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Prince's Chambers
3002 TOWER TWO, LIPPO CENTRE
89 QUEENSWAY, ADMIRALTY
Hong Kong

Hong Kong Bar > Commercial disputes Tier 2

Prince's Chambers is praised as a ‘well-established set’ with its barristers handling a range of commercial disputes, including company law and shareholder disputes, insolvency matters, and commercial arbitration proceedings. Jeremy Bartlett SC is particularly skilled in insolvency matters, while barrister and arbitrator Eugene Kwok specialises in commercial matters concerning contract and transaction disputes, insolvencies and restructuring cases, shareholder disputes, bankruptcies, and private equity cases. Kevin Lee is another notable junior - he is acting in Han Jaejoon v Lee Sang Young, which concerns a large overseas shareholder dispute arising from Korea. The set is also home to Sebastian Hughes, who is an arbitrator and mediator.

Leading Silks

Jeremy Bartlett SC – Prince's Chambers 'Jeremy is a formidable, articulate advocate with a clear and focused mind with an ability to distill complex issues in a comprehendible and comprehensive way, and to lead the court with clarity and precision. He is a meticulous researcher, and a bold, courageous, calm and courteous opponent in court.'

Leading Juniors

Edward Alder – Prince's Chambers

Phillip Rompotis – Prince's Chambers

Sebastian Hughes – Prince's Chambers 'Sebastian is a very sensible barrister with good knowledge of the law and procedures, and he is able to advise commercially. He has the rare ability to convince a veteran judge to change their mind.'

Lavesh Kirpalani - Prince's Chambers

Eugene Kwok – Prince's Chambers ‘Eugene is very thorough and has good legal knowledge. He is responsive and has good initiative, and is skilled in advocacy.'

Paul Carolan – Prince's Chambers

Kevin Lee – Prince's Chambers ‘Kevin is a man of integrity and he works hard trying to understand the clients.'

Testimonials

‘A well-established set with counsel of different expertise and well-rounded areas coverage.’

‘The barristers at this set make good use of their past experience. Their vast experience exposed to handling different types of cases gives them a unique skillset in finding practical solutions and going straight to the heart of the matter.’

‘Their past experience as solicitors makes this set of barristers extremely user friendly for instructing solicitors, whose points are always taken on board.’

‘The set has a good depth of barristers.’

Hong Kong Bar > Family and private client

Leading Silks

Jeremy Bartlett SC – Prince's Chambers ‘Jeremy is a tremendous help and support in preparing for hearings and his contributions produce successful results.’

Hong Kong Bar > Shipping and aviation

Leading Juniors

Edward Alder – Prince's Chambers

Hong Kong Bar > Administrative and public law

Leading Juniors

Joshua Baker – Prince's Chambers

Hong Kong Bar > Construction and property

Leading Juniors

Philip Rompotis – Prince's Chambers 'Philip is hard working and meticulous in his preparation, leaving no stone unturned. He is an excellent advocate and communicator and is always on point with his strategy and advice.'

Hong Kong Bar > Intellectual property

Leading Juniors

Sebastian Hughes – Prince's Chambers 'Sebastian is responsive and good at understanding technology.'

Prince’s Chambers is a leading set of commercial barristers and arbitrators. We provide specialist advocacy and advice and are regularly appointed as arbitrators and mediators in disputes across Hong Kong, Mainland China, the Asia-Pacific and worldwide. Members are also sought after in the regulatory sphere, in licence applications and disciplinary proceedings.

A number of our members were previously partners in international commercial law firms and are familiar with urgent processes where seamless teamwork is required.

We focus on commercial disputes, including company, director and shareholder, insolvency and restructuring, employment, shipping, aviation and international trade, intellectual property and construction, as well as complex taxation, professional conduct, matrimonial finance, judicial review and public law.

We are frequently engaged in heavy and complex commercial arbitrations (both as counsel and arbitrator), and court litigation.

The set has a reputation of excellence in commercial disputes, with eight members ranked in the established legal directories as leading commercial disputes practitioners (Jeremy Bartlett SC, Paul Carolan, Edward Alder, Eugene Kwok, Sebastian Hughes, Kevin Lee, Lavesh Kirpalani and Phillip Rompotis).

