Richard Yip delivered a seminar on International Arbitration at the “2024年首都法学家沙龙暨青年涉外法治人才培养研讨会”

Richard Yip participated in the 2024 Beijing Legal Scholars Seminar, hosted by North China University of Technology on 7 December 2024, where he was invited to deliver a seminar on international arbitration, focusing on common challenges faced by Chinese companies in this field. 

Members of Denis Chang’s Chambers are experienced arbitrators, with many having extensive experience as arbitrators or counsel in arbitration proceedings. For more information about our arbitration practice, please visit here.

 

 

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.

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This article was first published on 16 December 2024.

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