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James Wood Quoted in Bloomberg Article: “The Hong Kong Judge Who Puts Fear Into China’s Deadbeat Builders”

One of our Chambers’ members, James Woodhas been quoted in the attached Bloomberg article entitled “The Hong Kong Judge Who Puts Fear Into China’s Deadbeat Builders” published yesterday. The article delves into the fascinating winding up proceedings involving some of the PRC’s largest real estate developers that are unfolding in the Hong Kong Companies Court before Madam Justice Linda Chan. 

In this compelling piece, Madam Justice Linda Chan, who began her illustrious legal career at Denis Chang’s Chambers in 1998, takes centre stage.

James Wood represents the petitioner in the winding up of Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.

Read the full article here.

 


James Wood


James is a seasoned litigator with over 25 years’ experience in Hong Kong. He is particularly recognised for his expertise in restructuring and insolvency, commercial fraud and financial disputes, including disputes involving asset tracing and recovery. 

Before joining the Bar, James was most recently a Solicitor Advocate and Partner at Lipman Karas, now Karas So LLP in Association with Mishcon de Reya.

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This article was first published on 29 November 2023. 

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