We have provided support and assistance to a client, British Virgin Islands (BVI) lawyers and Queen’s Counsel in the United Kingdom in respect of a successful appeal before the BVI Court of Appeal in overturning and setting aside the judgment and order of the BVI first instance commercial court in winding up a BVI company and appointment of liquidator. The case involves dispute between the shareholders (who have also litigated on numerous other cases around the world, including Hong Kong) concerning an enormous shipping business.

A special feature of the outcome of this appeal is that not only the BVI Court of Appeal saw fit to interfere and set aside the trial judge’s exercise of discretion, it has also been persuaded to overturn essentially all the major factual findings by the trial judge.

Our legal team for this case is led by our litigation partner Mr. Roy Leung (who has travelled to the BVI and London for the purpose of this case) and assisted by our associates Mr. Sidney Ho, Ms. Jenny Wong, Mr. Mathew Liu and Ms. Theresa Law, and has achieved synergy with legal teams in Hong Kong, the BVI and the United Kingdom for maximizing the interest of our client.

While we practise Hong Kong law solely, our litigation department has established close professional network with lawyers and counsel in other offshore jurisdictions (including BVI, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, etc.) and abundant experience in providing full-range supports to client in shareholders’ disputes, board room disputes, winding-up proceedings, liquidation process and other disputes involving companies incorporated in those jurisdictions.