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Deacons Offices

5TH FLOOR, ALEXANDRA HOUSE
18 CHATER ROAD, CENTRAL
HONG KONG
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Justin Yuen

Work Department
Commercial Litigation practice group
Position
Partner
Career
Justin has extensive experience in litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution. Specialising in construction, he advises on a wide variety of private and government construction projects in Hong Kong and Macau. Justin‘s clients include the government, developers and contractors, and he advises on both contentious and non-contentious construction matters. Apart from construction, Justin also has substantial experience in handling cross-border dispute resolution.
Justin is regularly invited to speak at industry conferences and seminars on construction topics.
Highlights
- Acting for the Government to commence arbitration proceedings against a PRC corporation in relation to 4 construction projects in Hong Kong.
- Acting for a Hong Kong developer to defend arbitration proceedings in relation to a serviced apartment project brought by the main contractor.
- Acting for a Macau main contractor to commence arbitration proceedings against the employer in relation to a residential development project in Macau.
- Acting for a Hong Kong main contractor to defend legal proceedings relating to the curtain wall works in a residential development project brought by its nominated sub-contractor.
- Acting for a Hong Kong main contractor to defend legal proceedings relating to the road maintenance works in a Government road maintenance project brought by its sub-contractor.
- Acting for a Hong Kong main contractor to defend arbitration proceedings relating to the piling works in 2 construction projects brought by its sub-contractor.
- Acting for a Hong Kong main contractor to defend arbitration proceedings relating to the cladding works in the Hong Kong International Airport brought by its sub-contractor.
- Acting for the owner of a mine in Mongolia in respect of its dispute with its contractor for mining works.
- Advising a quasi-governmental entity on its tender documents for its construction project in Hong Kong.
Languages
Cantonese
English
Mandarin
Memberships
Council Member, The Law Society of Hong Kong
Vice-Chairman, Standing Committee on Standards and Development, The Law Society of Hong Kong
Member, Standing Committee on Compliance, The Law Society of Hong Kong
Member, Appeal Panel, Building Rehabilitation Company Registration Scheme, Urban Renewal Authority
Honorary Legal Adviser, Hong Kong Institute of Project Management
Member, Board of Review (Inland Revenue Ordinance)
China-Appointed Attesting Officer
Member, The Law Society of Hong Kong
Education
LLB (Hons), University of Hong Kong, 1999
PCLL, University of Hong Kong, 2000
LLM, University of New South Wales, 2001
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > Dispute resolution: international arbitration
(Next Generation Partners)The team at Deacons is known for its handling of complex commercial disputes involving the construction and energy sectors. The team regularly acts for key domestic and international private clients, corporations, governments and statutory bodies in China. Joseph Chung‘s practice primarily consists of construction, energy and banking and finance sector work. KK Cheung has longstanding experience in assisting major developers, contractors and sub-contractors in disputes concerning construction projects, often possessing a cross-border element. Justin Yuen and Richard Hudson are also recommended.
Hong Kong > Construction
‘Very knowledge about construction industry best practice’, Deacons provides ‘good practical advice’ to developers, employers and contractors across a myriad local and pan-Asian construction projects and disputes. The team is abreast across the full range of contractual documentation governing construction projects, including NEC and BIM contracts that are increasingly being favoured in the context of public sector projects. Under the guidance of the ‘knowledgeable’ KK Cheung, the team is, however, best-known for its contentious expertise, where it is able to combine ‘technical proficiency with a pragmatic, client-centric approach, consistently delivering favourable outcomes’. Joseph Chung has an outstanding reputation for handling construction arbitrations, and is one of only a handful of solicitor advocates in Hong Kong with admission to also appear in the Singapore International Commercial Court. The ‘very proactive and client-centric’ Justin Yuen also excels at contentious construction matters, while consultant Stanley Lo has vast experience across both contentious and non-contentious mandates, including in the context of heavy civil engineering, railway and other infrastructure projects in Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Hong Kong > Dispute resolution: international arbitration
- Construction Hong Kong
- Dispute resolution: international arbitration Hong Kong
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A: Leading independent Hong Kong Law Firms
- Intellectual property
- Investment funds
- Labour and employment
- Real estate
Firm Rankings
- Construction
- Fintech and financial services regulatory
- Private Client and Family
- Antitrust and competition
- Capital markets (debt)
- Capital markets (equity)
- Corporate (including M&A)
- Data protection and cyber security
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Insurance
- TMT
- Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution: international arbitration