Fiona joined Reed Smith Richards Butler as a litigation associate in 2021. She qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 2013. She became an associate of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in 2012. She was accredited as a mediator of Hong Kong Mediation Centre and Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited in 2012 and 2013 respectively. She was appointed as a civil celebrant of marriages in 2021. She has extensive experience in advising both individual and corporate clients on contentious matters, with a primary focus on commercial disputes.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Acted for an Argentinian beverage company in tracing and recovering monies stolen by fraud against a total of over thirty defendants in three actions by obtaining injunction and disclosure orders as advocate and conducting garnishee proceedings and settlement negotiation
Acted for a United States law firm in tracing and recovering monies stolen by fraud by successfully defending an application and a subsequent appeal for setting aside default judgment, successfully intervening in garnishee applications made by competing claimants and participating in interpleader proceedings taken out by a bank as advocate
Acted for two Hong Kong doll manufacturing companies in claiming against a former employee for misappropriation of funds, destruction of information relating to the business and removal of data recorded in computers
Acted for an Argentinian beverage company in tracing and recovering monies stolen by fraud against a total of over thirty defendants in three actions by obtaining injunction and disclosure orders as advocate and conducting garnishee proceedings and settlement negotiation
Acted for a United States law firm in tracing and recovering monies stolen by fraud by successfully defending an application and a subsequent appeal for setting aside default judgment, successfully intervening in garnishee applications made by competing claimants and participating in interpleader proceedings taken out by a bank as advocate
Acted for two Hong Kong doll manufacturing companies in claiming against a former employee for misappropriation of funds, destruction of information relating to the business and removal of data recorded in computers
Acted for a Hong Kong corporate director of two British Virgin Islands companies in claiming against the registered agent of the companies for breach of contract, duty of care and fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment in relation to its handling of the liquidation of the companies
Acted for the executor of an estate and his company and daughter in defending a claim made by a bank as special trustee of the estate for breach of trust, dishonest assistance and knowing receipt
Acted for a Chinese businesswoman in claiming against her acquaintance for repayment of loan advanced for investment purpose
Acted for an Australian company in defending a claim made by its Hong Kong buying agent for outstanding commission for purchasing products in Asia
Acted for a supplier of fragrances and perfumes in claiming against a purchaser for release of allegedly defective goods or return of refund of purchase price
Acted for a British company in claiming against its Chinese supplier for refund of purchase price of substandard face masks
Acted for a purchaser of residential property in advising on her intended claim against a Hong Kong law firm for providing negligent advice on the stamp duty implication of the signing of Nomination
Acted for a Hong Kong company in advising on the recognition and enforcement of Dubai and Morocco judgments in relation to a consultancy agreement
Acted for a Mauritius company in advising on its claim against several Hong Kong individuals for repayment of negative balance of trading account
Credentials
Education
Education
- University of Hong Kong, 2011, Postgraduate Certificate in Laws
- City University of Hong Kong, 2010, Bachelor of Laws, Minor in Psychology, with Honours (Dean’s List)
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- Hong Kong
Court admissions
Court admissions
- High Court - Hong Kong
Professional affiliations
Professional affiliations
- Member of Law Society of Hong Kong
- Associate of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Accredited Mediator of Hong Kong Mediation Centre
- Accredited Mediator of Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited
- Civil Celebrant of Marriages