Members are also ranked as leaders in arbitration (Jeremy Bartlett SC and Phillip Rompotis), family and private client (Jeremy Bartlett SC), shipping and aviation (Edward Alder), intellectual property (Sebastian Hughes), administrative and public law (Josh Baker), construction (Phillip Rompotis) and employment (Paul Carolan and Lavesh Kirpalani). Prince’s Chambers is described in the directories as ‘well established’, ‘extremely user friendly’ and boasting ‘vast experience’.

The recent addition of Eric Ng, the former HKIAC Deputy Secretary-General, further reflects Prince’s Chambers’ strong arbitral expertise.

Clients include listed conglomerates, financial institutions, international and regional businesses, governments, high and ultra-high net-worth individuals, solicitors, accounting and finance professionals and international NGOs.

Recent high profile court cases include SFC v Superb Summit (widely reported SFC petition relating to ‘non-existent’ forestry in the Mainland), Estate of Chin Din Hwa (power of advancement in $114 billion estate holding of Nan Fung Group shares), SFC v Subotic (CFA appeal on SFC’s power to serve false trading claims out of the jurisdiction), Collision b/w Star Centurion and Antea (CFA appeal concerning maritime limitation), Chan Kai Yan v Leung Chi Kit (long running dividend dispute following Lucky Ford shopping mall redevelopment), Essilor Manufacturing (US$300m+ claims from fraud on the French eyewear company), Mary Kay v Zhejiang Tmall (trade mark and passing off litigation, parallel importation and the exhaustion defence), Angelic Glory (‘well founded’ test for default judgment in admiralty proceedings), Hua She Asset Management (injunction to restrain bankruptcy process), Kadoorie v Bradley (whether a company may bring a harassment claim) Sze Fung Engineering v Trevi Construction (‘back to back’ provisions in powerstation construction), AB x X (jurisdiction to grant letters of request in aid of US Federal Reserve) and YSG v LYAG (matrimonial finance claim involving $248m in assets).

Recent arbitrations have concerned construction, construction-related finance, shipping, shipbuilding, domain names, commodities, China & Vietnam M&A and private equity, warranty claims, cryptocurrency trading, CO₂ emissions trading, software and technology licensing, insurance, gold trading and product distribution.

Our members conduct or moderate seminars on wide-ranging topics, in particular in the arbitration field, and are available for CPD presentations for solicitors on request.

Various members author leading commentary and practitioner texts, including the White Book (Civil Procedure), Chitty on Contracts (Agency, Software), Maritime Law & Practice in Hong Kong, Companies Law in Hong Kong (Insolvency), Halsbury Law’s Hong Kong (Misrepresentation and Fraud, Mental Health), Arbitration in Hong Kong, Banking Law and numerous shorter pieces, seminars and conference speeches.

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Department	Name	Email	Telephone
	Clerks	clerks@princeschambers.com.hk	2525 7388

Name	Position	Profile
Mr Damien McDonald	Damien is a barrister focusing on international arbitration and commercial litigation in…	View Profile
Mr Edward Alder	Edward Alder is regularly instructed in international arbitrations as counsel and arbitrator.…	View Profile
Mr Joshua Baker	Josh was called to the Bar in 2019 having worked in litigation…	View Profile
Mr Jeremy Bartlett SC	Prior to joining the Hong Kong Bar in 1999 Jeremy was in…	View Profile
Mr Paul Carolan	As an advocate, Paul has a broad civil and commercial practice, (appearing…	View Profile
Mr Fergus Chan	Fergus is developing a broad civil and criminal practice. Since coming to…	View Profile
Mr Julian Chan	Julian grew up in Hong Kong and was educated at German Swiss…	View Profile
Mr Eric Chim	Eric joined Chambers after completing his pupillage with Mr Jonathan Ah-Weng, Mr…	View Profile
Mr Sebastian Hughes	Sebastian has a broad civil litigation, arbitration and mediation practice, including intellectual…	View Profile
Ms Lilian Ip	Lilian has a broad civil and commercial practice focusing on cross-border commercial…	View Profile
Mr Lavesh Kirpalani	Lavesh has a broad civil litigation and arbitration practice and accepts instructions…	View Profile
Eugene Kwok	Eugene specialises in commercial disputes. He has a busy practice that focuses…	View Profile
Mr Kevin Lee	Kevin Lee’s practice covers all aspects of commercial litigation and international arbitration.…	View Profile
Mr Eric Ng	Eric Ng maintains a broad civil litigation and arbitration practice, with a…	View Profile
Mr Philip Rompotis	Phillip has over 30 years’ experience as a disputes lawyer, arbitrator, mediator…	View Profile