Terry Yung
Terry Yung
Biography
Terry Yung is a dispute resolution lawyer based in Hong Kong.
Terry’s practice focuses on commercial litigation, contentious regulatory matters and international arbitration. His experience includes handling contractual and trust disputes, company and insolvency matters, loans and asset recovery, regulatory investigations, as well as proceedings involving injunctive and interim measures etc. Terry has acted for a wide range of clients including banks, financial institutions, listed companies, multi-national corporations and their senior personnel.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
A PRC medical technology company – Advised the client (as the applicant) and successfully obtaining an injunction from the High Court of Hong Kong to prevent the unauthorised sale of certain shares in a HK-listed entity with a market value of over HK$300 million that were pledged to the defendant-lender; commencing expedited arbitration proceedings in Switzerland and successfully obtaining a favourable award against the defendant-lender for the return of the asset in question.
A prominent Taiwanese tycoon family – Advised the eldest son in the high-profile ultra-wealthy Taiwanese family in commencing a court action in Hong Kong against certain corporate entities and former employees of the family office for damages for the misappropriation of shares with an estimated value of over HK$700 million and for the breach of fiduciary duties.
A global technology company - Acting for a global technology company listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange to (i) commence actions in Hong Kong and Canada against a former senior officer for unauthorised disclosure and misappropriation of the company's proprietary information and trade secrets, breach of restrictive covenants; and (ii) defend an action in the High Court commenced by its supplier for alleged outstanding sums.
A Swiss private bank - Advised a well-known Swiss private banking client in two litigation matters in Hong Kong in relation to alleged mis-selling practices, as well as handling the inquiries from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority arising from the same factual circumstances.
A large-scale e-commerce platform in PRC – Advised the wholly-owned subsidiary of the e-commerce provider in opposing a winding up petition and an urgent application for appointment of provisional liquidators, and successfully achieved a settlement and withdrawal of the petition and application.
Joint & several liquidators of a prominent bank (in liquidation) – Advised on and successfully obtained a Court Order for the release of liquidators after a 3-decade long liquidation involving over 20,000 creditors and over HK$1 billion.
A joint venture of two prominent information technology companies in Hong Kong and PRC – advised the joint venture on the investigation of the Independent Cmmission Against Corruption (ICAC), including the handling of a dawn raid conducted by the ICAC.
A HK-listed PRC-based multinational corporation – advised the company and its directors on the investigation conducted by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong in relation to suspected material non-disclosure of financial information and breaches of directors’ duties.
Admissions
Admissions
- High Court of Hong Kong 2020
Languages
Languages
- English
- Mandarin Chinese
- Cantonese