Silks
Paul W T Shieh SCRonny Tong, GBS, QC, SC, JPRuy Barretto SCWong Yan-Lung SCJat Sew-Tong, SBS, SC, JPRimsky Yuen, GBM, SC, JPStewart K M Wong SCEugene Fung SCCharles Manzoni KC, SCRaymond Leung SCVictor Dawes SCBernard Man SCRichard Khaw SCAlexander Stock SCAbraham Chan SCJin Pao SCEva Sit SCLaurence Li SCJonathan Chang SCLaw Man-Chung SCSara Tong SCVictor Joffe KC, SCAnthony Chan SCMike S K Lui SCCharles Hollander KC (England & Wales)Deepak Nagpal KC (England & Wales)Winston Poon SCJuniors
Douglas Jones Robin McLeish Grace Chow Elizabeth Y Cheung Wilson Leung Queenie Lau Zabrina S Y Lau Janet W Y Ho Keith Lam Julian Lam Bonnie Y K Cheng Justin Ho Bianca Yu Andrea Yu Val Chow Martin Ho James Man Theresa Chow Thomas Wong Astina Au Byron Chiu Joshua Chan Danny Tang Sheena Wong Peter Dong Harrison Miao Victor Lui Jennifer Fan Natalie So Brian Lee Esther Mak John Leung Eugene Kwan Jonathan Ng Keith Chan Zenith Chan John Cheung John C K Chan Adrian Kwan Cedric Yeung Jonathan Fung Sik Chee-Ching Cristian Tsang Ian Yu Louis Cheng Alexander BurgArbitrators / Mediators
Geoffrey Ma Matthew Gearing KC (England & Wales)Ng Jern-Fei KC (England & Wales)
Laurence Li SC
Call: 2006 (HK); 1998 (New York) |
Profile
Mr. Li practices commercial litigation with a focus on matters involving the financial markets and financial services. He regularly acts for banks, investors, listed companies, their directors, shareholders, accounting firms, valuers, the Government, and the regulators. He has appeared in all levels of the Court as well as all the statutory and non-statutory tribunals in this field.
Mr. Li speaks fluent Putonghua and also often acts in Mainland-related disputes.
Selected Cases
Securities & Regulation
Andrew Left v SFC [2019] HKCA 224
SFC v X [2018] HKCFI 2877
SFC v Cheng Chak Ngok [2018] HKCA 923
Lee Kwok Wa v SFC [2018] HKCFA 45
SFC v Yiu Hoi Ying Charles (2018) 21 HKCFAR 475
Moody’s v SFC (2018) 21 HKCFAR 456
Tang Hanbo v SFC [2018] 1 HKLRD 272
Re Television Broadcasts Ltd [2017] 5 HKLRD 541
SFC v C [2017] HKCFI 754
Re CITIC, MMT 10 Apr 2017
Re Yorkey Optical, MMT 27 Feb 2017
Re Greencool, MMT 23 Jun 2017, 29 Dec 2016
Re AcrossAsia, MMT 29 Nov 2016
Re Alibaba Health, Takeovers Panel 17 May 2016
Pacific Sun v SFC (2015) 18 HKCFAR 138
A, B & C v SFC [2015] 1 HKLRD 47
SFC v Ernst & Young [2015] 5 HKLRD 293
HKSAR v Li Jialin [2014] 2 HKLRD 538 (CA)
X v SFC [2012] 4 HKLRD 296
Leung Chi Keung v MMT [2012] 2 HKLRD 786 (CA)
Tsien Pak Cheong v SFC [2011] 3 HKLRD 533 (CA)
Re PCCW Ltd [2009] 3 HKC 292 (CA)
Banking / Finance
Galleria (in liq) v DBS Bank [2018] HKCFI 773
Phillip Securities v 3i Capital [2017] HKCFI 2284
Luk Wing Yan v Wing Lung Bank [2017] HKCFI 2270
CLH Group v Standard Chartered Bank, [2017] HKCFI 1954
Du Guorong v Bank of China International [2017] HKCFI 1169
China Construction Bank v Shanghai Pudong Dev. Bank [2017] HKCA 212, [2017] HKCA 51
Fast Track v BOCI Securities [2016] HKCFI 2322, [2016] HKCFI 1682
Tin Lik v Deutche Bank [2016] HKCFI 219
Li Kwok Heem v Standard Chartered [2016] 1 HKC 535
HSBC Institutional Trust Services v Tin Lik [2012] 1 HKLRD 702 (CA)
Natamon Protpakorn v Citibank [2009] 1 HKLRD 455 (CA)
Formosa Taffeta v Banque Indosuez [2009] 1 HKLRD 568
Company
Re HK Investments Group [2018] HKCFI 984
Chinaculture.com v Lam Ting Ball [2018] HKCFI 742
Arjowiggins v Shandong Chenming Paper [2018] HKCFI 93
Re Anxin-China Holdings [2017] HKCFI 180
China Medical (in pro liq) v KPMG [2017] HKCFI 1335, [2016] HKCFI 2412
Perfect Direct v Dejin Resources [2015] HKCFI 2177, [2015] HKCFI 1087
Giant Crystal v Energy International [2015] HKCFI 1544
Veron International v RCG [2015] HKCFI 1246
Re LDK Solar Co Ltd [2015] 1 HKLRD 458
World One Investments v Chow Cheuk Lap & Ors [2013] 3 HKLRD 701
Veron International v RCG [2013] 3 HKLRD 657 (CA)
Re Shun Tak Holdings [2009] 5 HKLRD 743
Commercial
Global Gaming Philippines v Deutsche Bank [2019] HKCFI 405
Lim Yi Shenn v Wong Yuen Yee [2016] HKCA 411
Shenzhen Sea Star v Perception Digital [2015] HKCFI 223
Desarrollo v Kader [2014] 1 HKLRD 419
Pang Wai Hak v Hua Yunjian [2012] 4 HKLRD 113
Civil Fraud / Asset Recovery
Ve Global v Charles Allard [2017] HKCFI 1760
Cheer Signal v Wong Siu Fan [2016] HKCFI 232, [2015] HKCFI 1938
Lin San Jih v Chai Zhen Zhong [2012] 5 HKLRD 477 (CA)
Gao Haiyan v Keeneye Holdings (No. 2) [2012] 1 HKC 491 (CA)
Gao Haiyan v Keeneye Holdings [2012] 1 HKLRD 627 (CA)
Contact
| Email: | laurenceli@templechambers.com |
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| Tel: | (+852) 2523 2003 |
Secretary | |
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| Name: | Zoe Lau |
| Email: | zoe@templechambers.com |
| Tel: | (+852) 2248 1879 |
Practice Areas
Appointments And Public Office
Judge, Regulatory Tribunal, Qatar Financial Centre, Doha, Qatar
Justice of the Peace, Hong Kong
Chairperson, Financial Services Development Council, Hong Kong
Honorary Fellow, Asian Institute of International Financial Law (AIIFL), University of Hong Kong
Senior Fellow, Centre for Financial Regulation and Economic Development (CFRED), The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Education
BA (cum laude), Yale University
JD (cum laude), Harvard Law School
Publications And Articles
Securities and Futures Ordinance: Commentary and Annotations, Sweet & Maxwell, General Editor for 1st ed. (2015), 2nd ed. (2016), 3rd ed. (2017), 4th ed. (2018)
Financial Markets: Law and Practice, Oxford University Press, Consulting Editor for 1st ed. (2016)