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Jennifer Fan    范詠琛大律師

Call: 2018 (HK)
Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb)

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Jennifer joined Chambers after completing her pupillage with Mr. Russell Coleman S.C., Ms. Maggie Wong S.C., Ms. Elizabeth Cheung, and Ms. Bonnie Cheng. She is developing a broad civil practice and accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ work.

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Selected Cases

Arbitration

  • A v B [2022] HKCFI 607 – Successfully obtained adjournment of enforcement proceedings of an NAI arbitration award in Hong Kong pending determination of setting aside proceedings in the supervisory court in the Netherlands (led by Benjamin Yu S.C. and Rimsky Yuen S.C. and with James Man)

  • Acted for a respondent in resisting a HKIAC Emergency Relief application concerning a 2 billion US Dollar dispute arising out of a joint venture investment agreement (led by Benjamin Yu SC and Paul Shieh SC, with Eva Sit [now Eva Sit S.C.] and Harrison Miao)

  • Acted for the applicant in an HKIAC Emergency Relief application in a multi-million US dollar commercial dispute (led by Victor Dawes S.C.)

  • Commercial

  • AIG Insurance Hong Kong Ltd v Lynn McCullough [2019] HKCFI 1649; [2019] 3 HKLRD 641 – A case involving AIG’s application for an anti-suit injunction in Hong Kong against non-parties to an arbitration agreement (led by Benjamin Yu S.C. and with Elizabeth Cheung)

  • Lei Shing Hong Credit Limited v Accufast Limited HCMP 1749/2014 – Successfully resisted defendant’s application to adduce further expert evidence

  • Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., Hong Kong v Yong Yu Global Pte Ltd and China Merchant Bank Co. Ltd., Singapore Branch HCA 90/ 2019 – Successful summary judgment application involving letters of credit (led by Rimsky Yuen S.C.)

  • Acted (on my own, and being led) on various interlocutory applications, such as security for cost applications, summary judgment applications, and discovery applications

  • Family / Matrimonial

  • LYCP v JEK [2019] HKCFI 1588; [2019] HKFLR 238 - Appeared on behalf of the husband in an 8-day trial (with Deepak Nagpal and Bonnie Cheng). Issues included a pre-nuptial agreement, avoidance of disposition under s.17 MPPO (Cap. 192), third party contribution, soft loans and discretionary trusts.

  • Appeared (on my own, and being led) in other family law hearings, involving pre-nuptial agreements, determination of preliminary issues under TL v ML, s.17 MPPO (Cap. 192), maintenance pending suit, pre-nuptial agreements, and child custody

  • Author of the chapter on Protection of Children and Juveniles Ordinance (Cap. 213) in Hotten and Ho on Family and Divorce Law in Hong Kong

  • Injunction / Contempt

  • A v B HCMP 1609 /2021 – Successfully obtained ex parte and substantive pre-action disclosure orders and ancillary gagging and anonymity orders against the defendant

  • Onwel Sales Limited v Skechers S.A.R.L and Skechers Southeast Asia Limited [2021] HKCFI 790 – Interim injunction application in aid of intended SIAC arbitration (led by Paul Shieh S.C. and with Elizabeth Cheung)

  • Equity / Trust

  • Chen Jinhui v Wong Kam San & Others [2021] HKCFI 710 – 16-day trial concerning contractual, trust, and restitution claims over shares of a Hong Kong corporation holding interests in mining rights and an iron ore in Liaoning Province (led by Wong Yan Lung S.C. and with Andrea Yu)

  • Practice Areas

  • Arbitration
  • Civil Fraud / Asset Recovery
  • Commercial
  • Equity / Trust
  • Family / Matrimonial
  • Injunction / Contempt
  • Probate / Succession
  • Property & Conveyancing
  • Restitution / Unjust Enrichment
  • Education

    2017

    BCL, University of Oxford

    2016

    PCLL, University of Hong Kong

    2015

    JD (First Class Honours), University of Hong Kong

    2013

    AB (Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa), Harvard University

    Scholarship And Prizes

    2017

    Middle Temple Scholarship for Advocacy Training

    2016

    Merton Lawyers’ BCL Scholarship

    2016

    Hong Kong Jockey Club Graduate Scholarship

    2016

    Hong Kong Scholarship for Excellence Scheme- Postgraduate Scholarship

    2016

    HKSAR Government Scholarship

    2015

    Temple Chambers Pupillage Award

    2015

    Betty Ho Prize in Law for Best Overall Performance in the Academic Year

    2015

    HKU JD Prize (Equity and Trusts)

    2015

    HKU JD Prize (Land Law)

    2015

    Best Written Memoranda, Herbert Smith Freehills Competition Law Moot (International Competition)

    2015

    Des Voeux Chambers Junior Scholarship

    2014

    Betty Ho Prize in Law for Best Overall Performance in the Academic Year

    2014

    HKU JD Prize (Tort Law)

    2014

    HKU JD Prize (Criminal Law)

    2013

    Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society

    2011

    John Harvard Scholar

    2010

    John Harvard Scholar

    languages

    English, Cantonese, Putonghua, Conversational Korean

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