Our Lawyers - Andrew Kinnison

 

"The support and advice that you gave me during our negotiations was outstanding."

 

Andrew specialises in commercial litigation (international and domestic) and insolvency, including ADR, banking and professional negligence. Andrew is a member of the Insolvency Lawyers' Association, a member of INSOL, and a member of R3.

 

He qualified as a barrister in 1988, qualified as a solicitor in 1993 (England & Wales and Hong Kong) and is now qualified as a solicitor advocate (all Higher Courts). Andrew joined Greene & Greene in 2007. Before joining the firm, Andrew was a partner with Holman Fenwick & Willan in Hong Kong.

 

Examples of work undertaken include:

 

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Acting for a public utility on its liability to pay rates;

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Acting for US hedge fund on taxation issues concerning short sales of shares;

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Acting for banks on letter of credit disputes (e.g., Nedcor Asia Ltd -V- ICBC [2000] 4 HKC 69); and in winding up and bankruptcy proceedings;

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Acting for a customer on a claim against an international bank, for breach of mandate, in allowing unauthorised payments to be made out of the customer's account; and

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Acting for liquidators on claims against former directors and third parties, based on misfeasance, breach of duty, fraudulent trading and breach of trust. Relevant cases include ADS -V- Wheelock Marden [2000] 3 HKCFAR 70, and also obtaining "Lazurus" orders to restore companies to the register.

Andrew Kinnison

Partner

Expertise:

• Advocacy

• Banking Law

• Civil and Commercial litigation

• Defamation

• Fraud

• Insolvency & bankruptcy

• International law (non EU)

 

Telephone: 01284 717418 (Direct)

Fax: 01284 717499