Professional Titles
Solicitor
Accredited Mediator (General & Family)
Accredited Family Mediation Supervisor
Civil Celebrant of Marriages
Academic Qualifications:
BA (Hons)
MA (with credit) in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution
FCIArb
Professional Qualifications:
1991 : Solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong
1992 : Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales (non-practising)
1994 : Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of
Singapore (non-practising)
1994 : Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland (non-practising)
1994 : Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Tasmania (Australia) (non-practising)
1995 : Solicitor of the High Court of Ireland (non-practising)
Public Services
Chairman, Special Committee on Evaluative Mediation appointed by the Secretary for Justice
Member, Steering Committee on Mediation appointed by the Secretary for Justice
Member, Regulatory Framework Sub-committee under the Steering Committee on Mediation (2012 to 2016)
Member, Working Group on Apology Leglistion (2012 to 2016)
Member, Mediation Accreditation Committee, HKMAAL
Academic Appointments
Adjunct Associate Professor - Department of Law, the University of Hong Kong
Adjunct Professor - City University of Hong Kong, School of Law
Adjunct Professor-Department of Law and Business, HKSYU
Judicial Experience
2002 - 2003 Labour Tribunal (Night Court), Judiciary - Deputy Presiding Officer
Feb - March 2018 / Jul - Aug 2018 District Court, Temporary Deputy Registrar
Publications
“Only Fools and Horses? – Episode Two”, (Issue No.17) Mediation – June 2003
“Book Review on Family Mediation : Theory and Practice with Chinese Families”, (Issue No.18) Mediation – August 2003
“Mediation Clause – A Boilerplate?”, (Issue No.19) Mediation – February 2004
“Case Review – Kenon Engineering Limited v. Nippon Kokan Koji Kabushiki Kaisha also known as Nippon Kokan Koji Corporation (CACV 214-216/2003)”, co-author, (Issue No.20) Mediation – July 2004
“The Long Story of a Brief Amendment – The history and development of section 17A of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance”, Hong Kong Lawyer – August 2005
“Book Review – A Magistrate’s Court in Nineteenth Century Hong Kong”, Hong Kong Lawyer – October 2005
“A Case for Probate Mediation in Hong Kong” co-author, Asian Dispute Review – October 2005
“The appointment of mediators - issues relating to mediators' fees”, conference paper of “Mediate First” Conference, a 2-day conference organized by the Department of Justice and other sponsors (May 2012)
“Should a lawyer - mediator's fee be shared in Hong Kong?” co-author, Hong Kong Lawyer - September 2012.
“A Mediator’s Prayer”, TANPAN, The Chinese-English Journal on Negotiation – November 2013
“調解保密 – 最近加拿大最高法院案例的啟示” co-author, Mediator’s Voice – October 2014
“Mediation : Recent Developments in Hong Kong and the Call for Compulsory Professional Indemnity Insurance”, Asian Journal on Mediation – 2014
“Chapter 4 – What Are the Legal Concerns When Mediating Internationally?”, Asian Mediation Handbook, Sweet & Maxwell - 2015
"Hong Kong Apology Ordinance 2017", Kluwer Mediation Blog
"Settlement is not success, Impasse is not Failure : It is The Perseverance to Mediate That Courts" Kluwer Mediation Blog
"Remembering Colin J. Wall" , Kluwer Mediation Blog
Seeing Is Interpreting – We Are All Blind In Different Ways
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Medal of Honour (MH)
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Singapore International Mediation Centre
Japan International Mediation Center (JIMC-Kyoto)
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