Maxx Yeung Solicitor (Hong Kong-qualified)
LLB (Hons), BEng (CivE-Law) (Hons), University of Hong Kong | LLM, Victoria University of Wellington
- Profile
- Experience
Maxx is a Solicitor (Hong Kong-qualified) in the Dispute Resolution team.
He was previously a Senior Associate at a full-service law firm in Hong Kong and a Consultant at a boutique law firm, where he regularly advised on various civil and commercial disputes, contractual claims, regulatory compliance issues, and financial market investigations.
- Acted for a substantial shareholder of a Hong Kong-listed company in seeking an injunction order to restrain the sale of pledged shares and a Mareva injunction to freeze the proceeds of sale.
- Represented an EV battery manufacturer in actions against its director for misappropriating and diverting the company’s clients and business opportunities, misusing company assets, and obtaining secret profits.
- Acted for a securities broker in summary judgment proceedings against a margin account client, resulting in the enforcement of a judgment for HK$8 million.
- Represented a mother and her minor daughter in a claim against the estate of the deceased husband for financial provisions.
- Advised insurers on various claims related to personal injury, property damage, and public and statutory liability.
- Acted for a family in establishing possessory title to a piece of agricultural land through adverse possession.
- Represented an aggrieved postgraduate student in a legal action against a university for discriminatory treatment, leading to an unjustified termination of studies.
- Acted for commercial parties in various loan disputes and debt recovery matters.
- Represented financial service providers in regulatory investigations and disciplinary actions.
- Advised a range of financial market participants, listed companies, and their officers on potential breaches of the code of conduct, statutory obligations and market misconduct.
- Acted for a real estate agent facing a tax evasion charge, resulting in an acquittal after a 10-day trial.
Expertise
- Corporate and commercial disputes
- Contractual disputes
- Debt recovery
- Regulatory investigations
- Property disputes
- Contested probate
- Insurance litigation
Get in touch
M
+64 27 440 4436
E
maxx.yeung@chk.law