Bryan Chan

Solicitor, DLA Piper

Bryan is a senior associate at DLA Piper Hong Kong. He has substantial experience in commercial litigation and arbitration. He has advised and acted for banks, funds, joint ventures and companies in various industries including real estate, pharmaceutical, sports, TMT, hotel, property management and shipping.

Bryan has a particular focus on handling shareholders disputes, breach of directors’ duties, contractual disputes, insolvency and winding-up, breach of trust, fraud, property management and defamation.

Bryan regularly advises and represents clients in proceedings at various levels of the Hong Kong courts, as well as arbitrations in the HKIAC, CIETAC, LCIA and SIAC.

Most recently, Bryan has acted for a leading global investment manager in an HKIAC administered arbitration in respect of a shareholders' dispute which concerns a USD200 million investment in a joint venture in Mainland China, and also acted for one of the largest commercial real estate services and investment firm in an HKIAC administered arbitration in respect of a joint venture dispute involving real estate investment in Shanghai.

Bryan is a solicitor admitted in the High Court of the Hong Kong SAR. He is also qualified to practice in the Greater Bay Area.

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Arrangement for interim measures in aid of arbitration between China Mainland and Hong Kong

Practice Notes

This Practice Note details a 2019 arrangement under which Mainland China and Hong Kong courts can grant interim measures in support of institutional arbitrations seated in the other’s jurisdiction. At the time of writing, the arrangement has not yet come into force.

Arbitration

Hong Kong—enforcing awards—Mainland awards

Practice Notes

This Practice Note sets out the general background for enforcement of a Mainland arbitral award in the Hong Kong courts.

Arbitration

Hong Kong—enforcing awards—New York Convention—refusal of enforcement

Practice Notes

This Practice Note sets out the grounds on which recognition and enforcement of a Convention arbitral award may be refused under the New York Convention in the Hong Kong courts under section 89 of the Arbitration Ordinance (Cap 609).

Arbitration

Hong Kong—freezing injunctions in support of arbitration [Archived]

Practice Notes

This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note considers the powers of the court in the Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance, Chapter 609 to grant freezing orders in support of arbitration proceedings and how to apply for such an order.

Arbitration

Hong Kong—guide to the Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance [Archived]

Practice Notes

This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note sets out the structure and general principles underlying the Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance, Chapter 609.

Arbitration

Hong Kong—powers of the court to order interim measures in support of arbitration and how to apply to the

Practice Notes

This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note considers the powers of the Hong Kong court under the Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance, Chapter 609 to order interim measures or relief (AO, ss 21 and 45), including stay of court (litigation) proceedings in favour of arbitration (AO, s 20) and injunctions in support of arbitration proceedings or the arbitral process (including freezing injunctions) and how to apply for such measures. The Practice Note also covers the court’s power to enforce orders made by an emergency arbitrator under the law of Hong Kong.

Arbitration