Tiffany Yau 丘曉晴
Call : 2021 (HK)
Set : Main
Practice Areas
ArbitrationChanceryCommercial LawCompany and InsolvencyDefamationEmploymentLand and Property LawProbate and AdministrationTort and Personal Injuries
Contact
Phone : 2810 7222 Email : [email protected] Secretary : Irene Ho [email protected]

Tiffany is a Charles Ching Scholar. She joined Chambers in 2021 after completing her pupillage with Mr Chan Chi Hung SC, Mr Clement Lau, Mr Earl Deng, Mr Tim Parker and Mr Justin Ho.

Tiffany obtained her LLB from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with First Class Honours. She went on to obtain her BCL from the University of Oxford with Merit overall and Distinction in Commercial Remedies.

Before being called to the Bar, Tiffany was a Judicial Assistant to the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal from 2019 to 2020.

Tiffany is developing a broad practice and accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ work. She is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.


• BCL (Merit), University of Oxford

• PCLL, Chinese University of Hong Kong

• LLB (First Class Honours), Chinese University of Hong Kong


Commercial

Real Estate and Finance Fund (In Liquidation) & Worldwide Opportunities Fund SPC (In Liquidation) v Sun Cheuk Pak Alan & Ors (judgment pending): 19-day High Court trial in respect of claims of over HK$10 billion for unlawful means conspiracy and breach of fiduciary duties (with Justin Ho)

• Real Estate and Finance Fund (In Liquidation) & Worldwide Opportunities Fund SPC (In Liquidation) v Sun Cheuk Pak Alan & Ors [2023] HKCFI 1580: security for costs, jurisdiction, company in liquidation (with Justin Ho)

• Keenact Ltd & Ors v Elena Siivinen & Ors (HCA 1498/2024): proprietary and Mareva injunction; dispute as to jurisdiction (with James Wood)

Forever Concord Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) v Lau Kwong & Hung (A Firm) & Ors [2024] HKCFI 1838: acted on behalf of the first and third defendants in arguing costs following withdrawal application by the plaintiff and resisting disclosure order sought against the third defendant (Sole Advocate)

A Co & Anor v B Co & Anor (HCMP 1673/2021): anonymity order, gagging order, Norwich Pharmacal order (with Earl Deng)

China Resources Property Management Limited v Goldstone Investment Group Limited (HCA 328/2021): trial on assessment of damages (Sole Advocate) (settled few days before trial)

Flora Education Limited v Yuet Company Limited & Anor [2023] HKDC 394: constructive trust, vesting order, internet fraud (Sole Advocate)

United Asia Finance Ltd v Ho Wai Man (DCCJ 2837/2023): attachment order, defaulting debtor (Sole Advocate)

• Hung Lee Construction Engineering Ltd v Chan Hop Loi Nelson (HCA 1539/2019): statutory derivative action; alleged misappropriation of company funds; expert evidence on quantum

Bankruptcy / Liquidation

Re Luk Fai Holdings Company Limited; Re Criteria Holdings Limited [2023] HKCFI 2268: High Court trial in respect of unfair prejudice petitions with issues concerning buy-out agreement and approach to valuation of shares (led by Eva Sit SC, with Justin Ho)

Re aCommerce Group Ltd (HCMP 772/2024): advisory work in relation to proposed restructuring arrangements (with James Wood)

Re Lee Siu Fung, Siegfried (a discharged bankrupt) (a bankrupt) (HCB 345/2001): private examinations under s.29 of the Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap. 6) ordered against certain relatives of the bankrupt

• Bruno Arboit and Chi Lai Man Jocelyn acting as the Joint and Several Trustees in Bankruptcy of the Property of Yeung Chun Wai Anthony v Shropshire Venture Corporation & Anor (HCA 1644/2022): vacating registration of writ as lis pendens (with Justin Ho)

• Bruno Arboit and Chi Lai Man Jocelyn acting as the Joint and Several Trustees in Bankruptcy of the Property of Yeung Chun Wai Anthony v Kossilon Corporate Services Ltd (HCB 8129/2019): s.29 Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap. 6), disclosure order (Sole Advocate)

韓欣陶(一名破產人)v Gwynn Hopkins及劉穎儀為韓欣陶(一名破產人)產業的共同及各別的受託人 [2023] HKCFI 2879: Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap. 6) ss.43D, 83-84 (Sole Advocate)

Re Hong Kong Airlines Limited (HCCW 71/2022): winding-up, restructuring, adjournment, scheme of arrangement (Sole Advocate)

Re Greater Sino Investments Ltd (HCCW 166/2024) (Sole Advocate)

Probate / Succession

Re Lee James Smith alias JAMES SMITH LEE alias LEE WEI TING alias LEE YU CHIU alias LEE JAI SAN alias LEE CHUAN HSIN, late of 3-16-7 Nakameguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan, deceased (HCAP 3/2020): validity of will; revocation of Letters of Administration (led by Denis Chang SC, KC, with Rachel Wong and Thomas WK Wong)

Lau Yue Kui (劉汝蘧), the administrator of the estate of Lau Wai Chau (劉維疇), deceased & Ors v Philip Chan & Co (a firm) [2023] HKCFI 2673: taxation of solicitor’s bills, sanctioned offers (with Earl Deng)