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Joseph Chung

Partner

LOCATION:

Hong Kong

Email:

joseph.chung@deacons.com

DIRECT:

+852 2825 9647

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Experience

Joseph specialises in litigation and dispute resolution with particular emphasis on construction. He was previously a Barrister until he became a Solicitor in 2001.

Joseph has extensive experience in all aspects of construction in both private and public sector work, advising developers, contractors and consultants.

Over the years of Joseph’s practice, he has been involved in various high profile projects including the Airport Core Project, the construction of the Tsing Ma Bridge and the “short piling” incident which attracted major media coverage at the time. He was involved in a recent high profile dispute regarding a development project in Mei Foo Sun Chuen. The dispute had been widely reported in the press and Joseph was quoted in newspapers and weekly magazines on a number of occasions. The case was also reported in law reports. Joseph also has experience in conducting CIETAC arbitrations. Joseph is also able to advise on partnering arrangements and NEC.

Joseph has been granted higher rights of audience in civil proceedings before the High Court and Court of Final Appeal and is one of only a small number of Solicitor Advocates in Hong Kong. He also sits as an arbitrator.

Professional Highlights

Acting for a hotel group in arbitrations regarding the development of a chain of hotels in the PRC.

Acting for a listed mine operator in Mongolia in respect of its dispute with its mining contractor.

Advising a contractor in an arbitration against the employer in respect of a development project in Macau. The dispute was widely reported in the press.

Advising a public body on claims from its project consultant regarding the development of a sports complex in Hong Kong.

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Joseph speaks regularly at conferences on construction related topics. He is also a frequent speaker on NEC.

In 2012, he sat for a period as Deputy District Court Judge.

Joseph is a co-author of “Bullen and Leake and Jacob’s Hong Kong Precedents of Pleadings”.

Joseph is a Registered Foreign Lawyer in the Singapore International Commercial Court.

Memberships

Listed on the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre's List of Arbitrators
Listed on the Asian International Arbitration Centre’s Panel of Arbitrators
Member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Associate Member since 1995 and Member since 2000)
Member of Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (since 2007)
Member of Society of Construction Law Hong Kong
Member of Lighthouse Club Hong Kong

Education

LL.B (Hons), University of Central England
P.C.LL, University of Hong Kong

Accolades

Recognised in Chambers Asia Pacific in Chambers for several consecutive years (2015 – 2020)
Notable mentions for consecutive years and recommended for his “thoughtful consideration, and good experience” in Construction in Legal 500 Asia Pacific
Recipient of the Client Choice Award in the Hong Kong Construction category in 2018 by Lexology

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1	It is often necessary for individual clients or (where clients are businesses, incorporated or otherwise) their individual representatives (including without limitation directors, other officers, employees and staff members of client businesses) (in this statement these individual representatives will, for the sake of brevity, also be referred to generally as “clients” and, in paragraph 4.7(b) below, as "Representatives") to supply Deacons with data about themselves in connection with Deacons’ provision of legal advice and services to those clients. These data may include copies, and other details, of identity documents, proof of address, other contact details, and proof of authority to instruct Deacons.

2	Failure to supply such data may result in Deacons being unable to provide clients with the legal services, or generally to give clients the legal advice, requested.

3	It is also the case that Deacons collects data from clients in the ordinary course of the client-solicitor relationship on an ongoing basis.

4	The purposes for which personal data relating to a client may be used are as follows:

	Obligatory purposes - if a client does not want Deacons to use his personal data for any of the purposes listed in paragraphs 4.1 to 4.6 below (inclusive), Deacons will not be able to provide the legal services, or give the legal advice, requested

	all kinds of personal data about a client will be used for -

		4.1	the provision of legal advice and services to the client in accordance with the instructions of the client and as Deacons may otherwise deem appropriate or necessary;

		4.2	designing legal services or related products for clients’ use;

		4.3	collection of outstanding fees from clients;

		4.4	meeting the requirements to conduct client identification and verification and to make disclosure under the requirements of any law, guideline, code of practice or practice direction binding on, or applicable to, Deacons or any of its branches or associated firms or offices including, but not limited to, any such law, guideline, code or practice direction relating to anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism;

		4.5	purposes specifically provided for in any particular service offered by Deacons;

		4.6	purposes directly related to any of the above;

			the client's name and contact details (including but not limited to office address, telephone number and email address) provided by the client to Deacons will be used for -

		4.7	marketing Deacons' own legal services and/or related products.

			If a client does not want Deacons to use his personal data for the purposes mentioned in paragraph 4.7 above, he may write to or email the officer named at the end of this statement, indicating his decision and/or return a copy of this statement to that officer.

			IMPORTANT NOTES about Deacons marketing:

				All marketing in relation to Deacons legal services and related products to Representatives is sent to them in their official capacity as representatives of the client business for whom they work or represent and not in their individual capacity.

5	Data held by Deacons relating to a client will generally be kept confidential but Deacons may provide such information for the above purposes to:

		5.1	any other branch or associated firm or office of Deacons;

		5.2	a government agency such as the Hong Kong Police, the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Service, the Hong Kong Immigration Service and the Independent Commission against Corruption, if Deacons knows or suspects that any person is engaged in drug trafficking, terrorism or any other serious crime or handling the proceeds of crime or that any property constitutes terrorist property; in this case, the obligation to report to the authorities may override Deacons' confidentiality obligations;

1	For people intending on applying for jobs within Deacons you should aware that it is necessary for staff members ('data subjects') to supply the Firm with data about themselves and sometimes also their family members from time to time in connection with their employment.

2	Failure to supply such data will result in the Firm being unable to operate its practice properly and may affect a data subject's employment prospects with the Firm and even result in dismissal.

3	The purposes for which data relating to data subjects are to be used are as follows:

	3.1	identification and determination of eligibility for employment in Hong Kong generally and qualifications relevant to data subject's employment with the Firm in particular;

	3.2	assessing work performance, attendance and disciplinary record;

	3.3	reviewing salaries, bonuses and other benefits;

	3.4	consideration of eligibility for staff loans;

	3.5	providing employee references;

	3.6	disclosure to immigration authorities - in relation to employment visa, where required;

	3.7	disclosure to tax authorities in the ordinary course of business;

	3.8	all other matters relating to employment of a data subject.

4	Data held by the Firm relating to data subjects will be kept confidential but the Firm is authorised to provide such information to:

	4.1	any person when the Firm is compelled to make disclosure under the requirements of any law binding on it or any of its branches, including, without limitation, tax authorities;

	4.2	any person with the express or implied consent of the data subject;

	4.3	any person where the interests of the Firm require disclosure;

	4.4	any person where the public interest requires disclosure;

	4.5	any agent, contractor, or third party service provider who provides administrative, telecommunications, computer or other services to the Firm in connection with the operation of its practice;

	4.6	any other person under a duty of confidentiality to the Firm including member of Deacons and other associated law firms and related business which has undertaken to keep such information confidential;

	4.7	persons seeking employee reference;

	4.8	Personnel Department staff of the Firm and supervisors of the data subject during the course of his/her employment; and

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