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Priscilla Au-Young

Partner

I am a Partner in the Disputes, Competition & Insurance team with a particular focus on commercial litigation and regulatory matters.

 

I have experience in advising clients on a wide range of commercial disputes, including joint venture and shareholder disputes, contractual claims, mis-selling cases and professional negligence claims against legal advisors.

I also have experience in advising a number of major regulators in Hong Kong on the discharge of their public law functions and on changes to their disciplinary rules and procedures. In this connection, I have advised regulators in relation to the conduct of enforcement proceedings, disciplinary appeals and judicial reviews brought by regulatees.

I have also assisted individuals and corporate clients in regulatory investigations and proceedings commenced by regulators such as the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and the Securities and Futures Commission.

I am the author of Part 5 (Key Offence Provisions) of the book “SFC Investigations and Enforcement Proceedings” published by LexisNexis in 2019.

 

Career Highlights

Regulatory Matters

  • Advising a number of major regulators in Hong Kong on the discharge of their public law functions and on changes to their disciplinary rules and procedures
  • Advising on disciplinary proceedings and appeals brought under the disciplinary regimes of different regulators, as well as related judicial review proceedings
  • Advising listed companies and their directors and officers in regulatory investigations commenced by the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and the Securities and Futures Commission
  • Advising on the application of the Securities and Futures Ordinance and other rules and regulations applicable to the financial industry

Commercial Litigation

  • Advising investors and a family trust against a major financial institution and former trustee in relation to a dispute over the sale of derivative products
  • Advising shareholders and investors in joint venture and shareholder disputes
  • Advising clients on professional negligence claims against legal advisors