CPD Talk at The Law Society of Singapore: Working with Funders and Structuring Claims for Third Party Funding
Richard Yip of Denis Chang’s Chambers will speak as a panellist on the topic “Working with Funders and Structuring Claims for Third Party Funding” on Tuesday, 16 September 2025. The virtual programme is part of a 4-session virtual course on International Arbitration in Practice presented by the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of The Law Society of Singapore.
The session would examine (1) considerations of funders and types of claims attractive to them, (2) how to structure and negotiate cases for funding, (3) navigating ethical considerations in funding arrangements, (4) management of cases once funding is obtained, and (5) case studies on third-party funding arrangements.
Details of the Talk:
Date: Tuesday 16 September 2025
Time: 14:30 – 17:30
Venue: Online
Register here: https://reg.eventnook.com/event/u76757
Please note that the Hong Kong Law Society did not accredit this event with CPD points.
Richard Yip
“One of the strongest junior barristers around, his stand-out qualities include an excellent handle on the detail, an insightful legal mind, and sound commercial sense.”
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2021 – 2025, Commercial Disputes — Leading Juniors, Tier 1
Richard has a broad civil practice with a focus on shareholder disputes, commercial litigation, financial regulation, competition law and personal injuries. He joined Denis Chang’s Chambers in 2011. Prior to joining the bar, Richard was a corporate finance solicitor at Herbert Smith Freehills.
He represented four respondents in the second case before the Hong Kong Competition Tribunal, where the economic efficiency defence was raised for the very first time in Hong Kong. He was also involved in a number of substantial shareholder disputes, including Acropolis Ltd v W&Q Investment Ltd, 2018 HKCA 379 (appeal against interlocutory injunction concerning the EGM voting results of a listed company) and Waddington Ltd v Chan Chun Hoo Thomas, HCA 3291/2003 (trial of a double derivative action). Richard is also actively involved in the community and academia. He is a part-time lecturer at the University of Hong Kong.
Richard was recognised as “Tier 1 Leading Junior” in Commercial Disputes by Legal 500 (Asia-Pacific) from 2021 to 2025.
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This article was first published on 25 August 2025.
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