Justin Yuen

Partner | Litigation and Dispute Resolution

justin.yuen@deacons.com
+852 2825 9734
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"Justin Yuen has been very hands-on in dealing with the cases we work in. In every step in the litigation process, the personal attention given to the cases is outstanding."

"Justin Yuen is proactive and responsive."

"Justin Yuen – young bright lawyer with a great future. Good with clients and very personable and enthusiastic. Hard-worker and knowledgeable in his field."

Justin has extensive experience in litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution. Specialising in construction, he advises on a wide variety of private and government construction projects in Hong Kong and Macau. Justin‘s clients include the government, developers and contractors, and he advises on both contentious and non-contentious construction matters. Apart from construction, Justin also has substantial experience in handling cross-border dispute resolution.

Justin is regularly invited to speak at industry conferences and seminars on construction topics.

Highlights

  • Acting for the Government to commence arbitration proceedings against a PRC corporation in relation to 4 construction projects in Hong Kong.
  • Acting for a Hong Kong developer to defend arbitration proceedings in relation to a serviced apartment project brought by the main contractor.
  • Acting for a Macau main contractor to commence arbitration proceedings against the employer in relation to a residential development project in Macau.
  • Acting for a Hong Kong main contractor to defend legal proceedings relating to the curtain wall works in a residential development project brought by its nominated sub-contractor.
  • Acting for a Hong Kong main contractor to defend legal proceedings relating to the road maintenance works in a Government road maintenance project brought by its sub-contractor.
  • Acting for a Hong Kong main contractor to defend arbitration proceedings relating to the piling works in 2 construction projects brought by its sub-contractor.
  • Acting for a Hong Kong main contractor to defend arbitration proceedings relating to the cladding works in the Hong Kong International Airport brought by its sub-contractor.
  • Acting for the owner of a mine in Mongolia in respect of its dispute with its contractor for mining works.
  • Advising a quasi-governmental entity on its tender documents for its construction project in Hong Kong.

More about Justin Yuen

  • Recognised as Next Generation Partner for Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration (Hong Kong) by Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2021-2022)
  • Recognised as Recommended Lawyer for Construction (Hong Kong) by Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2021-2022)

  • Council Member, The Law Society of Hong Kong
  • Chairman, Trainee Solicitors Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong
  • Vice-Chairman, Standing Committee on Standards and Development, The Law Society of Hong Kong
  • Member, Standing Committee on Compliance, The Law Society of Hong Kong
  • Member, Standing Committee of Policy and Resources, The Law Society of Hong Kong
  • Member, Overseas Lawyers Qualification Examination Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong
  • Member, OLQE Eligibility and Exemption Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong
  • Member, Appeal Panel, Building Rehabilitation Company Registration Scheme, Urban Renewal Authority
  • Honorary Legal Adviser, Hong Kong Institute of Project Management
  • Member, Panel of the Board of Review (Inland Revenue Ordinance)
  • Member, Appointment Advisory Board, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
  • China-Appointed Attesting Officer
  • Member, The Law Society of Hong Kong

LLB (Hons), University of Hong Kong, 1999

PCLL, University of Hong Kong, 2000

LLM, University of New South Wales, 2001

Passed Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Legal Qualification Examination, 2021

"Justin Yuen has been very hands-on in dealing with the cases we work in. In every step in the litigation process, the personal attention given to the cases is outstanding."

"Justin Yuen is proactive and responsive."

"Justin Yuen – young bright lawyer with a great future. Good with clients and very personable and enthusiastic. Hard-worker and knowledgeable in his field."

Languages

  • Cantonese
  • English
  • Mandarin

Jurisdictions

  • Hong Kong
  • New South Wales (non-practising)
  • England and Wales (non-practising)

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