Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year - Hong Kong

Firm Profile

Litigation: Misrepresentation and misselling claims; insolvency and company liquidation; advising regarding enforcement of foreign and local Judgments and Orders in Hong Kong and in the PRC.

Arbitration: Advising regarding drafting of arbitration clauses; enforcement of foreign and local arbitration Awards in Hong Kong and in the PRC.

Shipping / Trade Disputes: Cargo loss/damage/ misdelivery claims; ship mortgage enforcement; charterparty disputes.

Corporate / Commercial Matters: Sale and purchase of businesses; shareholders and joint venture agreements; company secretarial and notarial services.

Employment: Representing both employers and employees.

Intellectual Property: Copyright, trademarks, patents, and registered designs. The firm also advises in respect of the misuse of confidential information and trade secrets.

Personal injury litigation: The firm acts for private claimants, and regularly represents claimants on the instructions of the Director of Legal Aid, including regarding Employees’ Compensation Ordinance claims; Common Law claims (acting for employees, employers, and insurers); road traffic accidents; fatality claims.

Damien Laracy

Damien specialises in commercial litigation and international arbitration. His practice deals with a wide variety of breach of contract and negligence claims, complex cross border debt recovery, shareholders’ disputes ship mortgage enforcement, international trade and sale of goods disputes, and enforcement of foreign and local Judgments and Awards in the PRC and in Hong Kong.

Damien also assists clients with SFC and Hong Kong Stock Exchange regulatory matters.

He regularly advises clients in respect of claims against financial institutions and financial advisors.

Damien sits as an arbitrator and is on the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Panel of Arbitrators, and on the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration’s Panel of Arbitrators.

80 Areas of Expertise

• Dispute Resolution • Shipping • Corporate / Commercial • Insurance (contentious and regulatory)

• Intellectual Property • Regulatory (SFC, HKEX) • Personal Injury • Criminal • Employment • Trusts and Wills

Notable Legal Work

• Claims against financial institutions following complaints of misselling of financial products.

• Shareholders’ disputes, including Section 114B Companies Ordinance applications in circumstances where a quorum cannot be achieved for a director’s meeting.

• Interlocutory relief applications including pursuant to Section 21M High Court Ordinance, Mareva Injunctions and Anton Pillar Orders.

• Acting on behalf of banks enforcing ship mortgages in Hong Kong (arrest and subsequent sale pendente lite).

• High profile claim on behalf of a golfer who was hit by a ball struck by a player who failed to yell a warning.

• Acting for independent non-executive directors, and successfully arguing for a private reprimand (rather than a public one) following an alleged breach of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing Rules.

• Numerous High Court actions and arbitrations relating to shipping and sale of goods disputes. Clients include shipowners, P & I Clubs, commodities traders, and cargo underwriters.

Damien Laracy

Room 3701, 37th Floor, Tower One, Lippo Centre, 89 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong

Tel: +852 2525 7525 Fax: +852 2525 7526 Mobile: +852 9758 9825 Direct: +852 2525 7528

Email: damienlaracy@laracyco.com Contact

Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2011