Kwok Kit (KK) Cheung

Partner | Litigation and Dispute Resolution

K.K.Cheung@deacons.com
+852 2825 9427
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"He is a good listener, yet able to filter out noise from clients' instructions to identify the most important issues in a litigation context."

"He always provides a balanced view and gives confidence to people who work with him."

"KK Cheung has been very hands-on in dealing with the cases we work in. In every step in the litigation process, the personal attention given to the cases is outstanding."

"He has notable expertise handling engineering defects and contractual claims, and also handles cross-border disputes."

"KK Cheung is very experienced and knowledgeable in the field of construction law and arbitration"

"KK Cheung is an outstanding litigator; he is highly focused and efficient."

KK has wide experience in dealing with a variety of private and government building projects in Hong Kong, some of which was gained when practising as a quantity surveyor. He also acts for developers, contractors and subcontractors in construction projects, in litigation, arbitration and mediation and undertakes general advisory work in relation to construction contracts in Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China. He conducts CIETAC arbitrations in Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing and acts as an arbitrator and mediator in construction and commercial disputes. KK handles complex, high value shareholders’ disputes, often involving multiple jurisdictions. He also handles cross-border commercial disputes involving Hong Kong, Mainland China and other countries.

 

Highlights

  • representing a registered specialist contractor and its employee in a major industrial summons for alleged violation of the Buildings Ordinance and involving injury to a pedestrian from the Magistrates’ Court to the Court of Final Appeal
  • acting for a major developer in various disputes with its facade consultants/sub-contractor arising out of a renovation project in a prime shopping centre
  • advising a development manager who is assisting the developer in a proposed major residential project in Hong Kong involving various issues arising out of the acquisition of land
  • assisting a Mainland developer in the acquisition in relation to the construction aspect of the deal, e.g. construction due diligence, drafting of construction related warranties in SPA and drafting / negotiating the terms of a project management agreement
  • advising on a dispute involving a HK$10 billion Macau casino project
  • acting for a minority shareholder in a very complex, multi-billion Hong Kong dollars shareholders’ dispute, involving multiple jurisdictions, with one of the trials lasting for 35 days in Hong Kong, with over 30 lawyers in the Courtroom.
  • advising in a family shareholders’ dispute, involving proceedings in a number of jurisdictions

More about Kwok Kit (KK) Cheung

Chambers & Partners Greater China / Asia Pacific Region

  • Construction (International Firms) – Leading Individual (2012 – 2024)
  • Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms) – Leading Individual (2018 – 2020; 2024)

Legal 500 Asia Pacific

  • Construction (Hong Kong) – Recommended Individual (2014 – 2018; 2021 – 2024)
  • Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration (Hong Kong) – Recommended Individual (2021 – 2024)
  • Dispute Resolution: Litigation (Hong Kong) – Recommended Individual (2023 – 2024)
  • Recognised by The Legal 500 Arbitration Powerlist: Hong Kong (2023)

China Business Law Journal

  • Recognised in “The A-List 2023-24: Visionaries (International)”
  • Recognised as the top 100 leading lawyers (2016 – 2017, 2019)

Who’s Who Legal

  • Practice Area Report – Construction – Recommended Lawyer (2018 – 2024)
  • National Report (Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR) – Construction – Recommended Lawyer (2022 – 2023)

Doyle’s Guide Hong Kong

  • Recognised as a Leading Construction & Infrastructure Litigation Lawyer – Recommended tier (2020; 2024) and Leading tier (2021)
  • Recognised as a Leading Front End Construction, Infrastructure & Projects Lawyer – Recommended tier (2021)

In-House Community

  • Construction – Commended External Counsel of the Year (2016 – 2019)

Asialaw Profiles

  • Construction – Distinguished Practitioner (2019, 2020)

Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides

  • Construction – Expert (2019)

Lexology

  • Hong Kong Construction – Client Choice award for excellence (2017)

  • Member, The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (since 1990)
  • Member, The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (since 1992)
  • Member, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (since 1999) (Associate member since 1994)
  • Member, The Law Society of Hong Kong (since 1994)
  • Member, Panel of Arbitrators of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (since 2001)
  • Honorary Legal Advisor, Hong Kong Plumbing & Sanitary Ware Trade Association (since 2003)
  • Member, List of Arbitrators of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (since 2004)
  • Fellow Member, The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (since 2005)
  • Fellow Member, The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (since 2005)
  • External Examiner, The University of Hong Kong (2007 -2009)
  • Member, Panel of Arbitrators of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) (since 2008)
  • Member, Panel of Arbitrators of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (since 2010)
  • Honorary Legal Advisor to the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (since 2012)
  • Member, Panel of Arbitrators of the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration
  • Honorary Legal Advisor to the Hong Kong Construction Sub-Contractors Association (since 2013)
  • Member, Panel of Arbitrators of the Qingdao Arbitration Commission (since 2014)
  • Member, Town Planning Board (2016 – 2022)
  • Member, Panel of Arbitrators of the Arbitration Centre Across the Straits (since 2016)
  • Member, The Construction Dispute Review Board/Dispute Adjudication Board of The Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei (since 2017)
  • Member, Disciplinary Tribunal Panel of the Hong Kong Institute of Real Estate Administrators (since 2021)
  • Member, Panel of Arbitrators of the eBRAM (since 2024)
  • Member, Panel of APEC Neutrals of the eBRAM (since 2024)

  • BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying, University of Hong Kong (1987)
  • LLB (Hons), University of London (1991)
  • PCLL, University of Hong Kong (1992)

"He is a good listener, yet able to filter out noise from clients' instructions to identify the most important issues in a litigation context."

"He always provides a balanced view and gives confidence to people who work with him."

"KK Cheung has been very hands-on in dealing with the cases we work in. In every step in the litigation process, the personal attention given to the cases is outstanding."

"He has notable expertise handling engineering defects and contractual claims, and also handles cross-border disputes."

"KK Cheung is very experienced and knowledgeable in the field of construction law and arbitration"

"KK Cheung is an outstanding litigator; he is highly focused and efficient."

Languages

  • English
  • Cantonese
  • Mandarin

Jurisdictions

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

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