well Development [2020] HKCA 575
Castle Global Ltd v Ip Tai Hoi Paul [2020] HKCFI 1106
Baynard v Secretary of Justice & Ors [2019] HKCFI 852; [2020] 2 HKC 165
Equity / Trust
Jong Yat Kit as Sole Administrator of the Estate of Li Chung (Deceased) v Lee Man For also known as Lee Man For Dennis & Ors [2018] HKCA 235
Herman Budihardjo (alias Sim Hok Tjiong) (since deceased) & Ors v Di Gunawan (alias Sim Hok Kui) & Ors [2018] HKCFI 1450
Leung Ping Chiu, Roy v Wai Wai Chen & Anor [2021] HKCA 941
Injunction / Contempt
Airport Authority v Persons Unlawfully and Wilfully Obstructing with the Use of the Hong Kong International Airport [2019] HKCFI 2104
Ming Hsieh v Xu Zhe & Ors [2019] HKCA 101
SJ v Siew Yun Long & Ors [2018] 4 HKLRD 438
China Baoli Technologies Holdings Ltd v Orient Equal International Group Ltd & Anor (HCA 1399/2016, 12 June 2017)
SJ v Cheng Kam Mun [2017] 2 HKLRD 768
XY, LLC v Jesse Zhu & Anor (HCMP 869/2014, 13 Nov 2015)
Chiu Luen Public Light Bus Co Ltd v Persons Unlawfully Occupying or Remaining on the Public Highways & Ors [2014] 6 HKC 298
Public Law / Judicial Review
Up Energy Development Group Limited (in provisional liquidation) (for restructuring purpose) v The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited [2021] HKCFI 3813
Cai Zhenrong v. The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd [2021] 4 HKLRD 57; [2021] HKCFI 1899
Longrun Tea Group Co Ltd v. The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd [2021] HKCFI 1883
Bolina Holding Co Ltd (in liquidation) v. The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd [2021] HKCFI 460
The Hong Kong Journalist Association v The Commissioner of Police & Anor [2020] 5 HKLRD 653
Brightoil Petroleum (Holdings) Ltd. v The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd [2020] HKCFI 1601
Loh Ming Yin v Hong Kong Examination and Assessment Authorities [2020] HKCFI 1135
Miu Hon Kit v. The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd [2020] HKCFI 675
Sino Bright Enterprises Co. Ltd. v. Secretary for Justice [2020] 1 HKLRD 446
Contact
| Email: | vdawes@templechambers.com |
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| Tel: | (+852) 2523 2003 |
Secretary | |
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| Name: | Yvonne Yim |
| Tel: | (+852) 2248 1881 |
Practice Areas
Appointments And Public Office
Recorder of the High Court
Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association
Non-Executive Director of the Securities and Futures Commission
Chairman of the Investor and Financial Education Council
Member of the Proceedings Committee of the HKIAC
Education
LLB – London School of Economics and Political Science
PCLL – HKU
languages
English and Chinese (Cantonese and Putonghua)