Howse Williams

Dispute Resolution, Insurance

Gary was admitted in Hong Kong in 2008 and specialises in casualty and insurance related litigation. He is a highly experienced and reliable practitioner with strong technical competence.   He joins HW in 2022 to reinforce HW's insurance practice.

Gary regularly acts for insurer clients in policy coverage disputes and advises on a multitude of complex policy issues.  He has extensive experience in defending casualty and professional indemnity claims involving work accidents, traffic accidents, occupiers' liability, construction sites, container terminals, warehouses, retail sector, educational institutions, elderly homes, and healthcare professionals.  He is expert in handling, investigating and defending highly suspicious claims.

Gary has vast experience in dealing with industrial (construction, marine, aviation related), traffic offence and other departmental summonses (for example, Labour Department, Buildings Department, Social Welfare Department, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, etc.) involving fatal and serious injury cases.  He and his team are frequently instructed by clients to handle crisis management, attend urgent site inspection, and provide immediate on-site advice in dealing with enforcement authorities (such as police, Labour Department, etc.).

Gary also has experience in advising on regulatory and compliance matters, contractual disputes, debt recovery, tenancy disputes, employment related matters, data privacy matters, arbitration and criminal matters.

2022 Howse Williams 2013 Clyde & Co 2009 Leung & Lau 2008 YC Lee, Pang & Kwok

English, Cantonese

Member, Law Society of Hong Kong

2006 Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, The University of Hong Kong 2005 Bachelor of Laws, The University of Hong Kong