Caroline McNally > Hugill & Ip > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile
Hugill & Ip Offices
2308, TWO LIPPO CENTRE
89 QUEENSWAY
HONG KONG
Hong Kong
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Caroline McNally
Work Department
Family
Position
Partner
Career
Caroline McNally is recognised locally and internationally as one of the leading family lawyers in Hong Kong. Caroline qualified in England and Wales in 1998 and in Hong Kong in 2014. In London, she worked at top tier firms before relocating to Hong Kong to set up the family team at an independent boutique law firm.
Although Caroline has extensive experience in litigation, she is well-known for taking a pragmatic approach and for guiding clients sensitively through one of the most difficult times of their lives. She is a trained mediator and collaborative lawyer and uses these skills to find tailor-made and creative solutions for clients. In May 2020 Caroline broke new legal ground in Hong Kong by acting for a party in the first Private Financial Adjudication, where the parties chose to appoint an adjudicator to settle their dispute.
Caroline held the position of Chair of the Hong Kong Family Law Association (HKFLA) from 2016 to 2018 and she continues to play an active role on the HKFLA executive committee. Caroline is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers.
Caroline is described as having “unparalleled experience and tactical brilliance” and commentators say: “She is the lawyer to turn to for matrimonial matters“. Her clients describe her as “the balance that was needed in the mayhem. Thank goodness you offer this stability and reason for Hong Kong families“.
Languages
English
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > Private Client and Family
(Leading individuals)Described as ‘the market leader in niche practice areas of private client, management of family wealth, trusts, probate and estates litigation’, Hugill & Ip
continues to leverage its commercial litigation and private client team’s capabilities to provide specialist and focussed advice to prominent families and high-net-worth individuals in Hong Kong and Greater China. The firm’s practice also covers family law matters, regularly advising on issues such as nuptial agreements, divorce and adoption. Regarded as ‘the top litigator in Hong Kong’, Alfred Ip leads the team and has a strong regional reputation, especially for his expertise regarding trusts and estate planning. The team welcomed litigators Caroline McNally and Kajal Aswani in November 2023, both joined from Gall in November 2023.