Des Voeux Chambers

Noted for its ‘high quality commercial and construction advice to clients’, the construction and property offering at Des Voeux Chambers pursues a variety of commercial construction disputes involving local and international parties, including those pertaining to residential developments, cultural centres and other projects. This is a key area of John Scott SC, who is often retained in high-value construction arbitrations. Calvin Cheuk is a leading junior in matters where claim quantum is in contention, such as the recent Hengfei Holdings Ltd v Duiba Group Ltd case, in which conversion and loss of profits were in dispute. Jonathan Chan is retained in several high-profile construction disputes involving commercial properties, while Kaiser Leung oversees several high-value infrastructure-related cases. Tommy Cheung is active in several cases that reach the appellate level, including Centre Chase Investment Ltd v International Industrial Building (Castle Peak Road) (IO), which was a novel dispute concerning building management with issues involving the introduction of new evidence at appeal stage.