Richard Hudson

Partner | Litigation and Dispute Resolution

richard.hudson@deacons.com
+852 2825 9680
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"Richard Hudson is a very good commercial litigator."

"Richard is Eminently reasonable and commercial, which a lot of litigators aren't; they just want a fight."

"Richard Hudson advises on everything from bankruptcy disputes through contract disputes to professional negligence claims. Of late, his clientele has included trustees in bankruptcy, artist management companies, jewellery manufacturers and the Law Society of Hong Kong."

"He understands how to position his client to make sure that they get the best possible result. He's got a very sound legal mind."

"Sources praise him as "very helpful, pragmatic and efficient" and a "very practical and intelligent" lawyer."

Richard specialises in litigation and dispute resolution and has extensive experience of a broad range of litigation matters, including contentious insolvency, regulatory and investigatory matters, contentious probate, employment, professional indemnity and disciplinary matters, shareholders’ and partnership disputes and major commercial cross-border litigation.

Richard regularly advises office holders and creditors in relation to all aspects of contentious personal and corporate insolvency matters and companies and individuals in relation to criminal and regulatory investigations and proceedings, disciplinary action and internal investigations involving fraudulent employee conduct. Richard has experience of investigations and proceedings brought by the ICAC, the SFC (most notably investigations in relation to the alleged mis-selling of minibonds), the FEHD, the HKICPA and the Law Society of Hong Kong (most notably, acting as the intervention agent for solicitors’ firms closed by the Law Society).

Richard also regularly advises clients in relation to the enforcement of foreign gambling debts in Hong Kong and generally in relation to the operation of Hong Kong laws relating to gambling.

Highlights

  • Acting for the trustees in bankruptcy of the estates of two former high net worth individuals, including bringing successful applications for the examination of individuals who have knowledge of their affairs and to object to their discharge from bankruptcy at the end of the 4 year bankruptcy period.
  • Acting for a North American retail conglomerate in successfully obtaining Norwich Pharmacal discovery orders and related anonymity and gagging orders against a bank in respect of a fraudulent scheme being run by its employees pursuant to which they received kickbacks from manufacturers of products sold by the client.
  • Advising Limited Partners of a Cayman fund in relation to misfeasance by the General Partner and fund manager. This highly complex matter involves questions of Hong Kong and Cayman law in the area of trusts, funds, insolvency and directors’ duties.
  • Obtaining an injunction in Hong Kong in support of foreign divorce proceedings to freeze funds which the client’s husband was attempting to hide from her and the foreign court, and to obtain an extended gagging order to enable the client to obtain injunctions in different jurisdictions simultaneously.
  • Acting for the Hong Kong liquidator of a property holding company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands in relation to litigation concerning the beneficial ownership of the proceeds of sale of properties formerly owned by that company, which are subject to proprietary and secured claims.

More about Richard Hudson

  • Recognised as a leading practitioner in Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms) by Chambers Greater China Region (2022-2024)
  • Recommended in the area of Dispute Resolution in Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2007 – 2020, 2022-2024)
  • Recognised as a leading practitioner in Dispute Resolution: Litigation by Chambers Asia Pacific (2009 – 2021)
  • Recommended in the area of Restructuring & Insolvency in Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2007 – 2020)

  • Member, The Insolvency Interest Group of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member of the Law Society of Hong Kong Panel of Prosecutors for 2018 – 2024
  • Tutor on the HKICPA’s Diploma of Insolvency Course between 2007 and 2019
  • Member, The Law Society of Hong Kong
  • Member, The Law Society of England and Wales (non-practicing)

  • BA Hons (Law), Emmanuel College, Cambridge University (1994, MA 1995)
  • Diploma in Legal Practice, Nottingham Law School (1995)

  • Contributor to the Hong Kong chapter, “Global Attorney-Client Privilege Guide”, published by Lex Mundi, October 2021

"Richard Hudson is a very good commercial litigator."

"Richard is Eminently reasonable and commercial, which a lot of litigators aren't; they just want a fight."

"Richard Hudson advises on everything from bankruptcy disputes through contract disputes to professional negligence claims. Of late, his clientele has included trustees in bankruptcy, artist management companies, jewellery manufacturers and the Law Society of Hong Kong."

"He understands how to position his client to make sure that they get the best possible result. He's got a very sound legal mind."

"Sources praise him as "very helpful, pragmatic and efficient" and a "very practical and intelligent" lawyer."

Languages

  • English

Jurisdictions

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

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