Christine specializes in conveyancing and property transactions, with expertise in acting for major developers and handling sale and purchase of First-hand residential properties. She also handles real estate acquisitions and disposals, property financing and mortgage, as well as tenancy matters for residential, commercial and industrial properties.
Key highlights:-
Project conveyancing:
- Leading and collaborating with the Conveyancing Department in delivering an array of large-scale property development projects
- Liaising with vendors, leading and panel firms of solicitors, purchasers and key stakeholders
- Representing major property developers in dealing with complications arising from default units, termination, cancellation and settlement agreements, recovery of possession, and actions taken by the Building Authority relating to illegal structures/ unauthorized building works
Ensuring compliance with Residential Properties (First-hand Sales) Ordinance (Cap.621):
- Reviewing pre-sale consent, statutory declaration, sales and tender documents, agreement and assignment forms
- Compiling and reviewing an array of daily and monthly stakeholder reports
Tenancy matters:
- Acting for a reputed corporate group in the leasing of its industrial buildings (including drafting tailor-made tenancy agreements and preparing licence templates)
- Providing advice on leasing and general corporate issues
Land acquisition & building management:
- Acting for government/quasi government bodies in urban renewal and land acquisition, including CBS dissolution, lease modification and uplifting of restriction on alienation, preparing deed of mutual covenant (DMC), assignments and legal charges
- Assisting in the formation of incorporated owners and management committees, advising on building management and regulatory matters, resolving disputes between co-owners concerning illegal structures/ unauthorized building works
Corporate financing & Stamp Duty Refund:
- Representing corporate clients in the preparation of security documents and stamp duty refund applications concerning intra-group transfer transactions
Property-related litigation:
- Acting for landowner in defending adverse possession claim over New Territories land
Leveraging on her client-interfacing skills and comprehensive experience at a Consulate in assessing business immigration, visa and citizenship matters, Christine offers professional and personalized services in Wills & Probate and Immigration practices. She prepares will, enduring power of attorney (EPOA), deed of family arrangement and assent. In addition, she handles non-contentious application for probate or letters of administration, as well as contentious probate proceedings and administration of estate. Besides, she provides sound advice on immigration pathways and prepares tailored visa submissions.
Christine also handled Insolvency cases involving bankruptcy and winding-up proceedings, as well as notarial and apostille services.