Former Vice-President , the Court of Appeal Hong Kong
Qualifications
• Barrister (England & Wales) 1969; (Hong Kong) 1976
• WIPO Symposium on Arbitration (2011)
• Panel of Arbitrators of the HKIAC (2011) (IP specialist list)
• Member Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• CEDR Accredited Mediator (2010)
• Fellow of Chartered Institute of Secretaries
Practice
| 1968 - 1969 | Technical assistant, Boult, Wade & Tennant, Patent Agents. |
| 1969 - 1976 | Barrister in London specialising in Patent, intellectual property and other civil cases. |
| 1976 - 1993 | Barrister in Hong Kong specialising in IP and civil matters. |
Appointments
| 1984 | Queen's Counsel |
| 1985 - 1990 | Member of the Basic Law Consultative Committee |
| 1985 - 1993 | Member of the Patents Steering Committee |
| 1990 - 1992 | Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association |
| 1993 - 1997 | High Court Judge, Hong Kong |
| 1994 - 2005 | |
| 1984 | Queen's Counsel |
| 1985 - 1990 | Member of the Basic Law Consultative Committee |
| 1985 - 1993 | Member of the Patents Steering Committee |
| 1990 - 1992 | Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association |
| 1993 - 1997 | High Court Judge, Hong Kong |
| 1994 - 2005 | (Companies Judge and Judge handling Intellectual Property cases) |
| 1997 - 2011 | Chairman Standing Committee on Company Law, during which time there was a full review of Hong Kong company law |
| 2000 - 2011 | Judge of Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| 2010 - 2011 | Vice-President Court of Appeal, Senior Judge of the Civil Division (cases heard in English.) |
| 2013 - present | Judge of Court of Appeal, Brunei |
