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Frederick HUI

Frederick is an arbitrator as well as a Solicitor Advocate (Civil) who has attained the Higher Rights of Audience in Hong Kong. He has rights to appear in all levels of civil courts in Hong Kong.

Frederick joined Zhong Lun from DLA Piper which he had worked at for about 10 years. Frederick specializes in commercial litigation, international arbitration and white-collar crime. Frederick has particular experience in advising and handling high value shareholders and equity related disputes, multijurisdictional commercial disputes, commercial fraud, worldwide enforcement of judgments and arbitration awards, white collar crime and departmental summonses, and securities regulatory enforcement and investigation. Additionally, Frederick deals with high value, complex probate and matrimonial disputes.

Frederick frequently represents financial institutions, insurance companies, multinational corporations, non-governmental organizations, Chinese mainland state-owned enterprises as well as major shipping companies in complex commercial cross-border disputes in courts in Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and London and international arbitration tribunals.

Representative Matters

  • Represented a leading global supplier of silicone products in Hong Kong, regarding a claim for the sale of products and the refusal of cheque payment. The amount claimed exceeds HKD 10M

  • Acted for a high net worth client to handle with a dispute of refusal of cheque payment. We successfully claimed over HKD 23M and applied for verbal interrogation of the debtor’s personnel to enforce the judgment

  • Advised clients in respect of claims of outstanding loans of over HKD 650M arising out of various agreements including loan agreements, guarantees and mortgages. One of the claims has been brought by way of a mortgage action in the Hong Kong courts

  • Represented a manufacturer and retail company of a renowned PRC leisure clothing brand to handle a dispute involving bank guarantees and loans in an amount of RMB 100M

  • Acted for several companies founded by a late tycoon, philanthropist and Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference of the PRC in a number of disputes and issues between his family members over his estate and interests in his entire business empire by which these companies are owned and controlled.  These disputes were acrimonious and attracted wide publicity in Hong Kong and PRC with the involvement of former Chief Executive and Secretary of Justice in attempting a settlement between all parties but in vain

  • Represented a distributor of optical lenses and eye-wares in both PRC and Europe, together with an international fashion accessories manufacturer in PRC, in a dispute of acquisition in PRC with a Germany manufacturer of high-quality ophthalmic lens

  • Represented Chinese clients in a dispute in connection with the clients’ obligation as majority shareholders to repurchase shares in a BVI company upon the occurrence of specific repurchase events under the Shareholders Agreement. Hong Kong Arbitration. Amount in dispute: approximately RMB107M

Honors and Awards

For Individual

Recognized as “Up and Coming”, Chambers and Partners Greater China Guide 2022 - Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)

Recognized as recommended lawyer, Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 - Dispute Resolution (International Arbitration)

Recognized as recommended lawyer, Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 and 2022 - Private Client (Tax, Trusts, Wealth Management, Contentious Probate)

Recognized as recommended lawyer, the Dolye’s Guide 2022 - White Collar Crime, Corporate Crime & Regulatory Investigations

Recognized as recommended lawyer, the Dolye’s Guide 2021 - Criminal Law

Recognized as leading lawyer in the “Asia’s 40 Under 40”, Asian Legal Business (ALB) 2017

Recognized as leading lawyer, Chambers and Partners 2013 and 2014 - maritime law

Shortlisted "Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year”, the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2017-2019 and 2022

Shortlisted “Young Lawyer of the Year”, the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2016 and 2017

Receiver of Grand Leadership Award of the Professional Volunteering Service Accreditation Programme, the Hong Kong Council of Volunteering 2018

Receiver of Pro Bono and Community Work Recognition Programme Gold Award, the Law Society of Hong Kong 2016-2021

Memberships & Affiliations

Pro bono legal advisor, Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) since 2005

Member, the Hong Kong Institute of Directors

Member, the Joint Tribunal of the Bar Council and the Law Society of Hong Kong

Member, Disciplinary Panel A of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Examiner, the Higher Rights of Audience Assessment Board

Arbitrator, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre

Arbitrator, the Hainan International Arbitration Court

Supporting member and arbitrator, the London Maritime Arbitrators Association

Member, the Council on Human Reproductive Technology

Member, the Nursing Council

Member, the Mental Health Review Tribunal

Member, the Appeal Panel (Travel Industry Ordinance) of the Tourism Commission

Member, the Appeal Panel (Housing)

Member, the Fishermen Claims Appeal Board (Trawl Ban)

Member, the Advisory Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department

Former chairman, the Appeal Tribunal Panel Section 45 of the Buildings Ordinance (Cap. 123)

Former School Manager, Wah Yan College Kowloon and Wah Yan Primary School

Former Adjudicator, the Registration of Persons Tribunal

Former Member, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Publications

“Smoothing Out Disputes Arising from the Belt and Road Initiative”

“Does PRC China and Hong Kong courts support the Asset Preservation application for parties involved in an Arbitration Proceeding?”

“The Chinese versions of the London Maritime Arbitration Associate’s Law Reviews 2010-2012, 2013-2015 and 2015-2017” (Co-editor)

Writes on behalf of the Law Society of Hong Kong (articles are regularly published in the Sing Tao Daily newspaper) since 2012

Related

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    Hong Kong (Solicitor Advocate)
    England and Wales (Solicitor)
    Hong Kong (Solicitor)
    Notary Public

  • Education

    D.B.A (candidate), Peking University / University of Hong Kong
    LL.M., University of Hong Kong
    Postgraduate Diploma in Commercial Law, University of Hong Kong
    P.C.LL., University of Hong Kong
    LL.B., University of London
    B.Sc., University of Toronto

  • Professional Experience

    Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 2015 to present
    Senior Associate, DLA Piper in Hong Kong, 2015 and prior

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English