My aim is to provide value to clients by working closely with them to understand their objectives, and by giving clear, practical and commercial advice.

Mark specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration.  He has practised commercial dispute resolution in Hong Kong since 1998 at both international and Hong Kong law firms.  He mainly advises on cases concerning debt recovery, sale of goods, construction and engineering, employment, trusts and shareholder disputes. He has considerable experience in international arbitration, regularly advising on disputes conducted under various arbitration rules (e.g. ICC, HKIAC, UNCITRAL).

Litigation

• Acting for the former CEO of the subsidiary of an international shipping line in proceedings against the shipping line for unpaid entitlements, and defending claims for breach of fiduciary duties
• Acting for a high net worth individual and his company in opposing and successfully obtaining the discharge of a freezing injunction granted in aid of foreign proceedings
• Acting for various foreign companies to recover funds obtained by cyber fraud
• Acting for a Hong Kong advisory investment company in a dispute with a private equity fund management group concerning unpaid commission
• Acting for the liquidator of an airline in proceedings to enforce a foreign court judgment in Hong Kong
• Acting for a US supplier of animal feed supplements in a dispute with its Asian distributor regarding the termination of the distribution agreement and secret profits
• Acting for a French company in proceedings to enforce a French arbitration award in Hong Kong
• Acting for parties opposing an application under the Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance challenging an arbitrator’s jurisdiction and seeking to set aside his partial award
• Acting for a Hong Kong construction company defending an injunction application seeking to prevent disclosure of ‘confidential’ information in arbitration proceedings
• Acting for a Hong Kong contractor in a dispute concerning a performance bond

Arbitration

• Acting for a US company in a dispute with a PRC company concerning a distribution agreement (UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules)
• Acting for a sub-contractor in a construction dispute concerning a project in Macau (HKIAC Domestic Arbitration Rules)
• Acting for a Hong Kong company in a dispute with a BVI company in a construction dispute concerning a project in Hong Kong (HKIAC Domestic Arbitration Rules)
• Acting for a Hong Kong company in a dispute arising from an agreement for distribution of products in Cambodia (UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules)
• Acting for a US company in a dispute with a Chinese company concerning breach of a technology transfer agreement (HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules)
• Acting for a Chinese company in a dispute with an Indian company regarding the supply of equipment and materials for the manufacture of railway vehicles (ICC Arbitration Rules)
• Acting for a firm of consultant engineers defending claims concerning the design and supervision of a marine construction project in Thailand (UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules)
• Acting for an individual in a dispute with a Mongolian company regarding a settlement agreement and mining licenses (ICC Arbitration Rules)
• Acting for a Thai company in a dispute with a Hong Kong company regarding its supply of sub-standard goods (HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules, expedited procedure)
• Acting for a Singapore company in a dispute with a former director concerning breach of confidentiality, non-compete obligations and breach of fiduciary duties (UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules)
• Acting for a Chinese company in a dispute with a Thai company concerning claims for payment for machinery supplied (UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules)
• Acting for contractors and sub-contractors in various construction disputes in relation to Hong Kong’s Chek Lap Kok airport and the related infrastructure projects

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Associate)

Union Internationale des Avocats

Co-author of Hong Kong chapter of Directors’ Liability and Indemnification – A Global Guide, 2^nd Edition (2011) and 3^rd Edition (2016)