Terrence joined chambers in 2016 after completing his juris doctor degree at the University of Hong Kong (with First Class Honours, ranking second in his year) and his Bachelor of Civil Law degree at the University of Oxford (with Distinction).  Terrence was awarded the Bar Scholarship and the Charles Ching Memorial Scholarship in 2015 and 2016 respectively.

Terrence maintains a broad civil and commercial practice, and has an interest in company and insolvency matters.  He has also been involved in cases concerning land, probate, trust as well as securities and regulatory matters.  Terrence is also experienced in handling contentious and non-contentious mental health applications and has dealt with applications concerning enduring powers of attorney.

 

Selected Cases

Bankruptcy and Insolvency

• Re Guy Kwok-Hung Lam (2023) 26 HKCFAR 119 – Exclusive jurisdiction clauses in bankruptcy cases
• Re Nam Ho Kwan [2022] HKCFI 3160 – Principles governing adjournment applications in bankruptcy cases
• Re Tian Shan Development (Holding) Ltd [2022] HKCFI 3084 – Jurisdiction to wind up foreign companies
• Re NewOcean Energy Holdings Ltd [2022] HKCFI 2501 – Jurisdiction to wind up foreign companies
• Re Lerthai Group Ltd [2021] HKCFI 207 – Principles governing adjournment applications in winding-up cases
• Re Trinity (Management Services) Ltd [2021] HKCFI 2207 – Resisting winding up petition
• Re CT Environmental Group Ltd [2021] HKCFI 2602 – Appointment of provisional liquidator
• Re Forever Winner Int’l Development Ltd [2021] HKCFI 3029 – Resisting winding up petition
• Re China Putian Food Holding Ltd [2020] HKCFI 2652 – Application to strike out Petition
• Re China City Construction (Int’l) Co Ltd [2019] 3 HKLRD 491 –Winding up a company in CVL

 

 

Scheme of Arrangement

• Re Asia Television Limited (HCMP 1278/2017) – debt scheme
• Re Enice Holding Ltd [2018] 4 HKLRD 736 – privatisation scheme
• Re National Arts Entertainment and Culture Group Ltd [2020] HKCFI 271 – debt scheme
• Re Samson Paper Holdings Limited [2021] 5 HKLRD 286 – debt scheme
• Re Sun Cheong Creative Development Holding Ltd (HCMP 577/2021) – debt scheme
• Re Hidili Industry International Development Ltd (HCMP 170/2022) – debt scheme
• Re Moody Technology Holdings Ltd [2022] HKCFI 1992 – debt scheme
• Re Ozner Water International Holdings Ltd [2022] HKCFI 2875 – debt scheme

 

Company

• Re Pearl Oriental Oil Ltd [2018] HKCFI 2559 – Injunctive relief in relation to chairman of SGM
• Re Sandmartin International Holding Ltd [2020] HKCA 146 – Shareholders’ inspection
• Re Topmix (International) Co Ltd [2020] HKCFI 245 – Shareholders’ inspection
• ARF SV 1 S.à.r.l v. The Registrar of Companies [2022] HKCFI 963 – Restoration of deregistered company
• Re Natural Seasoning International (HK) Ltd [2021] HKCFI 1535 – Injunction over voting rights

 

Banking and Finance

• HSBC v Fully Richest International Ltd [2022] HKCFI 365 – Mortgagee Action
• Bao Yuan Finance Ltd v Luo Guiying [2020] HKCFI 2942 – Mortgagee Action
• Guanghua SS Holdings Ltd v Lim Yew Cheng [2022] HKCFI 1052 –  Guarantee Action

 

General Civil and Commercial

• China Energy Reserve and Chemicals Group Overseas Co Ltd v BoCom (HK) Ltd [2021] HKCFI 2367 – Resisting application for pre-action discovery
• Bluesun Capital Ltd v Tewoo Group [2021] HKCFI 2040 – Setting aside default judgment on the basis of inter alia material non-disclosure
• Wealth Tech Group Holding Ltd v Yung May Fong Betty [2021] HKCFI 2966 – construction of settlement agreement
• Sunni International Ltd v Kao Wai Ho Francis [2021] 1 HKLRD 841 – Application for security for costs and interplay with non-party cost order

 

Securities and regulations

• Re Asia Telemedia Limited – Market Misconduct Tribunal sanction hearing
• SFC v Liu Zhongkui [2021] HKCFI 1975 – Application for disqualification order

 

Mental Health Law

• Re YHM [2019] HKCFI 1441 – Dispute over validity of enduring power of attorney
• Re HVD [2021] HKCFI 3212 – Application for injunction ordering defendant to return MIP to Hong Kong
• Re QLK [2023] HKCFI 1882 – Resisting application for attorney to disclose documents

 

Private International Law

• Dickson Valora Group (Holdings) Co Ltd v Fan Ji Qian [2019] 2 HKLRD 173 – “quasi-contractual” anti-suit injunction against a respondent who was not party to the relevant arbitration clause
• Dickson Valora Holdings Enterprise Co Ltd v Moravia CV [2019] 3 HKLRD 210 – application for striking out unfair prejudice petition on the ground of lack of locus standi; mandatory stay of the petition in favour of arbitration pursuant to an arbitration agreement
• Step Perfect Ltd v Gregory Goldstein & Anor HCA 846/2017 – Stay of proceedings, forum non conveniens, dismissal of interlocutory injunction application

 

Arbitration

• HKIAC Arbitration – Claim by sub-contractor against a contractor under pile removal sub-contracts
• HKIAC Arbitration – Claim under an investment agreement
• ICC Arbitration – Claim under convertible note