Our Professionals
Andrew Chin
Partner : Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department
Education and Qualifications
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Bachelor of Arts (Law), University of Cambridge
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LLM, London School of Economics
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Solicitor of Hong Kong (2011); Solicitor Advocate of Hong Kong (2019)
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Advocate and Solicitor of Singapore (2006)
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Solicitor of England and Wales (2023) - Practising
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Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2017)
Practice Areas
Commercial arbitration, corporate, commercial and contractual disputes, shareholders’ disputes, intellectual property disputes, building and construction disputes
Experience
Commercial, Contracts and Insolvency
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Handling shareholder disputes in either court or arbitration arising from breaches of joint venture agreements, shareholders’ agreements, articles of association of a JV company
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Seeking remedies on behalf of minority shareholders who are oppressed by majority shareholders
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Handling commercial disputes in either court or arbitration arising from breaches of contracts, such as consultancy agreements, distribution agreements, logistics agreements, share option agreements etc
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Obtaining injunctions and interim relief in aid of arbitration
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Acting as arbitrator in disputes arising out of commercial contracts
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Advising on general corporate and commercial matters
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Handling loan recovery matters on behalf of financial institutions
Building and Construction
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Handling disputes concerning programming, delays, quantum, defects and other contractual disputes arising from construction projects on behalf of developers and main contractors
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General advice on claims for additional works on a quantum meruit basis
Languages
English and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin)
Public Services
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Member, Arbitration Committee, Law Society of Hong Kong
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Permanent Member, Nomination Commission (Hong Kong), ICC Commission on Arbitration
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Member, List of Arbitrators (Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Shanghai International Arbitration Centre, Shanghai Arbitration Commission, Thai Arbitration Centre, BVI Arbitration Centre, Asian International Arbitration Centre)