[CPD Talk] Mareva 50 years on: what has changed?
Join us for a CPD Talk on what has changed over the past 50 years on Mareva. Richard Yip and Keith Cheung discuss the history and emergence, procedural and substantive requirements and the impact of Mareva.
Details of the Talk:
• Date: Wednesday, 2 April 2025
• Time: 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM, followed by a drinks reception
• Venue: 9/F, One Lippo Centre, 89 Queensway, Admiralty
• CPD Accreditation: 1.5 points (Application under progress)
Speakers from Denis Chang’s Chambers:
• Mr. Richard Yip
• Mr. Keith Cheung
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.
Visit Richard’s profile for more details.
Keith Cheung
“Keith is knowledgeable and commercially astute and he can present arguments clearly and persuasively. Keith can readily understand complex facts and legal principles and explain them to lay client in a simple and clear manner.”
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2025, Commercial disputes — Rising Stars
Keith is developing a broad civil practice with particular experience and interest in commercial litigation, company law, insolvency, arbitration, trusts, probate and intellectual property. He has represented domestic, Mainland and overseas clients in Hong Kong and worked with legal teams in offshore litigation in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands.
Keith is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators. Prior to joining the Bar, Keith qualified as a solicitor with a major international law firm.
Keith was recognised as “Rising Star” in Commercial Disputes by Legal 500 (Asia-Pacific) in 2025.
Find out more from Keith’s profile.
This article was first published on 21 March 2025.
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