Raphael Wong interviews Felix Li about his calling and dedication to family law, especially in regards of children-related matters. They discuss the divorce process and the different roles of barristers and solicitors.

They go on talking about the evolution and specifics related to child custody in Hong Kong and the essential role of co-parenting and handling the relationship with other third-parties, eg. domestic helpers. They conclude delving into the issue of overseas relocation.

SHOW NOTES
00:00:3 Family law and children matters as my barrister career focus
00:11:11 Divorce settlements and the court process
00:17:22 Legal practice: the different roles of barristers, and solicitors
00:26:17 Child custody law and its evolution in Hong Kong
00:41:06 The importance of co-parenting
00:56:17 Domestic helpers
01:03:44 Child custody and extracurricular activities
01:10:51 International relocation

Adam Hugill interviews Frances Lok of Des Voeux Chambers about her path that lead her to build a strong career as a barrister in Hong Kong. They elaborate about some contentious employment matters they worked on together in the past 15 years as well as some other cases that Frances deals with, including some in the contentious probate area.

Frances also discusses her temporary appointments as a judge in the District Court and High Court of Hong Kong and development related to growing work concerning Mainland Chinese parties and arbitration.

SHOW NOTES:
04:07 A career at the Hong Kong Bar
07:15 Anton Piller cases
10:02 “Merry Christmas, Frances” and the BFAM v Mills case
13:22 Increasing number of arbitration cases
15:51 Contentious probate practice
18:16 The role as a judge

Transcripts and more on our Employment practice: https://www.hugillandip.com/2024/01/the-barrister-series-s5e2-employment-law-with-frances-lok/

Frances Tsang speaks to Azan Marwah and Alfred Ip about the role of barristers vs solicitors and the importance that each role takes in contentious proceedings in Court, especially within the Hong Kong Family court. They discuss some examples of legal matters they have worked on together, during a collaboration that goes back a long time.

They also highlight the recent growing trend of some clients who are self-represented in Court and several specifics related to pre-nuptial agreements, inheritance provisions for dependants. Azan Marwah concludes talking about his passion for public law and pro-bono work and how helping people has always driven many of his professional and personal choices.

Show Notes
03:43 The role of a barrister vs the role of a solicitor
07:55 Financial statements and Form E in divorce proceedings
09:43 Where a financial claim starts and strategy
13:32 Advocacy skills and court work
19:08 Some cases we worked together
22:53 Self-representation in court
25:36 Why do pre-nuptial agreements matter?
35:09 Inheritance provisions for financial dependants
42:01 A passion for public law
45:18 Pro-bono and community service

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