Will Chan

Senior Associate
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Shipping

Will is an experienced shipping and commercial litigator who trained at a local boutique specialising in shipping law and insurance defence work. After his admission, he advised on numerous complex commercial litigations in Hong Kong, including a landmark case where the Privy Council established the law on black swan injunctions.

Before joining CK Lee & Co., Will was an associate at a leading international shipping practice in Hong Kong, where he assisted P&I clubs and local insurers with dry shipping matters including cargo disputes, ship arrests, charterparty disputes, and marine insurance claims. He routinely handled international arbitrations under different institutional rules including LMAA rules, SIAC rules and HKMAG terms. 

Qualified
Education
Experience
  • Solicitor, Hong Kong (2017)

  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong (J.D.)

  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong (B.Sc. in Biochemistry)

  • Represented IG Clubs and their members in shipping disputes across various jurisdictions, including Singapore, Hong Kong, England, the United States, Panama, India, and Korea.
  • Managed arbitrations under a range of institutional rules, such as LMAA, HKIAC, HKMAG and SIAC.
  • Advised on various common shipping disputes including shipboard fire, grounding, wet damage, Charterparty disputes, disputes and application under the ICA.
  • Advised on effect of commodities contracts, “laycan” disputes, force majeure and other clauses.
  • Advised a SOC on effect of sanctions on its ongoing LNG project, also provided ad hoc advise on sanctions in the shipping nexus.
  • Arrest of vessels in Hong Kong.
  • Handled shareholders’ litigation, including obtaining and advising on ex parte injunctions, applications under the Companies Ordinance for document inspections, rectification of shareholder registers, and winding-up proceedings.
  • Commercial litigation including the litigation for a listed company for to obtain global Mareva injunction freezing assets exceeding HK$760 million ([2018] HKCFI 1729; [2020] HKCA 537) from the Hong Kong High Court and a “black swan” injunction from the Privy Council ([2021] UKPC 24), multiple injunction hearing and derivative actions ([2020] 4 HKLRD 222, HCMP1578/2020, HCMP 2178/2020, HCMP 900/2020; 2021] 1 HKLRD 997; [2021] HKCFI 814 and others).