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Jamie has 20 plus years of Hong Kong experience in complex insolvency and commercial disputes. He heads up the Greater China restructuring and insolvency team.
Language - English
Jurisdictions - Hong Kong, Australia
Jamie acts on: (i) insolvency matters for liquidators, provisional liquidators, receivers, bankruptcy trustees in formal insolvency proceedings as well as for creditors, debtors and shareholders in corporate restructuring, debt restructuring, schemes, buy-outs and other work-out arrangements; (ii) contentious probate matters for Court appointed administrators in family disputes; (iii) defence and reputational matters for professional services firms; and (iv) commercial disputes on audit negligence and other professional liability claims, shareholder disputes, fraud and injunction proceedings and jurisdiction disputes.
Jamie's clients include the Big 4, R&I and other professional service firms, family offices, banks and financial service businesses.
Jamie is an experienced and highly regarded lawyer in the Hong Kong market. He is a ranked and recommended lawyer across all the legal directories.
Restructuring and Insolvency
Acting for liquidators to prosecute an audit negligence claim against a Big 6 auditor.
Commercial litigation
Acting for the administrators in probate litigation concerning disputed Hong Kong and PRC assets.
Fraud and asset recovery
USD $89m bunker fuel fraud claim involving Hong Kong Mareva injunctions, disclosure and tracing orders against multiple defendants, proprietary claims, appointment of provisional liquidators and co-operating with the Hong Kong Police.
Professional and management liability
Office holder PI defence. Advisory re regulatory investigations.