Appellate law (Civil and Criminal), Arbitration, Chancery, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Company & Insolvency, Competition Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property, Public and Private International Law, Land & Property Law, Probate & Administration, Regulatory & Disciplinary, Tort & Personal Injuries, Admiralty & Shipping, Defamation, Employment Law, Trust Law
Barristers
Fontanne Chu 朱方婷
Back to Barrister searchYear of call: 2020 (Hong Kong), 2024 (Solicitor: England and Wales)
Fontanne joined Chambers after completing her pupillage in 2020. She is qualified in both Hong Kong and England and Wales.
Before joining the bar, Fontanne read international law at NYU with emphasis on cross border commercial disputes and crimes. She also interned at the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.
Fontanne is developing a broad civil and commercial practice. She has been involved in cases concerning company, injunctive relief, insolvency, trusts, land, probate, family, as well as regulatory and white collar matters.
Practice Areas:
Legal Qualifications:
2019 LLM (International Legal Studies), New York University School of Law
2018 PCLL, University of Hong Kong
2017 LLB, London School of Economics
Scholarships, prizes & honourable mentions:
2019 International Law and Human Rights Fellowship
2019 Human Rights Scholar
Languages spoken:
English, Cantonese and Mandarin
Cases involved in:
Insolvency
Re Brite Advisory Group Limited – successfully obtained a winding up order for the Petitioner (HCCW 80/2024) (as sole advocate).
Ng Wai Kuen v Pretty Beauty SPA Limited – acting for the Respondent in resisting the setting aside of a statutory demand (HCSD 1/2024) (as sole advocate).
Glory Sun Land Group Ltd v Kang Ning & Anor – successfully obtained an injunction restraining the presentation of winding up petition (HCMP 682/2023) (as sole advocate).
Jolly Rise Holdings Ltd v Luk Hing Entertainment Group Holdings Ltd – application for a validation order under section 182 of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions Ordinance) (Cap. 32) and resisting winding up petition (HCCW 467/2022) (as sole advocate).
Written Advice – whether creditors of a company in liquidator may apply for inspection of specific documents of the debtor company (as sole counsel).
Injunction/ Receivership
Gan Chao v Jinbin Trading Limited & Anor – successfully obtained mareva and proprietary injunction against the Defendants in the sum of around CNY10,000,000 (HCA 2050/2024) (as sole advocate).
Good View Development Group Ltd v Hi-Speed Supply Chain Limited – successfully obtained mareva injunction against the Defendant for obstruction of private road (HCA 2419/2024) (with Mr. Kevin Lau).
Zhu Jun & Ors v Associative Reserve & Ors – successfully obtained proprietary injunction and receivership application for the Plaintiffs (HCA 1458/2023) (with Mr. Ernest Ng).
A v B & Ors – successfully obtained mareva injunction in aid of foreign proceedings for the Plaintiff (HCCT 61/2023) (with Mr. Ernest Ng).
General Civil and Commercial
Yang Yu Ru v Wan Man Keung & Ors – successfully struck out the Plaintiff’s claims in respect of alleged misconducts on the part of the 1st Defendant during the listing of SEM Holdings Ltd (HCA1021/2023) (as sole advocate).
Deng Kangming & Ors v Goldhorse Capital Management (HK) Limited & Ors – acting for the 3rd and 4th Defendants; resisting allegations of breach of fiduciary duties in respect of investment over US$1,000,000 (HCA 187/2024) (as sole counsel).
Glory Sun SPC Fund II – Glory Sun High Yield Bond SP & Anor v Sharp Bright International Ltd & Ors – acting for the Plaintiff; breach of sale and purchase agreement of Skyfame International Holdings Ltd’s listed notes in the principal amount of US$10,000,000 (HCA 820/2022) (as sole counsel).
Lo Kai Shui v HSBC International Trustee Ltd & Ors – acting for the Plaintiff; dispute involving the Lo Family Trust (HCA 404/2018) (led by Mr. Ambrose Ho SC and Mr. Andrew Lynn).
Re Capital Wealth Finance Company Ltd – acting for two of the Defendants; resisting the setting aside of judgements allegedly obtained by fraud in HCA 238/2018 and HCCL 3/2012 (HCCL 2 & 17/ 2016) (as sole counsel).
Re Estate of Lee Chow Ping – successfully removed the administrator of the estate (HCMP 2904/2016) (as sole advocate).
Cedrus Group Limited v Connectedgroup Limited – successfully resisted a striking out and indemnity costs application (DCCJ 5101/2023) (as sole advocate).
Wang YuJia v Lam Man Chuen – successfully obtained security for costs against the Plaintiff who made allegations of fraudulent cryptocurrency transactions on Binance against the Defendant and the eventual dismissal of the action (DCCJ 2890/2023) (as sole advocate).
Hillsborough Holdings Ltd v Wong Yee Man – trial; assessment of damages [2020] HKDC 920 (as sole advocate).
Silvercord Limited v HK Leiyunshang Cosmetic Pharmaceutical Limited & Anor – trial; assessment of damages (DCCJ 1659/2019) (as sole advocate).
Written Expert Opinion – Applicability and interpretation of Hong Kong Law for a commercial dispute in Vietnam (as sole counsel).
Compliance, Regulatory and White Collar
HKSAR v Chim Pui-chung & Ors – trial; for the 3rd Defendant who was charged with money laundering of over HK$50,000,000 involving sale and purchase of shares of a listed company in Hong Kong contrary to section 25(1) and (3) of the Organised and Serious Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 455) (DCCC 439/2022) (with Mr. Osmond Lam).
Written Advice – Whether a company that provides services of trading in spot foreign currencies fall within the licensing regime of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) (as sole counsel).
Family
YMT v WTZ & TWK – intervening on behalf of the 2nd Respondent in respect of beneficial ownership over properties in the sum of no less than HK$140,000,000 (FCMC 9320/2022) (as sole advocate).
CWYJ v LTYE – trial; opposing a variation of maintenance application [2022] HKFC 65 (with Mr. Benjamin Lam).
YCM v TCSJ – trial; ancillary relief (FCMC 10695/2020) (with Mr. Felix Li).
NWSA v CTYT – trial; ancillary relief (FCMC 11524/2017 & 15494/2016) (with Mr. Jonathan ah-weng).
Land
Man Kan Nam v Man Lin Wai & Ors – successfully resisted summary judgement application for the 1st and 4th Defendants on the basis of the defence of adverse possession (DCCJ 4804, 6757 & 6759/2020) (as sole advocate).