Secretary for the Civil Service 2 HKLRD 1132. He successfully conducted the landmark same-sex marriage employment rights case, Leung Chun Kwong Angus v. He advises and appears for applicants from developers and ride-hailing operators to NGOs, including Designing Hong Kong and the Friends of Hoi Ha, activists and the indigent at all levels up to and including the Court of Final Appeal. Nigel has an outstanding administrative law and judicial review practice. He has also dealt with contested liquidations and directors’ liability, including Akai Holdings v. He advises the Solicitors’ Indemnity Fund and its insurers. He recently established economic (commercial) duress by a major international investment bank on a small counterparty in connection with a substantial placement of listed shares in a falling market: Liming Capital v CLSA Limited HCA 2055 of 2008 HKCFI 6. He advises and appears in L/C disputes, and successfully defended the UCP 600 in Swiss Singapore v China Citic Bank CACV197/2013, 2 HKLRD 1125 and in FAMV 50/2014. Nigel has a broad practice across a range of High Court civil and commercial litigation, including insurance, international trade and domestic contracts. Since taking Silk, Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide reports that he combines being a “ good strategist and advocate” with a “ direct and no-nonsense approach”. Prior to taking Silk in 2015, Nigel was consistently ranked by Chambers and Partners as a “Leading Junior” in Hong Kong. He is also admitted to the Bar in New York (1984). He has practised in Hong Kong since 1983, firstly with the Hong Kong Government and in private practice since 1988. Nigel was called to the English Bar in 1977.
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