Angus Yu

Angus is a senior associate in the Litigation Department of the Hong Kong office of Reed Smith LLP, having joined the firm as a trainee in 2017 and qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 2019.

Experience

Representative matters

Acting for a wholly owned subsidiary of a PRC listed company in defending a claim brought by and pursuing a counterclaim against an Italian supplier / fashion house arising out of an agreement for the retailing of garments and other accessories in Asia (valued at over US$ 200 million) in an ad hoc arbitration seated in Hong Kong pursuant to UNCITRAL Rules.

Acting for a global bank against another bank in relation to a high-stake trade finance dispute over US$ 170 million.

Acting for an international travel agency company in defending an airline agency’s claim for breach of the contract in respect of the sale and purchase of specified number of seats of flights;

Acting for a global bank against another bank in relation to a high-stake trade finance dispute over US$ 170 million.

Acting for an international travel agency company in defending an airline agency’s claim for breach of the contract in respect of the sale and purchase of specified number of seats of flights;

Acting for a PRC internet group in various HKIAC arbitrations concerning cross-border investment disputes on a share redemption plan (valued at over US$ 75 million) involving highly complex factual matrix and ancillary legal proceedings in other jurisdictions.

Acting for a Chinese technology company in a Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) arbitration against its private equity fund investor regarding a redemption of shares priced at over US$ 50 million with implications on related Cayman winding-up proceedings.

Acting for a wholly owned subsidiary of a dual-listed pharmaceutical group in an LCIA arbitration involving a contractual dispute valued at over US$ 50 million.

Advising a dual-listed pharmaceutical company in defending a claim of over US$ 33 million arising from the intended manufacturing and distribution of vaccines in Brazil.

Acted for a PRC bank in a successful application for summary judgment in the sum of over US$ 20 million involving letters of credit dispute.

Acting for a PRC technology company (together with its founder and affiliates) in a US$ 14 million-dollar investment dispute.

Acting for a PRC state-owned enterprise against various major cotton sellers in contractual disputes in the total sum of over US$ 10 million.

Acting for a Hong Kong investor against a Chinese animation group in a share redemption dispute valued at over US$ 10 million.

Acting for a PRC state-owned enterprise against a middle-east company in a single arbitration under multiple contracts administered by the HKIAC in relation to a claim exceeding US$ 8 million arising out of transportation disputes.

Acting for a PRC state-owned company in defending a CIETAC HK arbitration commenced by a Hong Kong company for disputes regarding a commodity sale and purchase agreement.

Acting for shipping companies and P&I Clubs in many maritime disputes arbitrated under HKMAG and LMAA rules.

Acting in the various Hong Kong court proceedings arising out of the collision between “STAR CENTURION” and “ANTEA” relating to the interpretation of the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976.

Acting in the various Hong Kong court proceedings arising out of the collision between “SANCHI” and “CF CRYSTAL”.

CITIC Ltd v Company Registration Number 3116975 Ltd & Another and CITIC Ltd v Zhongtian Xinhe International Industry Group Co., Ltd & Another [2025] HKCFI 875 (Companies Ordinance section 42 applications)

ING Bank N.V. v Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited [2024] HKCFI 2220 (Stay of proceedings on the ground of forum non conveniens)

Daily-Tech Hong Kong Limited v iAdvantage Limited [2023] HKCFI 891 (Interlocutory injunction restraining the licensor of a data centre from acting upon a notice purporting to terminate its service agreement with the licensee)

Pinpoint Multi-Strategy Master Fund v Gangtai Group Co., Ltd & Others [2021] HKCFI 1011 (Discharging Injunction granted on the basis of the Chabra jurisdiction)

Skyhigh Investment Limited v Yu Jun & Others (unrep, HCCT 29/2019) (Mareva Injunction)

A v B [2019] HKDC 594 (Norwich Pharmacal Order and Gagging Order)