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Deacons Offices

5TH FLOOR, ALEXANDRA HOUSE
18 CHATER ROAD, CENTRAL
HONG KONG
Hong Kong
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Alfred Tam

Work Department
Insurance Litigation practice group
Position
Partner, Head of Insurance Litigation practice group
Career
Alfred has considerable experience in insurance related litigation and arbitration, with special interests in claims relating to personal injuries and the Employees’ Compensation Legislation in Hong Kong. He also advises insurer clients extensively on interpretation of policy wordings and policy-related disputes with insured parties or other insurers regarding employees’ compensation policies, third party motor vehicles policies, contractors’ all risks insurance policies, building owners’ corporation third party policies, re-insurance treaties, etc.. His other specialities include contentious litigation involving property damage claims, real properties, tenancies/leases and non-contentious business relating to drafting of policies.
Languages
English
Cantonese
Mandarin
Memberships
Law Society, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Insurers Club
CEDR Accredited Mediator
Accredited General Mediator of the Law Society of Hong Kong
Education
LLB, University of Hong Kong
PCLL, University of Hong Kong
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > Insurance
With practitioners qualified in Kong Hong, England and Australia, Deacons has ‘vast experience in a wide range of contentious matters, including casualty claims such as employees’ compensation, public liability and third party motor claims, as well as general claims’. The team typically acts for international and domestic insurers, intermediaries and government organisations, and is led by Alfred Tam, who is specialised in arbitration and litigation. Linda Lee is recommended for policy disputes and personal injury and professional indemnity matters. Road traffic accident and property-related claims is the area of expertise of Gere Sit.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A: independent Hong Kong law firms
- Intellectual property
- Investment funds
- Labour and employment
- Real estate
Firm Rankings
- Construction
- Regulatory
- Antitrust and competition
- Capital markets (debt)
- Capital markets (equity)
- Corporate (including M&A)
- Dispute resolution: international arbitration
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Domestic and International Corporate Tax
- Private Client and Family
- TMT
- Banking and finance
- Insurance