Hong Kong 2021

George is a associate of Wellington Legal.

George was born in Canada and grew up in Hong Kong. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws (LL.B. Hons)
from the University of Kent in the United Kingdom and was awarded both the Kent Scholarship of
Academic Excellence and the Vivian Wong Scholarship.

Upon obtaining his Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, George
trained and worked at a well-established local law firm handling a variety of contentious civil and
commercial litigation matters and assisted numerous fraud victims in recovering their assets in Hong
Kong.

George has experience in a wide variety of litigation including contract disputes, debt recovery, bankruptcy,
winding-up, property disputes, personal injuries and criminal matters.

He has hands-on experience on all stages of legal proceedings including interlocutory applications such
as Mareva injunctions, security for costs, default judgment and summary judgment. He has also obtained
Norwich Pharmacal Orders on behalf of fraud victims to assist with their asset recovery efforts.

For matrimonial matters, George has experience in dealing with children’s issues, ancillary relief matters
and division of assets.

Having spent several years at his family yacht dealership business, George has developed a strong marine
background working on government new vessel tender projects and liaised with shipyards in the USA,
Canada and France. George also has experience in the sale and purchase of both new and second-hand
yachts.

George is fluent in English and Cantonese, and conversational in Mandarin.