Matthew Woo

Year of call : 2023

Matthew joined Chambers after completing his pupillage with Mr. Paul C.L. Leung, Mr. Richard Donald, Mr. Derek T.L. Hu, and Professor Christopher To.

 

He is developing a broad practice and accepts instructions across all areas of Chambers’ work, with a particular focus in criminal matters. Matthew has obtained experience in a wide spectrum of offences across all levels of court, ranging from traffic offences, sexual offences and white collar crimes, to serious crimes such as trafficking in dangerous drugs and homicide.

 

Matthew is also an accredited mediator (general and sports) and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. During pupillage, he assisted in various alternative dispute resolution matters, including a complex international mediation valued at over USD 300 million and a construction arbitration concerning over HKD 100 million.

 

Prior to joining Chambers, Matthew graduated with First Class Honours in his LLB from Royal Holloway, University of London, and subsequently completed the PCLL at the City University of Hong Kong.

 

胡鎮彥大律師師承梁照林大律師、杜諾德大律師、胡德理大律師以及陶榮教授,隨後正式加入金葉大律師事務所。

 

胡大律師的執業範疇廣泛,可接受本大律師事務所各專業範疇的委聘,並特別專注於刑事案件。在刑事方面,胡大律師擁有廣泛的經驗,涵蓋各級法院之案件,從交通罪行、性罪行、白領犯罪,乃至販運危險藥物及謀殺等重大刑事案件。

 

胡大律師也是認可調解員 (綜合、體育) 和英國特許仲裁員協會的會員。在其實習期間,他曾協助處理多宗替代爭議解決案件,包括一宗涉及逾三億美元的複雜國際調解,以及一宗爭議金額超過一億港元的建築仲裁案件。

 

加入本大律師事務所之前,胡大律師以一級榮譽畢業的成績取得倫敦大學皇家哈洛威學院法律學士學位,並於香港城市大學完成法學專業證書課程。

LEGAL QUALIFICATIONS:

  • PCLL, CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
  • LLB, ROYAL HOLLOWAY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON (1st CLASS HONOURS)

Memberships:

  • Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  • Accredited Mediator, Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited
  • Accredited Mediator, Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre
  • Accredited Mediator (Sports), Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre

 

judicial/statutory body or other appointments:

Scholarship, prizes & honorable mentions

LANGUAGES SPOKEN:

Chinese – Cantonese (Native), English (Fluent), Chinese – Putonghua (Native)

Criminal Law

  • HKSAR v BUI Van-cuong (FAMC 35/2023) – assisted Mr. Richard Donald during pupillage
  • HKSAR v X (CACC 193 /2022) – assisted Mr. Richard Donald during pupillage
  • HKSAR v Cheung Chi-choi, Dunsany & Ng Ma Yu-kang (HCCC 159 /2021) – assisted Mr. Richard Donald during pupillage

 

ADR

HKIAC Arbitration: construction arbitration concerning over HKD 100 million (ongoing) – led by Professor Christopher To