Commercial dispute resolution, whether by negotiation, mediation or ultimately determination by the Court lies at the core of Laracy Gall’s day-to-day practice. In addition to the general commercial litigation practice areas described below, Laracy Gall has recognised expertise in contentious insolvency, employment, fraud and tracing, personal injury, shipping, regulatory and criminal proceedings.
Laracy Gall’s caseload features large-scale, complex domestic and multijurisdictional litigation, with many disputes expected to reach the higher appeal courts in Hong Kong. Flexibility within Laracy Gall’s internal structure enables the firm to utilise a team-based approach to complex litigation, so that Laracy Gall can, as is necessary for any particular matter, draw upon the legal and linguistic skills of fee earners with varying years of experience in both Hong Kong and overseas jurisdictions. Through the careful management and application of the resources and expertise available, Laracy Gall ensures that it constantly maintains an “around-the-clock” service to its clients, with capability to obtain urgent relief from theHigh Court of Hong Kong. This may include providing and implementing strategy on settlement and mediation.
For smaller disputes, Laracy Gall’s objectives are to provide realistic advice on whether the costs of inviting a claim may outweigh the benefit, and thereby to achieve for clients the best results in a cost effective manner and with minimal disruption to the clients’ business operations
Laracy Gall’s mainstream litigation practice includes matters involving:
- Cross-border litigation
- Recovery of sovereign debt
- Contractual disputes
- Debt recovery
- International (UNCITRAL) and Domestic Arbitration
- Civil fraud and recovery cases
- Professional negligence
- Shareholder and partnership disputes
- Defamation
- Commodities and trading disputes
- Judicial review
- Trust and probate claims
- Land disputes
- Corporate and personal
Laracy Gall’s instructions have come from around the globe from foreign governments, banks and other financial institutions, hedge funds, listed companies, law and accounting firms, local institutions, land and property owners and high net-worth individuals. We work closely with our international clients to help them to understand Hong Kong’s legal and business culture, and remain vigilant to the need to find solutions that will most readily match a client's philosophies, structure and business objectives.
